Europe commits to hydrogen for ‘hard-to-decarbonise’ sectors

Hydrogen can be a clean fuel of the future in sectors that are not suitable for electrification. That was one of the key messages from the European Commission as it published its hydrogen strategy earlier this month. T&E has given a cautious welcome to the plan, which it says rightly focuses on electrification as the key to decarbonising the economy while hydrogen offers a credible and scalable alternative to land-hungry biofuels in aviation and shipping.

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Hydrogen can be a clean fuel of the future in sectors that are not suitable for electrification. That was one of the key messages from the European Commission as it published its hydrogen strategy earlier this month. T&E has given a cautious welcome to the plan, which it says rightly focuses on electrification as the key to decarbonising the economy while hydrogen offers a credible and scalable alternative to land-hungry biofuels in aviation and shipping.

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