On Thursday 2 March the Commission welcomed the publication of a roadmap on hydrogen standardisation by the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.
This roadmap highlights the gaps, challenges and needs related to European standardisation for the adoption of hydrogen in the European market. The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, which was established in July 2020 with the aim of providing industrial leadership and accelerating the decarbonisation of industry by supporting the development of hydrogen in Europe, believes that “common European and international hydrogen standards are key to the successful roll out of hydrogen technologies and applications”.
In line with the European Commission’s standardisation strategy (see EUROPE 12882/3), the document provides a set of recommendations to streamline and accelerate the process of defining European standards for the entire hydrogen value chain (production, distribution, transport, storage and end-use). These recommendations are intended to support the Commission in the preparation of its standardisation mandate on hydrogen standards for European standardisation bodies.
The roadmap analyses 400 thematic topics across the entire hydrogen value chain and identifies the state of play and prioritises the different segments, some of which require the development of new standards, such as for industry and mobility. The analysis also identifies a series of ‘key actions’ to accelerate the standardisation process and the deployment of hydrogen solutions on a large scale.
See the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance roadmap: https://aeur.eu/f/5lz (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)