The German government has decided to increase domestic electrolysis capacity from 5 GW to at least 10 GW by 2030
This will make the German economy climate-neutral and reduce its dependency on russian gas
The German government has approved an updated hydrogen strategy, according to which the country is to increase the capacity of domestic electrolysis from 5 GW to at least 10 GW by 2030. This is part of Germany's aim to become climate-neutral by 2045 as well as less dependent on russian gas.
This is reported by Reuters.
It is expected that for an electrolysis project with a capacity of 2.5 GW, for which the demand for hydrogen will be between 95 and 130 TWh per year in 2030, between 50% and 70% will be covered by state-funded imports.
It is noted that such a strategy allows the use of hydrogen produced using lower carbon energy sources, but restricts direct state subsidies for hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources.
It is expected that the EU will allocate funds to launch a hydrogen network through the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) funding scheme by 2027/2028, to connect the main production, import, and storage centres by 2030. It is clarified that the network will have over 1,800 km of pipelines.
Background. Earlier, Mind reported on how russia was creating new risks for Ukraine's national security and was trying to regain its losses in the EU gas market.
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