NACE Macro-Sector: C - Manufacturing
Level 2: C20
Level 3: C20.1
Level 4: C20.1.1
Description:
Manufacture of hydrogen
Metric and threshold:
The following thresholds need to be met:
• Direct CO2 emissions from manufacturing of hydrogen: 5.8 tCO2e/t Hydrogen in alignment with energy thresholds in the taxonomy.
• Electricity use for hydrogen produced by electrolysis is at or lower than 58 MWh/t Hydrogen
• Average carbon intensity of the electricity produced that is used for hydrogen manufacturing is at or below 100 gCO2e/kWh (Taxonomy threshold for electricity production, subject to periodical update).