German Government Adopts New National Hydrogen Energy Strategy

The German government adopted a new version of the National Hydrogen Energy Strategy on the 26th. According to the strategy, Germany's leading position in hydrogen energy technology will be further enhanced by 2030, and the product supply will cover the whole value chain of hydrogen energy technology from production (such as electrolyzers) to various applications (such as fuel cell technology). According to the

new edition of the National Hydrogen Energy Strategy, Germany's hydrogen demand is expected to reach 130 terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2030, of which 50% to 70% will need to be imported . The German government is developing a relevant import strategy. In addition, Germany plans to substantially increase its domestic electrolytic hydrogen capacity, doubling its domestic electrolytic hydrogen capacity target from 5 gigawatts (GW) to at least 10 GW by 2030. Germany will also build an efficient hydrogen energy infrastructure, with plans to renovate and build more than 1800 kilometers of hydrogen pipelines by 2027/2028. "To invest in hydrogen energy is to invest in our future, which is an investment in climate protection, employment and energy supply security,"

German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said in a statement issued on the 26th. German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Schulze also said that by updating the National Hydrogen Strategy, Germany hopes to send a signal to partner countries that Germany not only wants to import hydrogen reliably , but also wants to help the new hydrogen supply chain develop well and sustainably.

The German government launched the first edition of the National Hydrogen Energy Strategy in 2020, and plans to invest 9 billion euros to promote the production and use of hydrogen energy. In 2021, the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research issued the Guidelines for Funding International Hydrogen Energy Projects to promote the construction of overseas hydrogen energy projects, accelerate the development of hydrogen energy economy and prepare for the import of hydrogen energy in Germany. Since 2022, Germany has signed hydrogen energy cooperation agreements with Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Norway and other countries to further promote multilateral cooperation in hydrogen energy.