Towards decarbonised gas markets: an analysis of the current and future market design for gaseous fuels based on EU legislation
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Significant changes to the market design for gaseous fuels have been proposed by the European Commission to enable the transition towards decarbonised gas markets. On 15 December 2021 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a “Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package” (hereafter: proposed Decarbonisation Package). The package includes a proposal for a revision of the current Gas Directive and Gas Regulation. In addition, the proposed Decarbonisation Package includes some amendments to the Gas Security of Supply Regulation (hereafter Gas SoS Regulation). Subsequently, in March 2022 short-term amendments of both the Gas SoS Regulation and Gas Regulation regarding the role of natural gas storages have been proposed by the European Commission as part of the REPowerEU plan and entered into force in July 2022.1Moreover, a revision of the Regulation on trans-European Energy Infrastructure (hereafter: TEN-E Regulation) entered into force in June 2022, which contains relevant changes for both natural gas and hydrogen infrastructure. Together, these changes significantly impact the market design for gaseous fuels.
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TNO Identifier
977897
Publisher
TNO
Collation
88 p.
Place of publication
Petten