certifhy2 final stakeholder conference and plenary
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CertifHy 2 Final Stakeholder Conference and Plenary
Nicolas Brahy (Hydrogen Europe)
25 March 2019
Session 2.2The EU’s Regulatory Framework for
hydrogen
Certifhy and its Surrounding Legal framework March 2019
At the origin there was guarantees of origin
• Certifhy started with the idea of Guarantee of Origin (GO or GoO)• Info on the origin of a product • For consumers that may make a choice based on the origin of the product
• To do so, one needs1. To build a system
a) List of attributesb) Definition of attributesc) Bundling of some attributes into a simplified label (Green and low carbon/blue H2)d) A system for auditing, tracking, exchanging
2. To find a usage for this system a) Supply of GOb) Demand for GO
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At the origin there was guarantees of origin
2. To find a usage for this system
a) Supply of GO requiresa) Someone designing the sytem b) Making the system widely availablec) Or even compulsory
b) Demand for GOa) A marketb) With “free customers”c) Voluntarily choosing a type of H2 based on its origin
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work of Certifhy consortium
RED 2 Requires MS to create a system GO on H2 a) But only for renewable origin of H2
(“renewable H2”)
b) No obligation for carbon intensity • No obligation for low carbon • No obligation for grey/black H2
System of GO must exist but usage by suppliers is voluntary
• B2C: with conscious customers• B2B: CSR and Communication
Mainly in transport ?
At the origin there was guarantees of origin
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Usage of GO
-cars -public transport ?
-Residential gas ?
Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
1. We cannot rely only on end-customers willing to pay more for renewable / low carbon H2
2. We need support/obligation mechanisms 3. These mechanisms will not apply to any H2 but to H2 with specific attributes
• => a precondition is also to have a system with• List of attributes• Definition of attributes• Bundling of some attributes into a simplified label (Green and low carbon/blue H2)• A system for auditing, tracking, exchanging
• Ironically, RED II which « creates » GO on H2 stipulates that• GO are there for the sole function of informing a final customer• The guarantee of origin shall have no function in terms of compliance
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Consumers choice is good…
but support / obligation mechanisms are better
We cannot use Go for compliance
But we can use the same sytem for compliance
a) List of attributes
b) Definition of attributes
c) Budling of some attributes into a simplified label (Green and low carbon/blue H2)
d) A system for auditing, tracking, exchanging
Hence we need to do 2 things:
I. Ensuring the “Certifhy system” can be used for compliance (in addition to its GO
role)
II. Obtaining support/obligation mechanisms
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Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
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Mechanisms
Well to tank
Tank to wheel
Gas grid
Heating and cooling
High emitting industries
Electricity production with H2
Energy storage or grid services with H2
Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
1. H2 refineries2. H2 made fuels in vehicles3. H2 in vehicles• Remarks in three cases:
• applies to fuel suppliers providing fuel to all types of vehicles (road, train, ship, aircraft)• Over-restrictive conditions.• Details to fixed in methodology and national transpositions
• Transport tank to wheel• Cars CO2 standards • Vans CO2 standards• Trucks CO2 standards• Clean Vehicule Directive (procurement)• Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive
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Focus on Tank to WheelÞ No reference to origin of H2Þ However a reference to a possible
LCA methodology in 2023
Remark: Renewable H2 in vehicles helps complying with both WTT and TTW
Transport Well to tank : RED 2
Transport Tank to Wheel
Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
• Gas grid• EU level : No EU obligation/support at this stage
• But we have good hopes with a coming gas package (see our vision paper)
• National level• Some elements on Biogas in some MS => could help to obtain similar mechanisms for H2
• EU ETS : • carbon price too low to substitute grey H2 by green/blue (amonia) • Carbon price too low to substitute fossils fuel by green/blue H2 (steel, chemicals….)
• Special case: refineries (see above)• GOO or Supply Certificate: no role• QUESTION: Can we obtain hope for additional sectoral measures (eg. trade measure, etc) using supply
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Gas grid
High emitting industry
Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
• EU level:• Gas grid (see above)• Tiny thing in RED 2: obligation to increase share of renewables • Renewable H2 could be a compliance option but probably not the cheapest
• National ? • See precedent of Biogas (see above)
• EU ETS • Price is too low• No role for Certificate of Supply
• Could we envisage another measure ?
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Heating and cooling
Electricity production with H2
Energy storage or grid services with H2
Consumers choice is good…but support / obligation mechanisms are better
Conclusion:• With Certifhy we are finalising the necessary tool box
• We need to do 2 things:• Ensuring the “Certifhy system” can be used for compliance (in addition to its GO role)• Obtaining support/obligation mechanisms
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ContactsHydrogen EuropeAvenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60 box 5 E-mail: [email protected] Brussels Tel.: +32 2 540 87 75Belgium www.hydrogeneurope.eu
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