Hydrogen Europe urges EU to count green hydrogen-refined fuels toward transport targets
Hydrogen Europe is urging EU governments to allow transport fuels produced using green hydrogen in refineries to count toward transport decarbonisation targets under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III).
In a new position paper, the trade association warned that excluding hydrogen used in refineries from RED III transport targets would slow hydrogen market development, fragment national approaches, and jeopardise major project pipelines.
It urged member states to fully recognise the so-called “refinery route” hydrogen use, where green hydrogen replaces fossil-based hydrogen in the production of conventional transport fuels, as a valid contribution toward transport decarbonisation.
“Refineries are among the EU’s largest hydrogen users and can rapidly scale for RFNBO [renewable fuels of non-biological origin] supply,” the group argued, noting that more than half of clean hydrogen projects past final investment decision in Europe target this use case.
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