Don’t reopen RFNBO rules, exempt projects instead, says Rely CEO
Debates are heating up on Europe’s approach to green hydrogen rules. While the EU adopted criteria to determine production in 2023, many industry players say the rules are stifling growth due to their strict requirements.
Some have argued that the rules in their entirety should be renegotiated. However, the CEO of Rely, the electrolyser plant joint venture between John Cockerill and Technip Energies, told H2 View that reopening the delegated acts on renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) would delay things even further.
“Reopening the delegated acts and then giving the excuse to some governments not to transpose RED III would be a bad decision,” Damien Eyriès said. But he agrees the RFNBO rules are too strict for the early stages of the green hydrogen market.
Under the criteria, green hydrogen producers must source renewable electricity from newly built sources located in the same grid zone. Until 2028, electrolyser operation must be matched with renewables generation on an hourly basis. From then on, matching has to be hourly.
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