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Grant agreements for European Hydrogen Bank projects to be signed by November | Policy

Grant agreements for successful projects under the €800m pilot European Hydrogen Bank auction round will be signed by November 2024 at the latest.Having received 132 bids from 17 European countries totalling 8.5GW of production capacity, the total support requested “far exceeds” the available €800m budget.Now, the European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and Environment (CINEA) is...

Commission approves €350 million German State aid scheme to support renewable hydrogen production

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €350 million German scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank's “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool. The German measure is in line notably with the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan and the European Green Deal Industrial Plan. It will contribute to further reducing imports of Russian fossil...

EU to reveal winners of first green hydrogen subsidy auction at end of April

The European Commission will publish the results of its €800m ($869m) pilot auction for hydrogen subsidies on 30 April, policy officer Johanna Schiele announced today. Only last week, EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson told a gathering in Australia that the winners would be revealed in May. While Schiele — described as one of the architects of the European Hydrogen Bank support scheme for H2 —...

European Commission approves €350M German renewable hydrogen scheme

The European Commission has approved a €350 million German scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank’s ‘Auctions-as-a-Service’ tool. Courtesy of the European Commission / Photo by Mauro Bottaro According to the Commission, the German measure is in line with the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan and the European Green Deal Industrial Plan...

Germany cleared to award €350m to domestic hydrogen producers as part of recent EU auction

The European Commission (EC) has approved Germany’s request to award €350m ($379m) to domestic electrolysis projects bidding in to the recent European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) pilot auction — effectively piggy-backing its own scheme on top of the EHB’s €800m programme. The results of the vastly oversubscribed pilot auction are due next month, according to EU officials last week, and this latest...

EU auction attracts 132 bids for 8.5 GW electrolyzer capacity – pv magazine International

The European Hydrogen Bank’s pilot auction has drawn 132 bids, exceeding the available budget, while Australia has finalized an agreement to build a hydrogen hub. February 20, 2024 Sergio Matalucci Image: Andrzej Rembowski, PixabayGasunie and Storag have revealed plans to develop hydrogen storage in the Etzel salt dome in the German state of Lower Saxony. “The aim, following a feasibility study, is...

Austria earmarks €400m to subsidise domestic green hydrogen projects, using EU auctions-as-a-service

Austria looks set to become the second EU member state to offer green hydrogen production subsidies for domestic projects via the bloc’s European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), after the country unveiled plans to make hundreds of millions of euros available for an upcoming auction. A new draft law, jointly sponsored by the climate ministry (BMK) and the finance ministry , envisages €400m ($432m) for green H2...

Germany’s hydrogen production incentive scheme approved by the European Commission | Policy

© Mo Photography Berlin / Shutterstock © Mo Photography Berlin / Shutterstock The European Commission has approved the €350m ($379m) German scheme designed to support renewable hydrogen production.Being implemented through the European Hydrogen Bank’s ‘Auctions-as-a-service’ (AaaS) tool, the approved scheme will ensure up to 90MW of electrolysis capacity and incentivise production of up to...

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