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Today the Council of the European Union has adopted the #Hydrogen and #Gas #Decarbonisation Package. This marks the end of a process that began over 4 years ago. Though I wouldn't subscribe all decisions, I'm happy to have inputted into this with my Frontier Economics colleagues in multiple ways. The Package consists of 1) the Hydrogen and Gas Directive, which sets out provisions to which member states will have to adapt their national legislation within 2 years, and 2) the Hydrogen and Gas Regulation that will become directly applicable 6 months after its publication. More here: https://lnkd.in/eihysB7y Key changes to current legislation include: 🔹 Increased co-ordination between network development plans for #hydrogen, #electricity and #naturalgas, and the creation of a new EU entity for Hydrogen Network Operators (#ENNOH) 🔹 Facilitating connection and access to the gas grid for renewable and low-carbon gases 🔹 Establishing a certification system for low-carbon gases, including hydrogen (with detailed rules to be set out in a delegated act) 🔹 Rules for unbundling and tariff-setting for hydrogen transmission and distribution 🔹 Establishing default provisions for “solidarity” between Member States (including rules on compensation between member state) in the event of a gas crisis During the legislative process, Frontier has been active in advising a range of clients on the potential options for reform and their potential impacts. This includes 4 studies for the Commission which considered: 🔸 Overarching barriers to integration of different energy vectors and to the uptake of low-carbon gases; 🔸 How dedicated hydrogen networks should be regulated; 🔸 How to manage cross-border differences in gas quality cross the EU; and 🔸 Policies for gas distribution and gas consumers. Links to these 4 studies available here: https://lnkd.in/eziWTTBA

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Some common sense prevailing in Germany to scale back #h2 thermal power plant. In the end, the revised market reform to investigate a technology neutral auction mechanism will mean a win for #batterystorage, #interconnectors, #phs, #hydro, #dsr and #grid #digitisation to smooth the grid than otherwise would be from the #h2 as a fuel for #netzero power.

https://lnkd.in/ek9EsnPc This article is biased in favour of the gas and hydrogen businesses. It fails to mention 43 independent reports that confirm the best way to heat homes is using heat pumps with renewable electricity. #heatpumps #hydrogen #homeheating #UK

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👉 FOLLOW EnergyNews.biz 👈 - 🌐 Enbridge and FortisBC Energy study #hydrogen integration in existing gas pipelines. #HydrogenIntegration #EnergyResearch - ⚖️ Research focuses on determining the safe percentage for hydrogen transport in Enbridge’s Westcoast system and FortisBC’s gas distribution. #GasPipelineSafety - 🌱 Successful integration could contribute to a low-carbon future and establish a commercial hydrogen market. #LowCarbonEnergy #HydrogenMarket - 🚀 Enbridge’s 2,900 km Westcoast system key in seamlessly incorporating hydrogen into the pipeline network. #PipelineInfrastructure #CleanEnergy - 🌍 Findings may shape regulations, supporting British Columbia’s commitment to sustainable energy. #SustainableBC #EnergyRegulations - 🔗 Collaboration emphasizes leveraging existing infrastructure for innovative and cleaner energy solutions. #CleanEnergyCollaboration #InfrastructureInnovation

The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure says, “The answer is not to phase out natural gas at all, but to transform it.” - Energy Central “The change on the horizon is pre-combustion carbon capture.” They’re talking about capturing carbon instead of burning it. Meaning: use existing natural gas infrastructure to bolster the energy transformation. Then, take the carbon out of of the natural gas right before you use it, so no CO2 emissions are made. Read their post here: https://lnkd.in/ekfwwTVw Modern Hydrogen does that via methane pyrolysis. Then, you use the clean hydrogen right on-site AND the solid carbon, that was taken from natural gas, is used to enhance asphalt. #hydrogen #methanepyrolysis #infrastructure #cleanconstruction #energytransformation Benjamin Dierker