The European Commission (EC) has published the <a href="https://climate.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b996825e-cd36-44c1-895d-a780062f626d_en?filename=2024%2009%2025%20Final%20TC_2nd%20Round%20RFNBO%20H2_IF_TCforPUBLICATION_Clean.pdf" target="_blank">final terms and conditions</a> for its upcoming second EUR-1.2-billion (USD 1.34bn) renewable hydrogen auction, introducing new resilience requirements that are aimed at “achieving security of supply of essential goods and contribution to Europe’s industrial leadership and competitiveness.”