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Independent reporting repeats the 13–15% auction-style and up-to-41% idealised modeled improvements while noting the idealised scenario removed real-world constraints. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Targeting hydrogen demand could cut EU support costs by up to 15%, study finds · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:80813a6bcebabfd6522d667a3cb45adc936752c7953f3baff12204cbd8776fbd

Adding a 10% location-based component to European Hydrogen Bank-style funding criteria improved modelled cost-effectiveness by 13–15%. In an idealised scenario with some real-world constraints removed, the improvement reached up to 41%. Analysis covered more than 14,100 potential hydrogen users across Europe.