Commission asked what the funding would cover. TKS explained that the funding will
cover CAPEX and some OPEX. TKS raised issues regarding the negotiation of PPAs and
expressed the preference that green hydrogen should be reserved for industries with high
GHG emissions. The Commission acknowledged that every industry is asking for green
hydrogen and that the next pilot auctions on renewable hydrogen planned to be launched
the definition of ETS benchmarks and the danger of the circumvention for CBAM.
TKS emphasized that while all major European steel players are investing in clean
technologies and have a decarbonisation roadmap, investment leakage is happening
towards the US. The Commission acknowledged these concerns and pointed out that it is
taking important steps to help and support, such as with the Hydrogen Bank and the
auctions for renewable hydrogen, with the push for easier permitting. On prioritisation,
climate, and resilience criteria to be implemented in the auction design. At the end of the
meeting, TKS expressed their preference to prioritise the end use of green hydrogen and
informed the Commission that they are regularly organizing visits of the Duisburg plant
and would be more than happy to welcome representatives of the European Commission.
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