Stakeholder Platform - Newsletter of June 2024
Hydrogen for Heavy Duty Vehicles : the European Parliament adopts stricter emissions targets
In April 2024, the European Parliament endorsed a provisional agreement related to the new Regulation on CO2 Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles. The rule expands the scope of an existing regulation, and requires all heavy-duty vehicles to meet increasingly strict CO2 emissions reduction targets: 45% by 2030; 65% by 2035; 90% by 2040.
The Regulation aims to push the decarbonisation of the transport sector by enforcing car manufacturers to sell more zero-emission trucks and buses that run on batteries, fuel cells, or hydrogen combustion engines in order to meet these sectoral targets.
It also has a counterpart in infrastructure planning, The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), which sets binding targets for the deployment of hydrogen refueling stations along the TEN-T core network from 2030 onwards. These two texts provide the basis for scaling-up hydrogen-fueled mobility.
CertifHy will soon hold a public Working Group to reflect on questions surrounding the certification of hydrogen refueling stations.. Stay tuned!
More news from this edition
Updated European Commission Q&A document
The European Commission published an updated version of their Q&A document aiming to clarify the delegated acts of the Renewable Energy Directive II.
Guarantees of Origin for Hydrogen in Europe
Germany has recently joined a growing number of Member States that have appointed entities to develop and operate registries of guarantees of origin for renewable hydrogen (RFNBO).
Adoption of the Hydrogen & Gas Package
The adoption of the Hydrogen & Gas Package paves the way for certification of low-carbon hydrogen.
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