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The European Commission, Council of Ministers and European Parliament reached a final agreement on the hydrogen and decarbonised gas package, a regulation and directive that will shape the market for hydrogen transmission, distribution, and storage.

The European Commission has adopted the 6th list of Projects of Common Interest. The list consists of 166 infrastructure projects: over half (85) are electricity, offshore, and smart electricity grid projects, and 14 CO2 network projects.

With an initial €800m budget renewable hydrogen producers will be able to bid for a fixed-price premium of up to €4.5 per kilogram of hydrogen produced during 10 years to support their projects.

Release of two interactive data tools that allow users to explore developments related to low-emissions hydrogen projects worldwide and complement the Global Hydrogen Review 2023, published in September.

Germany’s core network for hydrogen fuel will extend over 9,700 km (6,000 miles) and cost around 20 billion euros ($21 billion) by 2032, the chairman of transmission system operator FNB Gas said, as Berlin bets on the fuel for decarbonisation.

Air Liquide and Siemens Energy have launched their joint gigawatt electrolyser factory in Berlin, Germany – a move that will enable the manufacturing of low-carbon hydrogen at industrial scale.

The construction of the first section of a 1,200-kilometer national hydrogen network began near Rotterdam. Officials said the Netherlands would be the first country in Europe with such infrastructure.

The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), RMI, Systemiq, Power2X, and industry leaders have formed a coalition to enable an inaugural shipment of clean hydrogen from the United States to Europe by 2026.

A breakthrough in hydrogen power has been achieved by a European consortium led by Siemens Energy, who have successfully tested a gas turbine that can run on pure hydrogen, natural gas, and any mix of the two.

Italy received on Monday the approval of the European Commission (EC) with regard to a EUR-100-million (USD 106m) scheme for state aid to support the local manufacturing of electrolysers for hydrogen production.