EU hydrogen initiatives

The EU has launched and promotes several industrial, funding and research and innovation initiatives on hydrogen.

European Hydrogen Regulatory Forum

The Hydrogen Regulatory Forum will meet annually to gather key stakeholders across the European energy sector to discuss opportunities and challenges related to the development of the hydrogen market and regulation in Europe.

The first Hydrogen Regulatory Forum will take place in Rotterdam on 19 and 20 March 2026. It will be hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, in coordination with the Dutch energy regulator.

Clean Hydrogen Partnership 

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership (2021-2027) is a joint public-private partnership supported by the Commission, through Horizon Europe. It builds on the success of its predecessor, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking and also includes the Hydrogen Valleys Platform, an EU led-initiative under Mission Innovation. On 1 March 2023, the Commission and key stakeholders signed a joint declaration on renewable hydrogen research and innovation, committing to step up and accelerate joint action in research, development, demonstration and deployment of Hydrogen Valleys.

European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance was launched alongside the EU hydrogen strategy in 2020 bringing together industry, national and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders. 

Its objective is to achieve an ambitious deployment of hydrogen technologies by 2030 by bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production, demand in industry, transport and other sectors, and hydrogen transmission and distribution. 

It launched 6 thematic roundtables in key areas of hydrogen production, transportation and use and published a hydrogen project pipeline in November 2021.

It also hosts the 'Electrolyser Partnership' to bring together electrolyser manufacturers and suppliers of components and materials to achieve a combined annual electrolyser manufacturing capacity of 17.5 GW by 2025 in Europe.

EU network of Transmission Network Operators for Hydrogen

ENNOH, the European network of Network Operators for Hydrogen, is expected to be established in 2025 and will coordinate the work of the EU Hydrogen Transmission Network of Operators (HTNOs) to fulfil the obligations of the EU hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package.