The Federal Cabinet has approved the National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS). A committee of 26 national and international experts from business and science will support the implementation as the “National Hydrogen Council”.
The concept calls for investments of nine billion euros. To achieve this, electrolysis capacities of ten gigawatts are to be built up by 2040. In addition, two billion euros from this pot are to be made available for concepts, particularly with European partners.
Green electricity from wind and sun will be exempt from the EEG levy for production. Tender models are also being examined. Preference would be given to producers who demanded the least funding. Investment grants are also planned.
Countries in North Africa in particular are suitable locations for the production of green hydrogen, “since the sun shines there almost unlimitedly,” explained the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller. Translated: Photovoltaics can supply the electricity for electrolysis there. “Together with Morocco, we are now developing the first industrial plant for green hydrogen in Africa.” The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco, Zohour Alaoui, and Minister Müller sign an agreement for the construction of a first production plant in Berlin on June 10, 2020.
Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze emphasized that hydrogen, which is produced entirely using electricity from renewable energies, could advance climate protection, particularly in areas “where we have not yet had solutions, for example in the steel industry or in aviation”. Green hydrogen requires additional green electricity. “That’s why we must and will consistently expand renewable energies.”
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https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2020/20200610-globale-fuehrungsrolle-bei-wasserstofftechnologien-sichern.html
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Federal Government adopts National Hydrogen Strategy and appoints National Hydrogen Council / © BMWi/Andreas Mertens
