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Strategy

alternative to electric cars speak volumes about technologies can be constantly reduced on the
the potential of Power-To-X technology. Hydrogen global hydrogen market, and the competitiveness
is an essential element of sector coupling. In those of German companies can be strengthened and
areas where electricity cannot be used directly from consolidated.
renewable energies, green hydrogen and Power-to-X Once the cost and efficiency problems in the
technologies open new paths to decarbonization. upstream process of producing hydrogen are solved,
But for hydrogen to become a central component innovative hydrogen applications will come into
of a decarbonization strategy, the entire value chain play.
from technologies, production, storage, logistics More specifically, Germany will allocate 445
to infrastructure construction and use must be million euros in funding by 2024 for the use of
considered. hydrogen in industry. And this is in addition to the
According to the Germany's strategy, Germany nine billion euros that has just been approved as part
can harness potential along the entire value chain, of a comprehensive economic stimulus package. Of
including industrial and transport sectors such as this, two billion euros has been allocated to hydrogen
aviation, shipping and long-distance haulage. For in the 'global arena', and the remaining seven billion
this reason, Germany looks forward to working is to be used to strengthen the entire hydrogen value
together with international partners to shape a chain.
global hydrogen market with the aim of utilizing One of the paramount goals set out in the Strategy
hydrogen technologies in both climate protection is to develop and secure the national supply of
and specific aspects related to global market. As a zero-carbon green hydrogen. But producing "green
result, hydrogen and its synthetic byproducts will hydrogen" is still very expensive and can only be
play a more important role on the global arena. done on a small scale.
There is currently not enough infrastructure in
42 place to safely store large amounts of hydrogen
over long periods of time, to transport it over
long distances, or to distribute it. So for the time
Hydrogen offers both a being, Germany will have to cover a large part of
growing industrial policy its demand for zero-carbon and carbon-neutral
potential and an opportunity hydrogen through imports.
to support the German and In order to promote the development of a strong
European economy in coping domestic market, Germany plans to build green
with the consequences of the hydrogen generation plants with a total capacity
coronavirus pandemic. of up to 5 GW by 2030, including construction of
the offshore and onshore infrastructure needed.
This ambitious target corresponds to an additional
electricity demand from renewables of 0.02 GW.

The aim of Germany's strategy is to develop Hydrogen Strategy and Auto Industry
domestic markets for the production and use of Hydrogen fuel cell is a constant topic of discussions
hydrogen in order to ramp up the market. To achieve about alternative energy used in the auto industry.
this, it envisages a suitable mix of investment Some people believe that hydrogen fuel cell is the
support, relief on operating costs, energy policy final solution to auto power technology. As the
conditions and carbon pricing. energy world is undergoing a profound change, cars
When it comes to the success of Germany's with secondary energy (power battery, hydrogen fuel
industry and automaking, R&D and technology cell, etc.) as the carrier will come with the territory,
export have been holding the key. But as power offering more choices for auto fuels. Coal, oil, natural
battery is losing ground, it is necessary for Germany gas, wind, solar, or any other primary energies that
to develop new energy technologies to sharpen the can be exploited to produce electricity can be used
competitive edge and secure the leading position. In as fuel for vehicles that rely on secondary energies,
this way, the costs of developing and using hydrogen and choosing which one only depends on which

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