Europe broadens hydrogen network ambitions

摘要

THE EU is aiming to completely end its use of Russian natural gas by the end of the decade, targeting a reduction in import volumes of two thirds within a single year. Yet in its REPowerEU strategy, the European Commission also makes it clear that it does not want this effort to jeopardise its other paramount goal in the energy sphere – decarbonisation. As such, while the EU is looking to ramp up LNG imports in the short to medium term, it has no plans to grow indigenous natural gas production. Instead, it plans to double hydrogen production and rapidly expand biogas supply. It estimates these efforts will enable it to slash Russian imports by as much as over 80bn cubic metres annually. That equates to around half of the gas supply that it receives from Russia today.