EU prioritises green hydrogen over blue in its long-awaited hydrogen strategy

Blue hydrogen, derived from natural gas with carbon capture and storage, will only be a stop-gap measure until renewable hydrogen achieves scale, the European Commission reveals

Hydrogen plan: European Commission vice-president in charge for European green deal Frans Timmermans (L), wearing a face mask, and EU commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson arrive to present a clean hydrogen strategy for Europe on 8 July 2020.
Hydrogen plan: European Commission vice-president in charge for European green deal Frans Timmermans (L), wearing a face mask, and EU commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson arrive to present a clean hydrogen strategy for Europe on 8 July 2020.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 8 July 2020, 13:03Updated 8 July 2020, 14:56