One thought on “€2 billion ‘Clean Hydrogen Partnership’ signals move away from hydrogen cars”
> Fuel-cell cars once looked to be the future of green mobility, but with electric vehicles now set to dominate the market, the EU’s hydrogen joint undertaking was rebranded this week to signal a shift in priority towards the production of low-cost green hydrogen from electrolysis.
> Rather than personal mobility, the EU’s hydrogen strategy today focuses on the decarbonisation of heavy industries like steelmaking and chemicals, which cannot fully electrify and need liquid and gaseous fuels as feedstock or for high-temperature heat.
> This shift in priority is reflected in the third iteration of the European Commission’s hydrogen joint undertaking, launched on Monday (29 November). Formerly called the “Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking”, it has now been renamed the “Clean Hydrogen Partnership”.
> Fuel-cell cars once looked to be the future of green mobility, but with electric vehicles now set to dominate the market, the EU’s hydrogen joint undertaking was rebranded this week to signal a shift in priority towards the production of low-cost green hydrogen from electrolysis.
> Rather than personal mobility, the EU’s hydrogen strategy today focuses on the decarbonisation of heavy industries like steelmaking and chemicals, which cannot fully electrify and need liquid and gaseous fuels as feedstock or for high-temperature heat.
> This shift in priority is reflected in the third iteration of the European Commission’s hydrogen joint undertaking, launched on Monday (29 November). Formerly called the “Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking”, it has now been renamed the “Clean Hydrogen Partnership”.