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Open Letter: Importance of the European Network of Operators for Hydrogen

Publish date: July 14, 2023

Alongside several co-signatories, Bellona Europa signed a letter calling for the creation of an independent hydrogen network development entity. Developing a European network for renewable hydrogen is crucial for our energy transition and honouring the Paris Agreement. 

Alongside several co-signatories, Bellona Europa signed a letter calling for the creation of an independent hydrogen network development entity. Developing a European network for renewable hydrogen is crucial for our energy transition and honouring the Paris Agreement.

The EU needs to establish global leadership in this essential technology to enhance energy security and rapidly decarbonise hard-to-electrify sectors. Due to its physical and economic characteristics, renewable hydrogen will not replace fossil gas one for one, and therefore cannot be governed in the same way.

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Open Letter: Importance of the European Network of Operators for Hydrogen

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