Underground Hydrogen Storage: Turning PCI Momentum into a Scalable European Asset
The second list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) marks a significant success for Europe’s Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) operators. It sends a clear signal that hydrogen infrastructure is no longer peripheral, but institutionally recognised as central to the Union’s energy transition.
H2eart for Europe calls for robust valuation framework in ENNOH’s CBA Methodology for Hydrogen Infrastructure
H2eart for Europe has submitted a comprehensive response to the public consultation on ENNOH’s draft Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Single-Sector Methodology. The alliance welcomes ENNOH’s ambition to establish a harmonised, transparent and system-wide framework for evaluating hydrogen infrastructure projects, but stresses that several methodological choices in the draft risk systematically undervaluing the contribution of underground hydrogen […]
Whitepaper: Advancing EU infrastructure through the national implementation of the EU Decarbonised Gas and Hydrogen Package
This whitepaper distils the key insights and consensus reached during the day, presenting a widely supported perspective on the regulatory, financing, and project development measures needed to scale up hydrogen storage and infrastructure.
Workshop: “Advancing EU infrastructure through the national implementation of the EU Decarbonised Gas and Hydrogen Package: Connecting policy, financial support mechanisms and market creation”
The workshop focused on the needs to scale up hydrogen infrastructure to ensure a resilient, decarbonised European energy system. The event highlighted the regulatory, financial, and technical measures needed to unlock investments and facilitate market scale up. Discussions were centered on aligning national strategies with European objectives, securing investments, and addressing barriers to project development.
H2eart for Europe Alliance x H2Global Foundation Interview
With Susana Moreira, H2Global Foundation Executive Director, and Co-chair “Strategies, challenges, and market development for Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) within the European hydrogen ecosystem.” Official Press Release [Paris, 5th December, 2024] H2eart for Europe is an EU-wide, CEO-led alliance, composed of thirteen Storage System Operators (SSOs) from across Europe, committed to accelerating […]
New Co-Chair “H2eart for Europe” Alliance on Underground Hydrogen Storage
All this positive spirit received at the Launch Event in Brussels this week motivates in chairing this new Alliance together with Michael Schmöltzer (Uniper Energy Storage) and Carole Le- Henaff (Storengy).
ICIS EXPLAINS: H2eart for Europe
LONDON (ICIS)–The European Underground Hydrogen Storage Alliance launched H2eart for Europe on 23 January with the aim to provide reports and analysis surrounding hydrogen storage across Europe.
H2eart for Europe released a report entitled “The role of underground hydrogen storage in Europe” at the same time, which ICIS has summarised in the below infogram.
Billions must be invested in hydrogen storage this decade to provide long-term flexibility to future grids: industry group
A new industry group, H2eart for Europe, has warned in its launch report that between €18bn and €36bn ($19.5bn-39bn) will be needed to set up enough underground hydrogen storage systems to provide long-term flexibility for zero-carbon grids.
Newly founded European Alliance, “H2eart for Europe”, Commits to Accelerated European Decarbonization Efforts through Underground Hydrogen Storage with the Support of EVP Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
The H2eart for Europe initiative, currently composed of eleven Storage System Operators (SSOs) from across Europe, announced a pioneering pledge to expedite the decarbonization of the European energy system in the presence of Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Maroš Šefčovič.