European Commission approves French State aid scheme for production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a French scheme to support the production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in line with the objectives of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the Clean Industrial Deal.
The scheme will also contribute to the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerate the clean transition.
France notified to the Commission plans to introduce a scheme to support the production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen by new electrolyszrs for the purpose of reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions.
The scheme will support the construction of 1 GW of hydrogen electrolysis capacity. The aid will be awarded through a competitive bidding process planned over three tender rounds. The first tender concerns 200 MW of electrolysis capacity. Hydrogen produced under this scheme will be exclusively sold for direct industrial use, to limit the use of hydrogen to cases where no economically viable electrification alternative exists, the commission said.
The scheme will contribute to France’s effort to achieve 4.5 GW of electrolyzer capacity by 2030 and 8 GW of capacity by 2035, it added.
Category: Hydrogen
