EU to Change Hydrogen Subsidy Rules to Tackle Chinese Oversupply

It follows a warning from the industry that the EU’s hydrogen sector could lose the ability to compete with Chinese firms, which have devoured solar markets.

European Union Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra takes part in a hearing of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Oct. 2, 2023.Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union is working on new hydrogen subsidy rules to protect European manufacturers from “unfair” Chinese competition, the bloc’s climate chief said on Sept. 2.

Wopke Hoekstra, EU commissioner for climate action, made the revelation at the Eindhoven University of Technology in Eindhoven, Netherlands, where he spoke at the opening of the academic year.