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Germany paints hydrogen energy future in green, grey, blue and turquoise

6/11/2020

Germany’s cabinet passed a national hydrogen strategy as part of a wider push to decarbonize Europe’s largest economy, government sources said. Sectors such as steelmaking, heating, transportation and chemicals are beginning to develop large-scale hydrogen applications to gradually replace fossil fuels. Germany ultimately aims to use renewable energy such as wind or solar to power the electrolysis used to extract hydrogen from water. The government has proposed boosting electrolysis capacity by 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 and adding 10,000 MW by 2040. Hydrogen falls into four categories denoted by color: 1. Green hydrogen Derived from renewable sources which could include offshore wind oper

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