On 22 August 2024, Legislative Decree N.º 1629, was published, amending Article 2 of Law No. 31992, Law for the Promotion of Green Hydrogen, which aims to promote the development of green hydrogen from renewable energy resources.
The modification introduces a change in the definition of "green hydrogen," as follows:
Law N.º 31992 | Modification |
Article 2. Definition of green hydrogen For the purposes of this law, green hydrogen is an energy vector produced with low greenhouse gas emission technologies. | Article 2. Definition of green hydrogen For the purposes of the present law, green hydrogen is obtained from water through processes that use renewable energy resources as a source of energy. |
You may recall that Law No. 31992 promotes the generation, production and use of green hydrogen in industry from renewable energies, mainly as an energy vector, as fuel and as an input in industrial processes, either as hydrogen or by-products (fertilizers, organic liquids, methanol and others).
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