thyssenkrupp-backed European Resilience Alliance launches to scale clean hydrogen deployment
- Founding members include ENAGÁS, Fluxys, Fortum, Gasgrid Finland, Moeve, Nordion Energi, OGE, RWE, SEFE, Stegra, thyssenkrupp and Hydrogen Europe.
- Fewer than 7% of planned clean hydrogen projects have reached a final investment decision (FID).
- Electricity represents about 70% of hydrogen production costs; ERA urges lower power costs and redesigned subsidies to prioritise large-scale, industrially anchored projects.
- Policy recommendations call for immediate RED III transposition, simplified RFNBO rules and extended RFNBO transitional provisions beyond 2030, safeguarded ETS/CBAM pricing, and EU-backed funding and risk-sharing for a cross-border hydrogen backbone.
Launch and membership
The European Resilience Alliance for Clean Hydrogen & Derivatives (ERA), a CEO-led coalition including ENAGÁS, Fluxys, Fortum, Gasgrid Finland, Moeve, Nordion Energi, OGE, RWE Generation, SEFE, Stegra, thyssenkrupp and Hydrogen Europe, was launched at an event opened by European Commission EVP Teresa Ribera to coordinate industry action on clean hydrogen deployment across the EU.
White paper findings
ERA’s white paper finds fewer than 7% of planned clean-hydrogen projects have reached final investment decision and identifies key barriers: fragmented implementation of EU rules, complex RFNBO requirements, high electricity costs (≈70% of production costs), limited demand certainty, and unclear infrastructure timelines.
Policy recommendations
ERA urges immediate transposition of RED III, harmonised application of ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime, creation of lead markets in hard-to-abate sectors, simplification of support frameworks, reduction of power costs, and subsidy design prioritising large, industrially anchored projects.
Finance and infrastructure
To de-risk investment ERA recommends safeguarding ETS and CBAM pricing and using revenues to support clean hydrogen, extending RFNBO transitional provisions beyond 2030, introducing state-backed portfolio guarantees, scaling EU funding for a hydrogen backbone, coordinating cross-border planning and creating EU risk-sharing instruments for early infrastructure investment.
Source: thyssenkrupp