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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13385

6 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 28
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission authorises €350 million German State aid measure to support hydrogen production
Brussels, 05/04/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 5 April, the European Commission announced that it had given the green light to a German State aid scheme (SA.109550) with a budget of €350 million to support the production of up to 75,000 tonnes of ‘renewable’ hydrogen using up to 90 MW of electrolysis capacity. Projects will be supported via an “Auctions-as-a-service” system run by the European Hydrogen Bank.

The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) is supervising a competitive...

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MIDDLE EAST: FIDH calls for European measures against Israel
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €350 million German State aid measure to support hydrogen production
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