EU Policies and Legislation

Get the latest insights into European Policies and Legislation relevant to the deployment of hydrogen technologies and infrastructure.

This datastream provides a summary of the main European policies and legislation relevant to the hydrogen sector and a brief description of the main expected impacts of the policies for the sector. The summaries are based on content analysis, publicly available information, and expert knowledge. 

The information reflects the situation as of May 2024. 

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EU Policies and Legislation (32)
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Hydrogen production, Industry, Buildings and power | Legislation
Industrial Emissions Directive
Originally entering into force in 2010, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is a piece of European Union…
Hydrogen production, Buildings and power | Legislation
Electricity Market Design Reform
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused severe volatility and spikes in the EU’s energy prices in 2022, it became…
Hydrogen production | Policy
Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership Strategy
In February 2024, the European Commission published its strategy intended to describe the EU’s approach to industrial…
Road, Maritime, Rail, Transport, Hydrogen end-use | Policy
Public procurement for clean vehicles
Public procurement refers to the process by which public authorities, such as government departments or local…
Hydrogen production, Transport by pipelines, Maritime, Transport, Hydrogen transport, storage and distribution, Transport, Hydrogen end-use | Policy
Offshore Renewable Strategy
Under its 2020 Work Programme, the European Commission published its Offshore Renewable Strategy on 19th November 2020…
Buildings and power, Hydrogen end-use | Policy
A Renovation Wave for Europe
The European Commission published its Renovation Wave for Europe strategy in October 2020. The strategy aims to help…
Cross-cutting | Policy
REPowerEU
On 18th May 2022, the Commission presented the REPowerEU Plan as a response to the energy market disruptions caused by…
Distribution, Road, Maritime, Aviation, Rail, Transport, Hydrogen end-use, Hydrogen transport, storage and distribution | Legislation
Trans-European Network for Transport
The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) regulation sets the basis for the European’s transport network policy and…
Distribution, Road, Maritime, Aviation, Rail, Hydrogen transport, storage and distribution, Hydrogen end-use, Transport | Legislation
Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of…
Funding vehicles & initiatives | Policy
Innovation Fund
The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon…