At the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, the Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2) and Trovio Operating Pty Ltd (Trovio) announce they have entered a strategic partnership to develop a global registry for green H₂ and green H₂ derivative certification.

The platform will provide certainty and transparency to producers, customers, investors and other stakeholders that green H₂ is exactly that: H₂ made with renewable electricity which conforms to the highest standards on emissions, ESG and the sustainable development goals.

Powered by Trovio’s CorTenX purpose built, API driven environmental registry, for the first time the industry will have an efficient, streamlined workflow to support the capture and retention of provenance data throughout the supply chain to meet the required standards for the issuance, trade and retirement of green H₂ and green H₂ derivative certificates, including green ammonia, green methanol and synthetic methane.

This will also enable producers, traders and customers to ensure alignment with national and regional schemes such as the EU’s Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) requirements under the Renewable Energy Directive and forthcoming tax credit provisions under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act 2022. 

Green H₂ projects that meet the Green H₂ Standard™ will be licensed to use the label GH2 Green Hydrogen and will be eligible to obtain and trade GH2 certificates of origin for green H₂ and derivatives such as green ammonia.

The register is targeting Q1 2025 to be live with a fully operational and integrated platform for the creation, issuance, data retention and transacting of certificates.

Green H₂ producers which are demonstrating leadership through implementing the Green H₂ Standard include Fortescue’s PECEM project in Brazil; HyStor Energy’s Mississippi Clean H₂ Hub, Adani and TES. These companies will benefit from the seamless global certification registry this new partnership will deliver.

GH2 CEO Jonas Moberg said, “Consistent and truly low-carbon H₂ standards are essential to address the climate crisis and to stimulate global trade and market confidence. Several regulatory frameworks and certification systems defining the sustainability attributes of green, clean and low-carbon H₂ are currently being developed, but there is a growing risk that lack of alignment will lead to market fragmentation. This new registry will allow project developers and their customers to demonstrate compliance with the Green H₂ Standard and several regulatory regimes, derisking projects that will support the development of global markets.”

“Trovio brings outstanding energy sector and technological expertise to the table. Working together with companies at the forefront the green H₂ economy, this project will provide greater certainty and transparency that green H₂ is exactly that: H₂ made with renewable electricity which conforms to the highest standards on emissions, ESG and the sustainable development goals.”

Trovio CEO Jon Deane said, “Trovio is pleased to be working with GH2, project developers and their customers to help ensure that new H₂ production is truly environmentally and socially sustainable. Trovio’s proprietary technology solutions have been developed specifically for environmental assets and are being utilized across both the public and private sector. We believe this new registry in partnership with GH2 will help build confidence in this critical and growing industry and ultimately foster acceleration in the adoption of green H₂ and its derivatives.

GH2 Director of the Green H₂ Standard Sam Bartlett said, “Green H₂ producers and customers need clarity and consistency in order to plan for the long term. Adherence to emissions and sustainability standards will strongly influence project development, H₂ pricing and export opportunities. This new registry provides project developers and their customers with a highly credible, globally recognized platform that can be used to demonstrate their alignment with national standards and global best practice.”