The road to green hydrogen certification – and the potholes to be avoided

 As Europe looks to renewables to help it break free from Russian fossil fuels, the EU must ensure it comes up with robust criteria for green hydrogen and learn from the certification of biofuels, write Sacha Alberici, Gemma Toop and Corinna Klessmann.

Sacha Alberici and Gemma Toop are associate directors, and Corinna Klessmann is the director at Guidehouse consultancy.

In light of the current energy crisis, the ramp-up of green hydrogen and other renewable gases is even more urgent for Europe. The market is desperately waiting for the European Commission’s delegated act, mentioned in Article 27(3) of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).

This will define the criteria for counting hydrogen and its derivatives (collectively termed “Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin” – RFNBOs) as renewable/green. (...)