Europeans across all sociodemographic subgroups have a high level of awareness of hydrogen energy, with over eight in ten respondents (82%) declaring to have seen, read or heard something about hydrogen (82%), shows a public opinion survey conducted in autumn 2022 that analysed European citizens’ attitudes towards and level of knowledge of hydrogen technologies.

69% of the respondents believe that hydrogen is a sustainable energy source.In particular, hydrogen is considered positively in terms of its environmental impactwith an average rating of 3.9 out of 10. In comparison, fossil energy is widely seen to have the most negative impact on the environment with an average rating of 7,7 out of 10.

Most Europeans (70%) also agree that hydrogen has a role to play in reducing energy dependence of their country.