RFNBOs are regulated by the EU’s renewable energy directive, which is currently being revised and includes specific targets for renewable transport fuels. In practice, this means excluding low-carbon hydrogen consumed in industry and transport from the denominator used to calculate the binding volume objective of RFNBOs, they write. “This proposal is not about introducing low-carbon energy within the renewable energy directive nor limiting the potential of renewable hydrogen, but only a legitimate request for adjusting the denominator basis,” the missive explains. With low-carbon hydrogen available in addition to renewables, industrialists will be in a better position to make final investment decisions for clean hydrogen production, he told EURACTIV. France has pushed for the European Union to recognise nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source alongside renewables.

Source: Forbes March 10, 2023 22:36 UTC