Guarantee of Origin
This LAP is concerned with identifying whether a Guarantee of Origin scheme is in place and would provide recognition of the renewable content of hydrogen within (methanated) SNG for injection into the gas grid at TSO or DSO level
Is it a barrier?
Yes
Type of Barrier
Structural barriers, Operational barriers, Economic barriers, Regulatory gap
Assessment Severity
3
Assessment
First of all it has to be clarified whether the GoO is related to electricity generated by using hydrogen as a fuel or is the term related to the commodity hydrogen as such when produced by using RES –electricity for the production. Probably both applications might make sense. Is hydrogen is injected into gas grids, the quality of the transported gas mixture will change, hence this issues have to be taken into consideration. A proper arrangement of the GoO is extremely important for the fungibility of hydrogen, subsequently for the market uptake of hydrogen
Questions:
Question 1
Are there guarantees of origin applicable in your country?
If yes, which organisation is responsible for issuing guarantees of origin for hydrogen depending on energy source?
What are the rules for the use of these guarantees of origin?
Please describe.
In case the question is related to hydrogen produced with RES then so far not; thereto related discussions have started in the meantime. The idea is that the same organisation which is dealing with the GoO for biomethane should take care of the GoO for hydrogen as well. Basically it has to be clarified whether the GoO is related to electricity generated by using hydrogen as fuel or is the GoO linked with the commodity hydrogen as such