Germany has decided to update the National Hydrogen Strategy with the increased level of ambition in climate protection and the new challenges in the energy market.
The Federal Cabinet made the decision on 26 July preceded by a political agreement of all departments, including the five core departments for hydrogen: the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, the Federal Development Ministry, the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Research Ministry.
The updated strategy sets state guidelines for the generation, transport and use of hydrogen and its derivatives and bundles the federal government’s measures. A reliable supply of Germany with green, long-term sustainable hydrogen is the declared goal of the federal government.
The measures of the update cover the entire value chain, have often already been started parallel to the development of the update of the strategy or are planned in the short term for the year 2023, in the medium term for the years 2024/2025 and in some cases already in the long term until 2030.
The following targets are to be implemented with the measures:
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck , said: “With the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy, we are setting the framework for the new phase in the hydrogen market ramp-up, which we have consistently initiated since taking office: from research and demonstration to large-scale production. Investing in hydrogen is an investment in our future. In climate protection, in qualified jobs and the security of energy supply.”