REGULATION, POLICY AND STRATEGY
The Big Picture: Policy Frameworks

Faced with high energy costs and fierce global competition, European industries need urgent support. The Clean Industrial Deal launched on 26 February 2025 outlines concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into a driver of growth for European industries. This includes lowering energy prices, creating quality jobs and the right conditions for companies to thrive. 

On 25 June 2025, the European Commission adopted a new State aid framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF). This helps Member States to easily support the development of clean energy, industrial decarbonisation and clean technology.

This official delegated act defines under which conditions hydrogen, hydrogen-based fuels or other energy carriers can be considered as renewable fuels from non-biological origin (RFNBO). The Act clarifies the principle of “additionality” for hydrogen set out in the EU's Renewable Energy Directive.

This is the official communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions regarding the recommended adoption of a hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe.

This official directive states the need to increase energy production from renewable sources and to promote their use. It points out that technological improvements will be required to achieve such goals.

This document summarises the action points collected in the European strategic roadmap of the hydrogen strategy for climate-neutral Europe, which was adopted in July 2020. By the first quarter of 2022, all of its 20 action points were implemented and delivered.

This document provides an overview of the EU Commission on renewable hydrogen production via water splitting. It provides a technical definition of the methodologies and specifies certification procedures for renewable hydrogen production systems and processes.