New EU grids package pushes for €240bn of investment in hydrogen networks — and fully integrates H₂ into bloc’s energy system planning

Two vast hydrogen pipelines have been included in the bloc’s list of eight priority ‘Energy Highways’

A €1.2trn ($1.4trn) grids package announced by the EU today (Wednesday) fully integrates hydrogen infrastructure into the bloc’s energy system planning for the first time — and outlines a need for €240bn of public and private investment in hydrogen networks by 2040.

Cover photo: Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's executive vice-president for clean, just and competitive transition