Hydrogen production capacity

According to SGS INSPIRE research there could be 12,351 MW of, mainly renewable, hydrogen electrolysis power by 2030. This is still small compared to the EU’s target of 40,000 MW of hydrogen electrolysis capacity. The figure below indicates the countries which have announced or started renewable hydrogen production projects. This chart is not exhaustive. For example, we are aware of three hydrogen projects coming up in Poland by Lotos, Orlen and PGNiG. Total capacity could be 2 GW by 2030. There may be additional projects in the pipeline that we have not considered yet.

In September, 2020, the EU Impact Assessment for the Communication ”Stepp