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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13120
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

European Commission clarifies conditions for hydrogen to be considered renewable

The European Commission unveiled, on Monday 13 February, two draft delegated acts required by the Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001). One of the two drafts specifies the conditions under which hydrogen can be considered renewable and hydrogen-based fuels can be considered renewable fuels of non-biological origin.

As hydrogen is an energy carrier and not an energy source, it can only be considered renewable if it is produced from renewable electricity.

The first delegated act thus...

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