[Digest] Workshop: The use of hydrogen fuel in transport

The workshop took place on 16 March 2021 and focused on the following topics:

• Overview of hydrogen as an alternative transport fuel: the role of hydrogen fuel in the green transition and mapping of relevant and ongoing joint projects.
• The state of play and perspectives of hydrogen fuel as a game changer for rail, maritime, aviation, and road sectors, and the emerging solutions and technical obstacles to its full exploitation.
• EU position vis-à-vis international partners and competitors.
• Future actions needed to strengthen the path towards the hydrogen economy: project financing and legislative options, including the forthcoming revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive.

The presentations were followed by Q&A session with members whereby, among other subjects, the clean hydrogen option, as well as the need to ensure a fair transition were raised and further elaborated by the experts. Presentations: Why commit to hydrogen? A general overview and the challenges for rail transport Speaker: Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking, Belgium Hydrogen as a potential game changer to decarbonize the lagging shipping sector Speaker: Laurence Grand-Clément, Chief Executive Officer of Persee, France Road transport and the use of hydrogen; EU’s international position and future actions for the hydrogen economy Speaker: Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Belgium Watch the video of the event (with multilingual interpretation):