The country plans to fast-track developing its H2 grid network in clean energy push.
Germany is striving to make the switch to clean energy and developing hydrogen infrastructure as quickly as possible is one of its goals to make the transition as fast as possible.
The country is working on making a “hydrogen acceleration law” a reality.
According to a recent Bloomberg report, at a recent conference in Berlin, the head of Germany’s Economy Ministry’s energy security department, Philipp Steinberg, said that the department is “in the process of putting in place a hydrogen acceleration law.”
As Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has shut down its last nuclear power plants, its looking toward developing hydrogen infrastructure to help supply the power that so many of its industries desperately need. Bloomberg notes that Germany is one of the first in the world to have presented a draft for a core hydrogen network to connect its main industrial hubs, which spans11,200 kilometers (6,960 miles).
In order to obtain the hydrogen fuel it needs for this plan, the country has joined a project to source the fuel from southern Europe by 2030.
The law to accelerate hydrogen infrastructure development is expected to be presented this year.
The Economy Ministry stated that the plan is to present the law to fast-track hydrogen this year. Additionally, according to a separate draft law, it would be likely for grid operators to begin applying for their first hydrogen infrastructure projects as early as November. These projects would include repurposing existing gas lines and the building of new links.
