Europe's Leaked Hydrogen Strategy Is Very Ambitious

In the panorama of renewable energy technologies, hydrogen’s potential is seen in several sectors. It is what the IEA calls an ‘integration’ technology. It promises to play a cross-sectoral role throughout the energy system, contributing simultaneously to decarbonization in various ways. It can make clean energy sources more efficient and increase overall system flexibility.  What has increased its appeal, beyond the basic need to address climate change, is the remarkable decline in the cost of renewable energy, which makes…