On 29 June 2026, the MED-GEM Network hosted a webinar in Brussels and online on the T-MED 1st Call for Expressions of Interest for European Project Promoters.The session brought together more than 70 public and private actors interested in renewable energy, clean technologies, hydrogen, infrastructure and investment opportunities across the Southern Mediterranean.Moderated by Tiziana de Harlez, Project Manager of the MED-GEM Network, the webinar featured:🎙️ Nazanin Nejati, Policy Officer, European Commission — presentation of the T-MED initiative and Investment Platform🎙️ Frank Wouters, Director, MED-GEM Network — walkthrough of the Call, eligibility criteria and submission processThe Call is open until 15 August 2026 and targets large-scale projects in renewable energy, energy transmission and distribution, hydrogen and derivatives, and clean tech manufacturing.Read the full article:https://med-gem.eu/t-med-eoi-webinarThe MED-GEM Network is funded by the European Union and implemented by GIZ International Services.#TMED #MEDGEM #GlobalGateway #GreenHydrogen #CleanTech #RenewableEnergy #SouthernMediterraneanRead the full Call:https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf... Chapters:00:00 Introduction | Tiziana de Harlez (MED-GEM)00:44 Nazanin Nejati (DG MENA)17:14 Frank Wouters (MED-GEM)31:20 Questions & AnswersMusic by https://www.bensound.comLicense code: AAZH4PYZO2ZPYWQF

At a MED-GEM Network webinar, GIZ’s H2Uppp team offered a useful reality check on the green hydrogen market. The sector is moving, but it remains early-stage, fragmented and heavily dependent on project preparation, risk reduction and public-private cooperation. The core message was straightforward: hydrogen markets will not scale through ambition alone, but through bankable projects, practical tools and better coordination.
Presented by Claudio Cinquemani, Philip Miltrup and Veit Raisch, H2Uppp was framed as a hands-on programme focused on the most fragile part of the value chain: the stage before major investment, when projects still need to prove their technical, economic and institutional viability. Its approach combines project identification, project development and support to implementation and trade, with the aim of turning early ideas into more credible pipelines.

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Building on the MED-GEM Helpdesk monthly Q&A cycles, this quarterly info session will provide targeted insights into two key dimensions shaping renewable hydrogen market access to the EU: RFNBO certification and the role of Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) in the context of CBAM.

The session will present concrete lessons learned from recent workshops and case studies in non-EU countries, highlighting practical challenges, common misconceptions, and the enabling conditions required to achieve certification readiness.

It will also unpack how renewable electricity tracking instruments such as GoOs interact with RFNBO requirements and CBAM rules, clarifying their role, limitations, and complementarity with other mechanisms such as Power Purchase Agreements.

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