Ordinance 2021-167 related to hydrogen

On February 17, 2021 the French Government enacted Ordinance 2021-167 related to the hydrogen sector, as foreseen in the National Hydrogen Strategy encompassed in the national France Relance recovery plan. 

 

The legal text sets out the following orientations:

 

- it clarifies the definition of three types of hydrogen: renewable, low-carbon, and with carbon emissions;

 

- it defines two tracking system to certify the origin of the consumed hydrogen;

 

- it defines a framework for the public support of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, which can take the form of an operational aid, or a combination of operational aid and financial aid for investments;

 

- it frames the role of transport and distribution networks operators for natural gas, if renewable hydrogen was to be injected in those networks.

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