France unveils new priorities for its national hydrogen strategy

Recently, French Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Panier-Lünachet, announced the new focus
of the upcoming revision of the national hydrogen strategy.
In order to accelerate the decarbonization of the French economy, especially in steelmaking, cement and long-distance transportation, which are the main sources of carbon emissions, it is necessary to expand its use of hydrogen, which does not emit carbon during its manufacture and use
, she said.

Panier-Lünachet said that in addition to responding to the current international situation and energy crisis, the new focus of France's hydrogen strategy will also integrate hydrogen hub operation plans for hydrogen-related industries, and promote cost reduction and industrial decarbonization through the joint use of hydrogen energy production; Leverage decarbonized electricity from hydrogen hubs and sign long-term contracts with large-scale electrolysis unit power suppliers; Incorporating hydrogen-related equipment technologies into the fast-growing global market
.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron set a goal of halving industrial carbon emissions in the next 10 years to achieve net zero emissions
by 2050.
To this end, France will develop corresponding industrial decarbonization plans and establish hydrogen energy hubs to provide low-carbon and competitive hydrogen energy
to the industry.

France took the lead in defining a national hydrogen strategy in 2020, but with the changing situation and impressive developments in the hydrogen industry, the current hydrogen strategy will be updated
in the first half of 2023.