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Ref. Ares(2021)2895762 - 30/04/2021
To: 
JORNA Kerstin (GROW); CAUDET Lucia (CAB-BRETON); TOKARSKI Slawomir 
(GROW); 
 (GROW); 
 (CAB-BRETON); BATTA 
Eszter (CAB-BRETON); 
 (GROW); 
 (GROW) 
Cc: 
GROW 01 BRIEFING REQUESTS; 
 (GROW) 
Subject: 
Meeting with Hydrogen Europe, 13 October 2020 
 
Meeting between Kerstin Jorna, Lucia Caudet and 
Hydrogen 
Europe 
13 October 2020 
 
GROW:                               Kerstin Jorna, 
 
CAB-Breton:                      Lucía Caudet  
Hydrogen Europe:           
 
  
 
The following issues were discussed:  
 

Ambition to be the world leader in clean hydrogen deployment; Political momentum through 
the hydrogen strategy and kick-off of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance extremely important 
signalling effect. 

Role of digital technologies – novel approach to clean hydrogen traceability:  
o  Digital technologies, like blockchain, essential to prove renewable hydrogen in the 
supply chain; carbon content as the new currency –traceability, trackability, 
transparency, tradability, trust 
o  Strong cooperation with renewable energy producers on certification (ENEL-lead) 
o  Follow-up meeting with DG GROW will be organised (relationship to 
taxonomy,international role of the euro etc.) 

Hydrogen Europe made a presentation recapping and setting the scene of activities so far 

On the Clean Hydrogen Alliance, important elements were raised/discussed:  
o  The alliance as such – with regard to its ambition and size – is an innovative process, and 
important lessons learnt have been learnt in the last months 
o  Governance and process must be set up right. This means:  
  Important to include all relevant stakeholders; important key principles to be 
followed: openness, diversity, transparency, inclusiveness, participation. 
  Civil society and science-based community must have a role and place in the 
governance. 
  No secretariat as such  but a flexible organisation 
  The round-tables are the heart of the alliance, which is administering itself, 
under the guiding principles of openness, transparency, diversity, inclusiveness 
and participation 
  The Commission’s role is that of a stock-taker and of ensuring adherence to 
these guiding principles, with the high-level progress and plenary meetings as 
important events to check in on progress made so far under balanced 
representation 
  EIT Innoenergy and Gates Ventures are working on specific scale-up projects, 
which the Commission considers as complementary  
 
 cautions to give financial actors a too prominent role in the 
alliance, but to leave the investment decisions to industrial actors. Ms Jorna 
sees their roles as complementary. 


Agreement on the following next steps: 
o  Ms. Jorna will send a letter to Hydrogen Europe detailing the key principles and modes 
of operation for the Clean Hydrogen Alliance 
o  The call for expression of interest for the thematic round-tables will be launched shortly 
o  Hydrogen Europe and the Commission to work on a ‘vitrine’ for flagship hydrogen 
projects 
o  The role of the European Parliament in the Alliance will be looked at 
 
 
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European Commission, DG GROW 
, B-1049 Brussels/Belgium 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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European Commission, DG GROW 
, B-1049 Brussels/Belgium