IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy)

🌍IPHE Leading a Conference Dedicated to Mutual Recognition of Certification Schemes for Hydrogen and Hydrogen Derivatives🌍 Today at Hyvolution, IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy)’s Executive Director Laurent ANTONI and Katrien Verwimp from the AIB - Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) moderated a conference addressing mutual recognition of certification schemes for low emission hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives. Key outcomes of the event include: 🔑 Certification of low emission hydrogen is key priority to unlock global trade of hydrogen and derivatives and global convergence between certification mechanisms must be ensured to avoid market fragmentation 📃 Studies on how to import RFNBO from South America and Australia to Europe show no strong showstoppers but it appears quite complex and some relaxation or postponements of criteria as additionnality, temporal correlation and a clear definition of the bidding zones would accelerate these trade routes 🤝No mutual recognition will be achievable without agreeing on a common terminology 📈 A step approach is recommended to go from no coordination to harmonised certification system, through modular approach addressing both interoperability and mutual recognition while being implementable and pragmatic 📐 GHG emissions quantification is a priority but other environmental and social criteria have to be accounted for 🗺️ Harmonization of chain of custodies and development of solid international standards, in particular ISO standards, are key actions to ensure mutual recognition 🔖 A Digital Product Passport will facilitate international recognition, making use of comparability factors and digital technology to establish harmonization, traceability, trackability and comparability in certification protocols. It could be seen as a passport with common the most relevant informative data and specific visas depending on the jurisdictions. This hydrogen passport has to be consistent with upstream and downstream digital passports of associated products. 🌐 These elements are supporting the implementation of the COP 28 Declaration of Intend signed by 39 countries and with the launch of a DoI 2.0 with raised ambitions by 2028. IPHE recently published their Certification 101 paper and full report Comparison of hydrogen certification schemes, both publicly available. Check out https://lnkd.in/dJ_6Ny9w and https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB for more on the two reports. Thank you Hyvolution for this essential event! Photo credit: Hyvolution Katrien Verwimp, Florian Dallhammer, Marie Pensalfini, David Bolsman, Florea Tudor, Jan Stelter, Wael Almazeedi, Sylvie Denoble-Mayer, Christian Krueger, Harley HW #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

📣 Productive Meeting with Chilean Representatives in Paris📣 Ahead of the Hyvolution summit, IPHE Executive Director Laurent ANTONI met the Chilean Under Secretary for Energy H.E. Luis Felipe Andrés Ramos Barrera and the Chilean Embassador in France H.E. Raul Fernandez Daza at the Embassy of Chile in Paris to prepare the upcoming Steering Committee meeting of IPHE that will take place in Chile in June with the support of France and the European Commission. In times where plans for #certification and #hydrogen #international #trade between exporting and importing countries are maturing, this meeting is expected to be pivotal and to highlight the important role of Chile in developing a hydrogen economy. IPHE thanks the Embassy of Chile for the good meeting and look forward to a successful 43rd Steering Committee meeting in Chile.

🌍 IPHE Discusses Emerging Trends for Hydrogen and Derivative Markets in Abu Dhabi 🌍 During the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition Project organised a workshop on green hydrogen, which IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) was able to partake in. A specific session was dedicated to better understand emerging trends in regulation, standardization, and certification for hydrogen and its derivatives, to facilitate knowledge sharing, to address challenges faced in creating cohesive regulatory frameworks and certification systems and to promote collaborative solutions for harmonizing standards and certifications across regions to facilitate international trade and investment. Thank you for the moderation from Spyros Kouvelis (EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition Project) and to the panelists  Ruta Baltause (EC), Laurent ANTONI (IPHE), Daria Nochevnik (Hydrogen Council) and Shashi Prakash (Masdar) for the insightful discussion to get a greater understanding of the current regulatory landscape for hydrogen across the EU, GCC, and global markets. #EUGCCGreenTransition #EUForeignPolicy

🌍Harmonisation of Chain of Custody Models🌍 The choice of the chain of custody model used to track and trace products and certificates generally depends on the purpose of the certification scheme, either regulatory compliance or voluntary reporting. Depending on the purpose, jurisdictions or scheme owners could agree on a single chain of custody model, i.e. either mass balancing or book and claim, with a set of common provisions with the aim to prevent substantial future differences between requirements. Many jurisdictions are still in the process of developing the necessary requirements and where requirements exist, many scheme owners are still in the process of translating those requirements into practice. This current early stage of development provides an opportunity for an agreement. Find more details in the IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) report "Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes – Methodology and Results." here: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

🌍Establish Operational Set-Up and Procedures for Certification of Hydrogen🌍 For the operational set-up and procedures, jurisdiction or certification scheme owners putting in place the regulatory requirements for the certification schemes could agree on a set of voluntary technical standards that certification bodies, issuing bodies, accreditation bodies, and auditors are required to adhere to under the respective certification rules. Certification schemes that currently do not adhere to such voluntary technical standards for their operational set-up and procedures should be supported to apply relevant provisions by sharing best practices and by providing practical guidance on implementation. Find more details in the IPHE report "Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes – Methodology and Results." here: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

📣IPHE Participates in Productive Meeting at the European Commission📣 On Wednesday, the IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) had the honor to participate in a meeting at the European Commission with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, and Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy & Housing, to discuss the role of #hydrogen in delivering the EU Clean Industrial Deal. A very productive meeting along with industry representatives from the Hydrogen Council, Hydrogen Europe and the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition. IPHE brought the global perspective into the discussion, emphasising that: - Hydrogen is globally recognised as part of the energy vectors to be developed to face the challenges for climate change mitigation but also energy security and industrial policy/better strategic autonomy (new industry and new jobs) - An international coordination, including public/private partnerships, is being established to speed up the offtake of a hydrogen economy as e.g. H2 Breakthrough Agenda, CEM/International Hydrogen Trade Forum (IHTF), IPHE and Hydrogen Council - Interoperability and mutual recognition of certification systems are crucial to improve trade of certified hydrogen while ensuring that renewable and low carbon hydrogen meets defined sustainability criteria based primarily on its Greenhouse Gas emissions content (or carbon content) and on additional socio-economic attributes. We were delighted to hand-in our latest report on Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes, which identifies already several hurdles in interoperability of schemes and recommendations to address them in a coordinated manner. See the full report at: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB Teresa Ribera, Aleksandra Barańska, Ivana Jemelkova, Daria Nochevnik, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Daniel Fraile, Ana Quelhas, François Paquet, Laurent ANTONI   IPHE is an international inter-governmental partnership consisting of 24 countries and the European Commission created in 2003, representing more than 80% of global GDP and a vast majority of hydrogen production and consumption. 📷 credits: European Commission

🌍Certifying Hydrogen: Priority to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Intensity🌍 For certification’s product attributes, it is suggested to start with greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity. A common module could consist of a single agreed-upon methodology for GHG emissions for specific elements along the hydrogen value chain. The standard series being developed by ISO/TC197/SC1/WG1 could serve as a base for such a common module or several modules. If jurisdictions and/or scheme owners cannot agree on a common methodology, a less ambitious approach could entail companies along the hydrogen value chain providing all data needed to estimate GHG emissions under all relevant methodologies. The standard series under development by ISO could serve as a reference. Once progress has been made on GHG emissions, lessons from that process could be applied to other attributes. Find more details in the IPHE report "Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes – Methodology and Results" here: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

🌍Hydrogen Certification: Explore a Digital Hydrogen Passport🌍 For all levels of ambition, this modular approach introduced in the previous post could be implemented in the form of a digital hydrogen passport, which contains the necessary information to determine whether a quantity of hydrogen certified under one scheme complies with the requirements of another scheme. Explore the full report to understand how these findings and recommendations can shape the future of the hydrogen economy: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

🌍Certifying Hydrogen: Considerations for a Modular Approach🌍 A modular approach could be pursued to address the differences between requirements in different markets and jurisdictions applied by certification schemes, in view of improving tradability of certified hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives. Such a modular approach could entail several common modules, that different jurisdictions or scheme owners agree on and from which they can opt in or opt out, as well as modules that would remain specific to individual jurisdictions or certification schemes. In a less ambitious view, a modular approach can be limited with fewer common items or more ambitious where a more comprehensive agreement on the content within the common modules can be reached. A more ambitious approach would bring higher benefits for international market development and trade of certified hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives. The IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) has released its report "Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes – Methodology and Results." The report introduces such modular approaches. Explore the full report to understand how these findings and recommendations can shape the future of the hydrogen economy: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy

🌍 Pursuing Incremental Progress Towards Mutual Recognition 🌍   The IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) has released its report "Comparison of Hydrogen Certification Schemes – Methodology and Results." The report tackles the concept of Mutual Recognition. Progress on mutual recognition should be regarded as an incremental process to enable information exchange, transparency, consistency in terminology, and comparability of certification schemes, with the need to achieve a certain degree of commonality in order to have measurable improvements. Explore the full report to understand how these findings and recommendations can shape the future of the hydrogen economy: https://lnkd.in/gYDb3anB #HydrogenCertification #CleanEnergy #GlobalTrade #HydrogenEconomy