L R AS Published on Saturday 12 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:minister-regulation, hydrogen
The French plan for hydrogen
France has set a hydrogen production capacity target of 6.5 GW in 2030. This strategy will be supported by €7 billion of public funding over ten years, including €2 billion by 2022.
Three priorities have been defined:
- Decarbonise the industry by using electrolysis, rather than fossil fuel-based production. France will launch a project of European interest for hydrogen, similar to that for battery production. Electrolysers the size of a gigawatt must be planned.
- Develop public transport (trains) and utility vehicles (buses, dump trucks) using hydrogen. A 350 million euro call for tenders for innovative projects in this field will be organised this year. 275 million will be used for the acquisition of large-scale innovative industrial installations.
- Research and development
The €3.4 billion to be distributed between now and 2023 is split 54% for decarbonisation, 27% for transport and 19% for R&D and innovation.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/09/10/france-wants-6-5-gw-of-hydrogen-capacity-by-2030/
PV Magazine of 10 September
EDITOR'S NOTE X. Daval, President of SER-Soler, points out (cf. The President of SER-Soler is surprised at the lack of relevance of the hydrogen plan) that before dealing with storing hydrogen, it is a question of producing it. He emphasised that this involves either using fossil fuels or using renewable energies. He is surprised that nothing is planned to decarbonise production.
This plan clearly shows the influence of pressure groups rather than a clear and reasonable strategy: what will be done with production facilities if there is no renewable energy? Will fossil fuels be used? Will this decarbonise the economy? Logic dictates that we should develop solar or wind power production before developing hydrogen and its storage.
