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Politics

Open letter: CEOs urge EU heads of state to launch hydrogen initiative

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More than 30 leading companies from the energy, automotive and technology sectors are calling on EU heads of state and government to provide stronger support for hydrogen mobility. In a joint letter, they are urging political action to scale up infrastructure and the market.

Pressekonferenz zur Vorstellung des Vorschlags der EU-Kommission zu den Klimazielen. 
Politics

EU Commission proposes 90 percent greenhouse gas reduction target by 2040

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The EU Commission has proposed a new climate target for 2040: net greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 90 percent compared to 1990 levels. According to the Commission, the proposal is intended to strengthen investment in clean technologies and support industry on the path to climate neutrality.

Supporting the hydrogen ramp-up is apparently not a priority for the new federal government.
Politics

BDEW criticizes draft budget: hydrogen ramp-up at risk

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The German federal government has adopted the 2025 draft budget and key figures for 2026. The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) criticizes massive cuts in hydrogen funding and warns of negative consequences for industry and Germany as a business location.

The NWR calls for a stronger integration of climate protection, industrial policy and energy security.
Policy

National Hydrogen Council calls for simplified regulation and infrastructure expansion

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The National Hydrogen Council (NWR) has published eight theses for a future-oriented hydrogen policy. Among other things, it calls for simplified regulatory frameworks, the rapid expansion of infrastructure and reliable market structures for hydrogen and its derivatives.

DWV board member Friederike Lassen
RED III

German Hydrogen association DWV criticizes sub-quota in RED III draft

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The German Hydrogen Association (DWV) welcomes the draft bill implementing the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) in the transport sector. At the same time, the association calls for significantly more ambitious quotas for green hydrogen and electricity-based fuels.

Germany and France

Industry associations call for European hydrogen alliance

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At the beginning of May, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron appeared so united in their positions that French media dubbed them "Merzcron." Industry associations from the energy sector believe this renewed Franco-German alignment should be leveraged.

Initiative HyDresden | Prof. Alexander Michaelis (Institutsleiter, Fraunhofer IKTS), Dr. ReinhartVogel (Geschäftsführer, Linde Engineering), Nils Aldag (CEO, Sunfire) (v.l.n.r.)
Infrastructure

Initiative calls for investment security to achieve 10 gigawatt electrolysis target by 2030

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The HyDresden initiative is calling for electrolysis and green hydrogen to be anchored as eligible infrastructure projects within the planned €500 billion special fund. Linde Engineering, Sunfire, and the Fraunhofer IKTS aim to establish Dresden as an international hydrogen hub and to expand domestic value creation.

Michelle Lujan Grisham
Interview with Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the US state of New Mexico

The cleaner, the more support

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The US is investing a lot of money in renewable energies and also in hydrogen. With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden administration has released large sums of money to promote sustainable technologies. Even if at least some of this is likely to be reversed under a new Trump administration, a number of states have embarked on this path and - like New Mexico - are focusing on hydrogen. HZwei spoke to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about this in Rotterdam in the summer of 2024.

Home game for Minister Olaf Lies at Hannover Messe
Industry criticizes current H2 funding policies

No decision is also a decision

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“Two years ago, we were still discussing an ‘All Electric World’ in Berlin. Now it's clear we need both – molecules and electrons.” With these words, the state of Niedersachen’s economy minister Olaf Lies summarized well at this year’s Hannover Messe where we stand today. At the political level, however, this seems to not have been reached by everyone. Otherwise, the quasi funding freeze for H2 activities at present can hardly be explained. Reason enough for the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) to send a pleading letter to Berlin (see p. 33) – and trigger for a palpable dispute among economic experts.

liquid, synthetic fuels

Wissing signs Berlin declaration

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E-fuels – irrespective of their disputed suitability for the car sector – will be essential for the decarbonization of the transport sector. Hence German transportation minister Volker Wissing is continuing with his campaign to ramp up e-fuels. On June 4, 2024, he underlined his approach by hosting...

Lively exchange at the evening reception of the H2 Forum in Berlin
Optimism at the H2 Forum in Berlin

Politicians with an open ear for hydrogen

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A good 450 participants gathered at the specialist conference H2 Forum in Berlin February 19 and 20 to discuss innovative H2 technologies, strategies for the market ramp-up and the necessary regulatory framework conditions. A further 1,000 participants were connected online, even despite the considerable time difference in countries such as India and the USA.

Complaints halt hydrogen project in Switzerland

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Swiss energy concern Axpo had intended to build a hydrogen production facility at the Eglisau-Glattfelden hydroelectric power plant. However the project, which was to be located directly on the German-Swiss border, has now been stopped due to complaints about the granting of a special license.