France

Hydrogen deployment plan for the energy transition

Executive

Plan

Passed in 2018

This Plan sets the government's vision on how to fastrack the development and deployment of hydrogen in France. The plan targets energy storage, electricity generation in transport, gas networks and CO2 storage. The Plan is organised on three main actions to focus on: 1) Production of hydrogen by electrolysis for industry, phase of initiation, 2) A valorization by uses of the mobility in complementarity of the batteries, and 3) ensuring the stabilization of energy networks in the medium-long term. Ten specific measures and objectives are subsequently defined.

Documents

Climate targets in this law

9 targets

9% of journeys to be made bike

Transport | Target year: 2024
Build 200 hydrogen stations by 2022, 500 by 2024, and 1500 by 2030

Transport | Target year: 2030
Achieve consistent investments into hydrogen of 100 million euros per year

Finance
Reduce consumption of fossil fuel energy consumption by 30% by 2030

Economy-wide | Target year: 2030
Renewable energy to account for 40% of electricity production by 2030

Energy | Target year: 2030
Carbon neutrality by 2050

Economy-wide | Target year: 2050
5,000-7,500 light vehicles, 200 heavy vehicles, and 100 stations powered by hydrogen by 2023; and 20000 to 50000 light vehicles, 800 to 2000 heavy vehicles and 400 to 1000 stations powered by hydrogen by 2028

Transport | Target year: 2028
Decarbonised Hydrogen to account for 10% industrial hydrogen by 2023 and 20 to 40% en 2028

Energy | Target year: 2028
Renewable energy to account for 32% of final energy consumption by 2030

Energy | Target year: 2030