{"id":177511,"date":"2026-06-09T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=177511"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:24:54","slug":"commission-approves-e1-3-billion-german-state-aid-to-support-renewable-hydrogen-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/commission-approves-e1-3-billion-german-state-aid-to-support-renewable-hydrogen-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission approves \u20ac1.3 billion German State aid to support renewable hydrogen production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Teresa Ribera, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT (2024-2029) | Clean, Just and Competitive Transition \u00a9 The European Commission<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a \u20ac1.3 billion German State aid scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank’s \u201cAuctions-as-a-Service\u201d tool for the auction that closed in 2026. The scheme will contribute to the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal to accelerate the decarbonisation of EU industry, the REPowerEU Plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels, as well as the EU Hydrogen Strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German scheme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Germany notified the Commission of its intention to introduce a scheme to support the\u00a0production of renewable hydrogen\u00a0<\/strong>through the ‘Auctions-as-a-Service’<\/strong>\u00a0tool within the European Hydrogen Bank. The approved scheme will support construction of up to 1,000 MW of installed electrolyser capacity, and the production of up to 10 million\u00a0tonnes of renewable hydrogen. This is estimated to avoid up to 55 million tonnes of CO2.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aid will be awarded through a\u00a0competitive bidding process<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that will be supervised by the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme will provide support to companies planning to construct new electrolysers feeding renewable hydrogen into the Danish Hydrogen Backbone 1 pipeline, which is a\u00a0Project of Common Interest<\/a>, and deliver it to buyers connected to the German Hydrogen Core Network. The aid will not only support the production of renewable hydrogen, but also cross-border infrastructure that connects renewable hydrogen sources in the North Sea to large-scale buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the scheme, the aid will take the form of a\u00a0direct grant<\/strong>\u00a0per kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced. The aid will be granted for a maximum duration of ten years. Beneficiaries will have to prove compliance with\u00a0EU criteria for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission’s assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission’s assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Commission assessed the scheme under EU State aid rules, in particular\u00a0Article 107(3)(c)<\/a>\u00a0of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’), which enables Member States to support the development of certain economic activities under certain conditions, and the\u00a02022 Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy<\/a>\u00a0(‘CEEAG’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, the Commission found that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n