Europe by 2050 it needs to become climate neutral and therefore needs to transform its energy system, which is the source of as much as 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions.

To achieve climate neutrality, EU strategies have been adopted for:

-energy system integration
-for pure hydrogen
which should pave the way for a more efficient and better connected energy sector for two important goals: a cleaner planet and a stronger economy.

These two strategies form the new clean energy investment plan, in line with the Commission's Next Generation Recovery Package and the European Green Plan.
Planned investments can stimulate economic recovery after the coronavirus crisis, and also enable job creation in Europe and strengthen our leading position and competitiveness in strategic industries,
which are key to Europe’s resilience.

Energy system integration

The EU's energy system integration strategy will be the framework for the transition to green energy. Energy system integration means that the system is planned and managed as a whole, connecting different energy carriers, infrastructures and consumption sectors. This connected and flexible system will be more efficient and will reduce costs for society. Such would be, for example, a system in which cars are powered by solar panels on roofs and buildings are heated by heat from a nearby factory, powered by pure hydrogen produced from offshore wind energy.

Hydrogen strategy

In an integrated energy system, hydrogen can help decarbonise industry, transport, energy production and buildings across Europe. The EU Hydrogen Strategy considers how to translate this potential into reality through investment, regulation, market creation, and research and innovation.

Hydrogen can serve as a propellant in sectors unsuitable for electrification and provide storage to balance variable energy flows from renewable sources, but this can only be achieved through coordinated public and private sector measures at EU level. The priority is the development of hydrogen production from renewable sources, mainly through the use of wind and solar energy. However, in the short and medium term, other ways of low-carbon hydrogen production are needed to quickly reduce emissions and support the development of a sustainable market.

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