{"id":49659,"date":"2024-07-30T09:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=49659"},"modified":"2024-07-30T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:27:34","slug":"eu-approves-e1bn-funding-to-support-dutch-renewable-hydrogen-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/eu-approves-e1bn-funding-to-support-dutch-renewable-hydrogen-production\/49659\/","title":{"rendered":"EU approves \u20ac1bn funding to support Dutch renewable hydrogen production"},"content":{"rendered":"
The sizeable funding will enable the Netherlands to increase the country’s electrolysis capacity to ramp up the production of renewable hydrogen.<\/p>\n
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy, explained: “Developing renewable hydrogen production is a key aspect of EU’s climate neutrality goal.<\/p>\n
“This \u20ac998m Dutch scheme will help scale up the production of renewable hydrogen in the Netherlands by providing support to electrolysers projects of all sizes while ensuring that any potential competition distortions are kept to the minimum.”<\/p>\n
Additionally, the initiative will help supplement the goals of the EU Hydrogen Strategy<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0European Green Deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n The funding aims to support the construction of at least 200 MW of electrolysis capacity through a competitive bidding process set to conclude in 2024.<\/p>\n Projects with a minimum capacity of 0.5 MW are eligible to participate.<\/p>\n Aid will be provided as a direct grant, including an upfront investment grant covering up to 80% of investment costs and a variable premium over 5-10 years.<\/p>\n Beneficiaries must comply with EU criteria for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), as specified in the delegated acts on renewable hydrogen.<\/p>\n This initiative will help the Netherlands reach its goals of 500 MW of electrolyser capacity by 2025 and 3-4 GW by 2030.<\/p>\n It also aligns with the EU’s targets of 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers by 2024 and 40 GW by 2030.<\/p>\n The scheme is expected to avoid approximately 55 kilotons of CO2 emissions annually until 2030, supporting both national and EU climate objectives.<\/p>\nIncreasing Dutch electrolysis capacity<\/h3>\n
The role of renewable hydrogen in the energy transition<\/h3>\n