ICIS hydrogen editor Jake Stones meets with Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis to discuss some of the largest developments to befall the EU hydrogen market this year, namely the progression of the Net Zero Industry Act, the new terms and conditions for the second EU Hydrogen Bank auction, and lastly the results of the pilot auction were published to the market, indicating the first projects to be granted a fixed subsidy via the bank’s mechanism. Over the episode Chatzimarkakis weighs in on key considerations around these topics, such as what the budget might be for the second auction, how the criteria for the new auction has changed compared to the first, and the importance of the pilot auction's results are for the wider European hydrogen economy.