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| As European countries continue to adapt their economic social and industry policies to minimise the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic key elements of the Green Deal offer new jobs and business opportunities to help with the recovery while addressing climate change at the same time. In particular the European Union (EU) hydrogen and energy system integration strategies clearly highlight the potential benefits of and urgent need for investment to accelerate the deployment of renewable electricity generation on which decarbonisation of the EU economy including the future production of renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels in the EU will depend. In this Commentary EASAC (the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council) which is the independent voice of the National Academies of Science of the EU Member States Norway Switzerland and the UK draws upon its previous work on energy and decarbonisation policies to comment and advise through 15 key points for policy-makers on the implementation of the EU hydrogen strategy. Now is the right time to begin a phased approach to the sustainable development production and use of renewable hydrogen. Strong governance of the emerging renewable hydrogen sector and the removal of market barriers in the EU is needed with good coordination between EU and Member State strategies and rules. Targeted investments in decentralised electrolysers should focus on further cost reductions and feeding renewable hydrogen into sustainable local markets and networks. For the foreseeable future hydrogen should be used primarily for decarbonising those applications that are difficult to electrify. The EU should build a strong leadership role in global hydrogen markets by developing international partnerships with third countries to include not only collaboration on research and technology development but also the trading of hydrogen production technologies renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels. Further studies and demand-driven initiatives including research should be initiated soon at EU and national levels to address the emerging and long-term needs for hydrogen infrastructure standards and certification. EASAC calls on the EU to establish science-based long-term energy and climate policies that will remove market barriers and build investor confidence in the production and use of renewable hydrogen. |
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