EU: Member States start enshrining RED III RFNBO target in their national legislation

Directive (EU) 2023/2413 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (RED III) entered into force in November 20, 2023.

It mandates that 42% of the hydrogen used in industry for energy and other purposes must come from renewable non-biological sources (RFNBO) by 2030, increasing to 60% by 2035. In the transport sector, RFNBO and advanced biofuels together should make up 1% of the energy supplied by 2025, with RFNBO alone reaching 1% by 2030. Since RFNBOs consist of fuels produced from hydrogen that is generated using renewable energy sources, this hydrogen can then