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State aid key for green hydrogen

With ambitious emissions reductions targets in place for 2030, the European Union is expected to allow for fairly generous national subsidies and state aid schemes to support emerging technologies such as renewable hydrogen.

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Andreas Walstad

11 Feb 2021

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The EU is revamping the state aid guidelines for environmental protection and energy (EEAG), as the existing framework drawn up in 2014 is now seriously outdated. The current EEAG was designed to apply in the 2014-20 period, but was extended to end-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2014-20 guidelines set out new conditions for …

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