A new European clean hydrogen lobby group is calling on the EU to “redesign” subsidy schemes to prioritise “industrially anchored” projects as developments struggle to reach final investment decisions (FIDs).

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Renewables firm InSolare has secured a $398m government contract to supply 85,000 tonnes of green ammonia to two Indian fertiliser producers per year.

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ITM Power has secured £86.5m ($115.9m) in UK public backing, with state-owned Great British Energy (GBE) taking an 10.8% equity stake as the electrolyser manufacturer moves to scale production of its next-generation stacks.

The funding package, comprising a £40m ($53.6m) equity investment from GBE and a proposed £46.5m ($62.3m) government grant, will support the development of an automated production line for ITM’s Chronos PEM stacks.

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Five EU member states have called for delays to key requirements in the bloc’s green hydrogen rules, warning the criteria do not align with “economic realities.”

Ministers from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain said Brussels should bring forward its review of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) delegated act and finalise it in 2026 – two years earlier than planned.

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Brussels has greenlit Italy’s plans to spend €6bn ($6.9bn) on green hydrogen production for transport and industrial applications as the country looks to meet its renewable energy directive (RED) III mandates.

The European Commission said the scheme, aimed at supporting 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen production per year, will offer two-way contracts for difference to subsidise production costs.

However, it is not yet clear whether the €6bn budget will be fully utilised to deliver the targeted 200,000 tonnes per year, with actual funding needs likely to depend on auction results.

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The EU has agreed on a sweeping free trade deal with Australia, eliminating tariffs on critical minerals and future hydrogen and derivative imports.

Eight years in the making, the deal was made during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Australia, where she met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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The European Commission has signed off on a French subsidy scheme aiming to support the construction of 1GW of renewable and nuclear-powered hydrogen production capacity.

The scheme will offer 15-year per-kilogramme subsidies to green and low-carbon hydrogen producers exclusively supplying industrial use cases where “no economically viable” electrification pathways exist.

France will hold three competitive tender rounds to allocate funding. The initial €787m ($908m) round will aim to support 200MW of production.

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Electrolytic hydrogen projects bidding in the third European Hydrogen Bank auction remain overwhelmingly focused on producing fuels that comply with renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) rules.

The European Commission said the third auction attracted 58 bids requesting €8.4bn ($9.7bn) – around six times the €1.3bn ($1.5bn) budget.

The funding call, opened in December, represents around 4.3GW of electrolyser capacity.

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Green hydrogen developer HyFive has urged offtakers to secure e-fuel deals before policy-driven demand makes them scarce.

After signing a non-binding term sheet for the offtake of half the capacity of its 50MW e-methanol plant at a Spanish port with an unnamed party, the Bilbao-based firm took aim at the sluggish ramp-up of demand.

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Hydrogen verification programme CertifHy has accredited German certification firm Dekra to authorise hydrogen produced as renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO).

The inspection organisation joins France’s Bureau Veritas, Belgium’s Vinçotte, Germany’s TÜV SÜD and TÜV Rheinland, and Spain’s SGS as one of six companies accredited to conduct audits for official EU validation.

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