Hydrogen Europe’s CEO urges the EU to adopt binding hydrogen storage targets, arguing that clear signals are needed to develop electrolysers, pipelines and caverns in sync. The proposal builds on the EU Hydrogen Strategy and REPowerEU plans but faces scrutiny over efficiency, costs and infrastructure sequencing.
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Chief Executive Officer of Hydrogen Europe, has urged the European Union to adopt binding hydrogen storage targets to capture surplus renewable electricity and reinforce energy security, in a recent opinion piece. His call frames storage as a missing link in a system increasingly dominated by variable wind and solar generation. Chatzimarkakis argues that without explicit targets for storing hydrogen, large volumes of renewable output risk being curtailed at times of peak production.
Chatzimarkakis notes that Europe has faced two major energy shocks: the disruption of Russian pipeline gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent reliance…
