The funding was approved under the June 2025 Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), which allows for continued support until the end of 2030.

Eligible investments under CISAF include electrolysers, fuel cells, storage technologies, compressors, ammonia crackers, pipelines, and renewable energy infrastructure across wind, solar, and hydro.

The commission said the scheme can offer support for decarbonising industrial processes “through electrification, energy efficiency and the switch to the use of renewable and electricity-based hydrogen”.

The production and recycling of related critical raw materials will also be covered.

Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, stressed the importance of the funding for reaching Clean Industrial Deal goals, saying it would also keep “potential competition distortions” to a minimum.

This comes as Germany’s backing of hydrogen continues to outpace that of other EU states.

Berlin and Brussels recently agreed on prospective plans to transition 12GW worth of power plants in the country to hydrogen by 2045, as well as a deal that will see Germany offer up to €200m ($232m) to Canada for importing green hydrogen.

Germany also made a recent push in the mobility sector, investing €220m ($260m) into establishing a trial network of hydrogen refuelling stations, a move likely directed at EU renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) targets.