Renewable hydrogen production and financing between countries may be difficult to compare on a like-for-like basis
EU green hydrogen rules an equivalency headache for exporters
The bloc’s delegated acts provide more investor certainty for projects within or planning to export to the bloc, but questions remain over how the criteria will be applied across varying energy markets
Differences in electricity systems, state aid rules and certification in non-EU markets have created uncertainty over the way in which the EU’s recently published renewable hydrogen criteria will be applied to production projects located outside the bloc. Multiple green hydrogen projects are under development in non-EU markets as producers look to scale up production to export to the EU, which expects to import half of its 20mn t/yr demand by 2030. The delegated acts provide more certainty for export project investors and developers but lack clarity on “equivalency” of renewable hydrogen definitions outside the EU, some industry participants say. “The delegated act suggests fuel producers in
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