Cambridge Handbook of Hydrogen and the Law

Ruven Fleming is Assistant Professor of Energy Law at the University of Groningen and works as Legal Project Manager on hydrogen projects at the German Fuel Institute (DBI), Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (TU Freiberg), Germany. His research interest is energy law, with a particular focus on hydrogen, 'unconventional' forms of energy production, renewable energy and energy investment and trade law. Fleming has published widely on hydrogen regulation in various publishing outlets. He is an editor of the standard reference work Encyclopedia of Energy Law, Climate Change and the Environment (2021) and a number of other energy law books. He also authored the monograph Shale Gas, the Environment and Energy Security (2017) and has written numerous book chapters as well as articles in international law journals. Fleming is a member of the editorial board of the Elgar European Energy & Climate Journal. He regularly advises governments and national parliaments on energy law-related issues and has received grants from the European Commission and the Dutch Science Organization (NWO) as well as other European and national organisations for various research and educational projects. He undertook undergraduate law studies in Germany at the University of Marburg and went on to study Russian at Moscow State University Lomonossow/Russia as well as gaining work experience at a Russian/German law firm in Moscow. Prior to the commencement of his research in Groningen, he received a master's degree in oil and gas law (LLM) as well as a PhD in law from the University of Aberdeen, UK. Fleming is Scientific Coordinator of the Groningen Center of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS), Secretary of the North Sea Energy Law Partnership, Member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Member of the Operating Committee of the International Association of Energy Law, a frequent speaker at events of the Dutch Association for Energy Law and a reviewer for public funding bod

• 1. Introduction Ruven Fleming; Part I. Current Hydrogen Regulation on the Continents: 2. Hydrogen regulation in Europe – the EU's 'hydrogen and decarbonized gas market' package: best practice or missed opportunity? Leigh Hancher and Simina Suciu; 3. Hydrogen development and regulation in the United States: will government financial incentives outweigh regulatory hurdles? Donna M. Attanasio and Meghan Briggs; 4. Hydrogen policy and regulatory frameworks in Latin America: from promise to production James H. Foy; 5. Hydrogen regulation in Oceania: enabling renewable hydrogen licensing on complex land uses Madeline Taylor; 6. Hydrogen regulation in the Middle East and North Africa region: trends, limitations, and ways forward Damilola S. Olawuyi and Mehrnoosh Aryanpour; 7. Hydrogen regulation in Southeast Asia – steam reforming from biofuels as alternative to electrolysis? Piti Eiamchamroonlarp; Part II. Regulating Hydrogen Markets: 8. Economics of regulating hydrogen markets Machiel Mulder; 9. The role of regional and local authorities in developing a regional hydrogen economy Ceciel Nieuwenhout; 10. Sustainability criteria for renewable hydrogen Romain Mauger, Paola Villavicencio Calzadilla and Ruven Fleming; 11. Public participation in the hydrogen economy: lessons learned from the Northern Netherland Hydrogen Valley Lorenzo Squintani and Stan Schouten; Part III. Regulating Hydrogen Production: 12. Offshore production and transport of green hydrogen: a case study on Denmark and the Netherlands Liv Malin Andreasson; 13. How to build your own electrolyser – pitfalls and challenges of the permitting procedures in Finland Elena Tissari; 14. Giving hydrogen the green light and putting it on the fast-track?: Consenting hydrogen developments in Aotearoa New Zealand Jennifer Campion; Part IV. Regulating Hydrogen Transport: 15. Accelerating permission: hydrogen transport and storage regulation – a German Case Study Cathérine Jansen; 16. Goal-Setting approaches to the regulation of hydrogen transport – a case study from France Kleopatra-Eirini Zerde; 17. The development of hydrogen infrastructure in the Netherlands and third-party access Maaike Broersma, Philipp Jäger and Marijn Holwerda; Part V. End-Use of Hydrogen: 18. The regulation of hydrogen in the transport sector – focus on refuelling stations Endrius Cocciolo; 19. The regulation of hydrogen storage as end-use Kaisa Huhta and Markus Sairanen; 20. The regulation of hydrogen in the heating markets Pim Jansen and Leonie Reins; 21. Conclusion Ruven Fleming.