The government's decision to set the lowest possible share of green hydrogen in the transport sector has been sharply criticized by the hydrogen industry and several energy companies. According to the industry, it risks hampering the development of a domestic market for green hydrogen and undermining Denmark's own climate goals. This is reported by Børsen.
The criticism is directed at a recently implemented draft law based on the EU's RE-III directive, which requires that at least 5.5 percent of fuels in 2030 must be green – of which at least one percent from green hydrogen. The government has chosen to follow the minimum requirement and at the same time exclude supported plants from contributing to the target, which has triggered dissatisfaction among players such as CIP, European Energy and Everfuel.
- It is a pity that the opportunity to move away from fossil energy sources is not being used to a greater extent through regulation, says David Dupont-Mouritzen, project director at CIP.
DOI.dk has also previously described the hydrogen industry's concerns about the Danish implementation, which the interest group believes undermines the government's own ambitions for green hydrogen and does not stimulate the necessary demand. Therefore, the industry is now considering getting the EU Commission's assessment of whether Denmark is interpreting the rules correctly.
The Ministry of Climate and Energy defends the decision with regard to EU requirements and the desire to limit costs for both the industry and citizens. The ministry also highlights the risk of distortion of competition if subsidized fuels are included.
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