The European Commission (EC) has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production.
The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, which was introduced on March 9, to support measures in sectors which are key to accelerate the transition and reduce fuel dependencies, and falls in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The Commission concluded that the French scheme is ‘necessary, appropriate and proportionate’ to accelerate the green transition.
France notified the Commission that it aims to produce heat and fuels from biomass, such as synthetic gas and biochar, for use in industrial processes, and liquid fuels from biomass and renewable hydrogen, for use in industrial processes and transport.
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