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More new fossil gas heating systems, only tentative progress: energy transition update

Reduced fossil fuel consumption due to the energy crisis, tentative positive signs in the expansion of renewable energy capacities, electric cars and heat pumps – but not fast enough, according to new figures from the Ariadne Transformation Tracker. Moreover, ...

Ariadne-Analysis: Hydrogen in the Reformed EU ETS – Implications for Competitiveness and Emissions Reductions

The use of renewable hydrogen is considered an important element for the decarbonization of sectors that are hard to electrify, such as the steel and chemical industry or aviation (European Commission 2020, Ferrario et al. 2022). However, the volume ...

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Europe must provide even better incentives for renewable hydrogen

Ariadne researchers have analysed the EU framework for the ramp-up of hydrogen. This energy carrier, produced with electricity from renewable sources, is intended to decarbonise sectors that are difficult to electrify, such as the chemical and steel industries.