Less than 20% of the EU’s planned hydrogen project pipeline is expected to be realized by 2030 without urgently addressing critical points that create a widening gap between ambition and reality in Europe’s hydrogen sector, according to the latest report from energy market research and consultancy firm Westwood Global Energy.

Westwood’s research indicates that only 17% (less than a fifth) of the EU’s hydrogen pipeline may come online by 2030 without addressing policy frameworks, funding mechanisms, and demand-side mandates.