To help decarbonize the industry of the European Union (EU), the European Commission will allocate over €250 million in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 21 hydrogen infrastructure development studies.

As disclosed, the funding will help alleviate investment risks associated with this nascent market and complement the hydrogen policy framework introduced in the Gas and Hydrogen Package.

The grants are intended for projects in Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden: notably the BarMar-H2med project between Spain and France, the backbone projects in Italy, Portugal and Spain, as well as the hydrogen corridors and routes in the Baltic region.

To note, gas transmission system operators (TSOs) of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany announced the start of the feasibility studies on the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) in December 2024.