Promoting green hydrogen in Greece

Context

Greece wants to become climate-neutral by 2050. Green hydrogen paves the way for decarbonisation in cases where electricity from renewable energy cannot be used directly. The Greek Hydrogen Strategy therefore aims to scale up the production and use of green hydrogen in the coming years.

Greece does not yet have a market for green hydrogen. The existing legal framework does not contain any provisions on hydrogen production, transportation and use, and there are no support or funding instruments yet for green hydrogen. The Greek public sector also lacks expertise and experience regarding green hydrogen.

Objective

The framework for the production, transportation and use of green hydrogen in Greece is enhanced.

Approach

The project advises the Greek partners with the aim of enhancing the framework for the production, transportation and use of green hydrogen. To this end, it is helping to revise the strategic and legal framework for green hydrogen in Greece, and providing support for the financing of projects relating to the production or use of green hydrogen. The project is also helping the Greek partners to develop the necessary expertise in green hydrogen.

At the same time, the project analyses existing obstacles, shares relevant experiences and examples of good practice from other European countries, and draws up recommendations for the development of green hydrogen in Greece. The project is thus laying the foundations for the implementation of the country’s first green hydrogen projects.

Last update: December 2022