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  • 11 Sep 2020 |

    Hydrogen push ignites next stage of Germany's energy transition

    11 Sep 2020, 10:42 Hydrogen made with renewable electricity has emerged as a key stepping stone to reach net-zero climate targets. The climate-neutral gas now looks set to become the technology of choice to decarbonise sectors where emission reductions ...
  • Germany gets serious about decarbonising its prized heavy industry

    17 Jun 2020, 11:28 In its pursuit of climate-neutrality by mid-century, Germany has set its sights on extending the energy transition to its famed heavy industry. Sectors such as steel, cement and chemicals are some of the Energiewende's toughest ...
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  • 26 May 2025 |

    German hydrogen market ramp-up plagued by uncertainties, cooperation with France promising – industry

    26 May 2025, 12:04 ұԲ’s plans for the ramp-up of a green hydrogen economy has run into significant uncertainties, including over the fuel’s future price, regulation, and the necessary infrastructure development, said an energy industry report. ...
  • 23 Apr 2025 |

    Germany needs concrete steps to overcome hydrogen's chicken-and-egg problem – engineering association

    23 Apr 2025, 13:39 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Germany should act quickly to kickstart the hydrogen economy with concrete steps as not enough has been done in practice so far, said the Association of German Engineers ...
  • 22 Apr 2025 |

    Germany can meet future hydrogen storage needs with salt caverns – econ ministry

    22 Apr 2025, 13:26 Carolina Kyllmann Storage Hydrogen 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Germany can store enough hydrogen in salt caverns alone to meet more than the maximum expected national and European demand needs, the economy ministry (BMWK ...
  • 10 Feb 2025 |

    German steel industry calls for delay of green hydrogen switch

    10 Feb 2025, 13:21 Bennet Ribbeck Industry Handelsblatt The German steel industry, which is central to Europe’s plans to establish a green hydrogen economy, is calling for postponing existing deadlines for using the climate-neutral gas, reported business ...
  • 14 Jan 2025 |

    ‘Realistic’ political strategy needed for green hydrogen market ramp-up – report

    14 Jan 2025, 13:08 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv A robust political strategy based on realistic expectations for hydrogen production is needed as demand for the gas remains low due to its high costs and other factors, researchers at the Potsdam ...
  • 20 Feb 2025 |

    Germany launches second auction worth €2.5 billion for green hydrogen imports

    20 Feb 2025, 13:38 Jack McGovan Hydrogen Policy 91tv The German government has started its largest green hydrogen import auction yet. For the first time, one portion of the tender worth 2.5 billion euros in total will be funded jointly by ...
  • 21 May 2025

    In brief | 21 May '25

    21 May 2025, 12:50 91tv Team Bloomberg: EU likely to propose quota to ban Russia gas imports by end 2027 The European Union is likely to propose a quota as the mechanism to enforce a bloc-wide import ban on Russian gas by the end of 2027, which officials ...
  • 23 Jan 2025 |

    German energy industry weighs benefits of new U.S. fossil fuel policy for blue hydrogen approach

    23 Jan 2025, 14:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Cost & Prices Die Welt Representatives of the German energy industry say that the policy announcements by the new U.S. administration could benefit their country’s competitiveness if the next government ...
  • 23 Jan 2025 |

    Five countries agree “energy security cornerstone” hydrogen pipeline from North Africa to Europe

    23 Jan 2025, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International 91tv Government representatives from Algeria, Austria, Italy, Germany, and Tunisia have signed a joint letter of intent for a new hydrogen corridor that should connect southern ...
  • Lower renewables, hydrogen buildout could greatly reduce Germany's energy transition costs- energy company

    03 Apr 2025, 11:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Energiewende Cost & Prices 91tv Germany could achieve climate neutrality by 2045 at a much lower cost through a combination of energy efficiency measures and a slower expansion of power generation and ...
  • 11 Feb 2025 |

    Plasma start-ups offer alternative to hydrogen for decarbonising industry's heat consumption

    11 Feb 2025, 13:57 Jack McGovan Industry Hydrogen Handelsblatt Plasma technologies could open new options for decarbonising heat supply in industrial processes, offering an alternative to the use of green hydrogen, newspaper Handelsblatt reported. Swedish ...
  • 06 Jan 2025 |

    Construction on Germany's hydrogen core grid to commence in 2025- media report

    06 Jan 2025, 12:45 Jennifer Collins Grid Hydrogen dpa / 91tv The buildout of crucial energy infrastructure in Germany is making progress: The first 525 kilometres of Germany's hydrogen core grid will be built in 2025, with gas operators ...
  • 18 Mar 2025

    In brief | 18 March '25

    18 Mar 2025, 12:02 91tv Team BETD: German government hosts 11th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue  Event brings together representatives from over 130 countries to discuss the financing and roll-out of the global energy transition. S&P Global: Gascade ...
  • 04 Feb 2025

    In brief | 4 February '25

    04 Feb 2025, 12:00 91tv Team EEA: EU maritime transport: progress made but environmental, sustainability challenges persist Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming ...
  • Shipping green hydrogen to Germany is unviable strategy for basic industry decarbonisation- report

    11 Dec 2024, 13:10 Importing green hydrogen via ships is not a viable strategy for the decarbonisation of ұԲ’s steel and chemical industries, the country’s government-funded Ariadne energy transition research alliance  has warned. These sectors ...
  • 31 Oct 2024 |

    Germany should consider hydrogen derived from iron – report

    31 Oct 2024, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Germany should consider the import of direct reduced iron as a way to produce the hydrogen that is needed to generate electricity in its planned backup power plants, says a report by Norwegian ...
  • Thyssenkrupp green steel doubts put Germany's hydrogen network at risk – grid operator

    18 Oct 2024, 13:16 Jack McGovan Grid Industry Hydrogen Technology Policy Handelsblatt Doubts over Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe’s (TKSE) strategy to decarbonise using hydrogen puts ұԲ’s plans for the construction of a hydrogen core grid at risk, gas grid ...
  • 29 Oct 2024 |

    Europe to require relatively low volumes of hydrogen imports – researchers

    29 Oct 2024, 13:12 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv The projected demand for green hydrogen in Europe can largely be covered by domestic production, said researchers from ұԲ’s Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Integrated Energy Systems ...
  • 09 Oct 2024 |

    Danish-German hydrogen pipeline delayed by three years

    09 Oct 2024, 13:21 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Danish electricity and gas transmission system operator Energinet has postponed the planned commissioning date for the first cross-border hydrogen pipeline into Germany to the end of 2031 ...
  • 26 Sep 2024 |

    Germany's plans to strengthen hydrogen market need broadening, industry says

    26 Sep 2024, 13:00 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen Policy 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Industry representatives have largely welcomed Germany's plans to ramp up the hydrogen market, but called for amendments to a draft law to broaden ...
  • 23 Oct 2024 |

    Hydrogen to start to flow in pipelines in Germany in 2025

    23 Oct 2024, 13:05 Germany will see the first hydrogen flow in pipelines from next year after the country’s "core hydrogen grid" was approved. The backbone of the long-distance transmission network for hydrogen will be slightly smaller than ...
  • 17 Apr 2025

    In brief | 17 April '25

    17 Apr 2025, 11:28 91tv Team Euronews: "The West as we knew it no longer exists," von der Leyen argues amid Trump tensions  "We don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules," European Commission head says in interview. Bloomberg: ...
  • 26 Feb 2025

    In brief | 26 February '25

    26 Feb 2025, 10:30 Sören Amelang Bloomberg: EU pitches new Clean Deal as industries struggle to compete European Commission to outline measures to reduce energy costs. Politico: Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green ...
  • 13 Sep 2024 |

    Germany's plans for hydrogen storage fall well short of future demand, utilities warn

    13 Sep 2024, 12:06 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 91tv Planned hydrogen storage projects remain significantly behind forecasted demand, an issue which could affect ұԲ’s attempts to move towards a renewable energy system, found a report ...
  • 11 Oct 2024 |

    German energy company slows investments due to lack of green hydrogen demand

    11 Oct 2024, 12:26 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen FAZ German energy company Uniper has postponed its target to invest eight billion euros in growth and the green transformation by 2030 also due to a lack of demand for green hydrogen, CEO Michael Lewis told ...
  • 04 Sep 2024 |

    Germany should push domestic green hydrogen production as import quantities 'uncertain'- researchers

    04 Sep 2024, 13:36 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen 91tv Germany is betting big on green hydrogen imports but the country should strengthen its own production as well because it is "uncertain" where those imports will come from in relevant ...
  • 05 Sep 2024 |

    First pilot project connects large wind turbine directly to hydrogen electrolysers

    05 Sep 2024, 13:22 Jennifer Collins Wind Hydrogen Technology A European hydrogen test project has successfully linked a wind turbine with two electrolysers, which could make it possible to generate off-grid green hydrogen at sea and drive down production ...
  • 24 Jul 2024 |

    German govt adopts import strategy for green hydrogen

    24 Jul 2024, 13:38 Germany is betting on sustainable hydrogen to decarbonise its economy and will largely have to import the fuel in future due to unfavourable local conditions for renewable electricity production. With its hydrogen import strategy, the ...
  • 25 Feb 2025 |

    German energy industry, NGO call on EU to retain green growth focus in upcoming 'omnibus package'

    25 Feb 2025, 13:44 Edgar Meza Industry Policy EU 91tv Expectations among industrial players and environmental NGOs are high for the EU’s highly anticipated Clean Industrial Deal, a follow-up to the European Green Deal that aims to build on ...
  • Decarbonised industry will use much more electricity, even with intensive hydrogen use- report

    05 Dec 2024, 13:05 Sören Amelang Electricity Industry Hydrogen 91tv German industry demand for electricity will rise steeply during the sector’s decarbonisation even if it opts for intensive use of hydrogen, according to a  report  by a ...
  • 27 Aug 2024 |

    Uniper to trial large salt cavern hydrogen storage in northern Germany

    27 Aug 2024, 13:29 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Hydrogen NDR German state-run energy company Uniper is trialling the use of a former salt mine in northern Germany for large-scale hydrogen storage, public broadcaster NDR  ...
  • 05 Feb 2025 |

    German government and industry consider return of Nord Stream pipeline – media report

    05 Feb 2025, 12:13 Julian Wettengel Gas Security Handelsblatt The German government and industry players are considering using parts of the contentious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea for hydrogen deliveries ...
  • 28 Aug 2024 |

    German govt co-funds conversion of natural gas cavern into hydrogen storage

    28 Aug 2024, 14:06 Jack McGovan Storage Hydrogen MDR / 91tv The German government is co-funding a hydrogen storage project in the Saale region, with economy minister Robert Habeck having handed over the funding notice of 61 million euros on ...
  • 09 Apr 2025 |

    German refineries face unprecedented crisis as ministry calls sector “indispensable”

    09 Apr 2025, 13:20 Sören Amelang Fossil fuels Handelsblatt The German government is concerned about the country’s oil refineries, which are facing the most serious crisis in decades caused by the rising cost of emissions, cheap fuel imports, weak demand ...
  • 23 Jul 2024 |

    Plans for Germany's hydrogen “core grid” take decisive step

    23 Jul 2024, 13:17 Jack McGovan Hydrogen ұԲ’s gas transmission system operators have submitted a joint application for a planned hydrogen core network to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). Due to be completed by 2032, the planned network would ...
  • 24 Apr 2025

    In brief | 24 April '25

    24 Apr 2025, 13:14 91tv Team Reuters: German economy to flatline in 2025 as tariff turmoil hits, government says The German government cut its economic growth forecast and now sees stagnation in 2025 instead of a 0.3% expansion as uncertainty from global ...
  • 16 Jul 2024 |

    Germany bets on diversified supply in draft hydrogen import strategy

    16 Jul 2024, 13:50 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background The German government plans to have a diversified import structure for green hydrogen, shows a draft strategy seen by Tagesspiegel Background. It counts on pipelines to supplier ...
  • 07 Mar 2025 |

    Dispatch from Italy | March ‘25

    07 Mar 2025, 15:00 Winter may finally be on the way out but Italy is still grappling with high electricity prices, with average wholesale prices in February among the highest in Europe. Under increasing pressure to halt further rises, the government ...
  • 11 Sep 2024 |

    Remote offshore wind parks in Germany should deliver green hydrogen and electricity – consultancy

    11 Sep 2024, 12:56 Julian Wettengel Wind Handelsblatt Offshore wind parks located far away from ұԲ’s coast would be more profitable if they produce green hydrogen to send to the mainland by pipeline as well as having a direct electricity connection, ...
  • 22 Jul 2024 |

    Southwestern German industry worries about being left out of hydrogen core grid – media

    22 Jul 2024, 13:05 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen Handelsblatt Industry in southwestern Germany worries it will be left behind as planning for the country's core hydrogen grid advances. According to a survey among regional chambers of industry and ...
  • 14 May 2025

    In brief | 14 May '25

    14 May 2025, 12:30 91tv Team Bloomberg: Merz risks coalition spat with call to scrap EU supply-chain law ұԲ’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, reiterated a call for the European Union to scrap rules designed to make companies pursue sustainable ...
  • 01 Oct 2024 |

    Offshore hydrogen production on “energy islands” could save Germany €4 bln per year – report

    01 Oct 2024, 13:09 Sören Amelang Wind Hydrogen 91tv Building “energy islands” in the North Sea to produce green hydrogen using 20 gigawatts of offshore wind power can save Germany billions of euros, according to a report by the Fraunhofer ...
  • 18 Jun 2024 |

    Baltic gas grid operators agree to speed up hydrogen infrastructure development

    18 Jun 2024, 13:19 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv Nine gas transmission system operators (TSOs) from countries bordering the Baltic Sea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that declares the aim to coordinate and facilitate the buildout ...
  • 05 Jul 2024 |

    Germany can largely cover future hydrogen demand with pipelines – report

    05 Jul 2024, 14:38 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen 91tv A large part of Germany's future hydrogen demand could be supplied to the country via pipelines from neighbouring countries, according to a report by think tanks Agora Energiewende and ...
  • 21 Nov 2024 |

    Electric trucks clearly advantageous over hydrogen in road freight transport – report

    21 Nov 2024, 13:11 Ruby Russel Freight 91tv Battery-electric trucks are the best option to reduce emissions from road freight transport, and market forces are working in their favour, according to a report by the German Institute for Economic ...
  • 12 Jul 2024 |

    Germany awards first green hydrogen import contract to ammonia project in Egypt

    12 Jul 2024, 13:36 Sören Amelang Hydrogen International 91tv In its highly anticipated first auction for the import of green hydrogen products, Germany has awarded a contract to receive green ammonia from Egypt. “Between 2027 and 2033, at ...
  • 30 May 2024 |

    Germany to give hydrogen infrastructure priority to drive market ramp-up

    30 May 2024, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen 91tv Germany's cabinet has agreed to give hydrogen infrastructure planning and approval priority to drive the rapid development and expansion of its production, storage and supply. The draft ...
  • 25 Jun 2024 |

    Slow German hydrogen infrastructure buildout risk to climate goals- advisors

    25 Jun 2024, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen 91tv Four years after the launch of ұԲ’s national hydrogen strategy, the buildout of hydrogen infrastructure is behind schedule and could run into serious trouble that scares away ...
  • 24 Jul 2024 |

    Renewable methanol could play important role in decarbonising German industry – report

    24 Jul 2024, 13:21 Joey Grostern Hydrogen 91tv Methanol derived from green hydrogen could play an important role in ұԲ’s transition to a decarbonised economy, a paper from the German Energy Agency (dena) has found. The compound, which is ...
  • 24 Oct 2024 |

    Green hydrogen, free trade, skilled workers on the agenda as German lawmakers visit India

    24 Oct 2024, 13:39 Jennifer Collins Policy International 91tv / FAZ / ARD Germany's economy and climate minister Robet Habeck and Indian renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi are set to unveil a green hydrogen roadmap during a meeting ...
  • 06 Mar 2025 |

    Splitting Germany's electricity price zone could reduce domestic power prices – report

    06 Mar 2025, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Grid Renewables 91tv Dividing ұԲ’s single power price zone into several individual regions could reduce final electricity prices for consumers across the country,  said a report by ...
  • 18 Nov 2024 |

    Net-zero transition in German regions hinges on hydrogen and power grid buildout – report

    18 Nov 2024, 13:23 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Cost & Prices 91tv In order to reach climate neutrality in the most affordable way, Germany must ensure it can transport energy across its regions by expanding its electricity and hydrogen grids, ...
  • Germany could struggle to find investors for new gas power plants, utilities warn

    24 Oct 2024, 13:33 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Electricity market Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 91tv Germany's plan to secure the supply of electricity at all times through hydrogen-ready gas power plants could not materialise ...
  • 21 Jun 2024 |

    Construction of German hydrogen grid further delayed

    21 Jun 2024, 11:44 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen Handelsblatt Construction of a hydrogen "core" network in Germany has been further delayed as its future operators and the electricity grid agency BNetzA await an EU decision on state aid, reported ...
  • 16 Dec 2024

    In brief | 16 December '24

    16 Dec 2024, 10:45 91tv Team The Guardian: Germany: parliament to declare no confidence in chancellor Olaf Scholz Chancellor triggered path to elections, due to take place on 23 February, by firing finance minister Christian Lindner last month. DeSmog: ...
  • 25 Mar 2025 |

    New wastewater treatment plant uses sewage to produce climate-friendly shipping fuel

    25 Mar 2025, 13:21 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Freight 91tv A consortium linked to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has built a plant at the Mannheim wastewater treatment plant that cleans generated biogas and uses the resulting ...
  • 31 May 2024 |

    Germany, Italy, Austria push for cross-border hydrogen import corridor

    31 May 2024, 12:50 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International 91tv Germany has signed a declaration of intent with Italy and Austria to develop a green hydrogen import corridor in a bid to improve future energy security, the economy ministry ...
  • Europe could do without electricity and hydrogen imports if renewables expansion proceeds as planned – researchers

    31 Oct 2024, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Renewables Solar Wind Hydrogen 91tv Europe could cover its electricity and green hydrogen needs with domestic production, but only if renewables expansion proceeds as planned, said researchers from ...
  • 13 May 2024 |

    Expert council raises Germany's projected 2030 hydrogen demand

    13 May 2024, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Germany will need more hydrogen than previously expected across all economic sectors by 2030, said the national hydrogen council in an updated assessment of future demand. The council gauged ...
  • Vote25: Next German government should focus on EU cooperation in industry decarbonisation- researcher

    28 Jan 2025, 12:58 Slowing down industry decarbonisation in Germany would result in a dangerous loss of competitiveness in emerging green markets, says Philipp Verpoort, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Instead, the ...
  • Natural “white hydrogen” likely to play only limited role in German energy system – ministry

    07 May 2024, 13:31 Expert Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Climate & CO2 Resources & Recycling Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt ...
  • 12 Mar 2025

    In brief | 12 March '25

    12 Mar 2025, 10:57 91tv Team Reuters: RWE, TotalEnergies agree long-term green hydrogen supply deal  Germany's top utility agrees to supply French oil major with around 30,000 t of green hydrogen a year from 2030, in one of the sector's biggest ...
  • 23 May 2024 |

    Automotive industry calls on German government to expand hydrogen infrastructure

    23 May 2024, 14:41 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Jack McGovan Cars Hydrogen Handelsblatt The head of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, has called on the government to expand ...
  • 13 Jun 2024 |

    Legal experts say cities should not waste resources on uncertain hydrogen heating plans

    13 Jun 2024, 13:01 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating 91tv / Klimareporter Supplying households with green hydrogen for heating should not play a major role in ұԲ’s heating sector decarbonisation because of huge planning and implementation ...
  • 25 Jul 2024 |

    Germany grants fast-track areas, shorter approval times to renewables and electrolysers

    25 Jul 2024, 13:12 Jack McGovan Renewables Hydrogen 91tv The German government drafted a law to accelerate the expansion of onshore wind, solar farms and energy storage facilities by shortening approval times for projects and designing so ...
  • 17 May 2024 |

    Finland with high potential to produce green hydrogen for central Europe – report

    17 May 2024, 12:34 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv There is a significant potential in the northern Baltic states, especially in Finland, to produce green hydrogen for export to central Europe, said a report by certifier and consultancy DNV, ...
  • 10 Apr 2024 |

    ұԲ’s hydrogen core grid needs clear funding rules to succeed – industry

    10 Apr 2024, 13:48 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Hydrogen 91tv Industry association vbw has ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

    Utilities still doubtful there will be investors for Germany's H2-ready power plants

    29 Nov 2024, 12:19 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 91tv Germany's energy industry has warned that the country might struggle to find investors to build new hydrogen-ready gas power plants, following the end of a ...
  • 15 Apr 2024 |

    German parliament paves way for construction of hydrogen “core grid”

    15 Apr 2024, 12:36 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Der Spiegel / 91tv The German parliament (Bundestag) has given the green light for the construction of a 9,700-kilometre pipeline network to transport hydrogen across the country and to its ...
  • 11 Mar 2024 |

    Hydrogen exports to EU could bolster Ukraine’s economy – German govt advisors

    11 Mar 2024, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 91tv Hydrogen trade with the EU could play an important role in rebuilding the economy and energy infrastructure of Ukraine, ұԲ’s government-appointed National Hydrogen Council has said. ...
  • 18 Mar 2024 |

    Germany needs concrete plans to make green hydrogen imports fair and sustainable, NGOs say

    18 Mar 2024, 13:03 Sören Amelang Hydrogen International 91tv An alliance of social and environmental NGOs has called on the German government to include concrete and binding sustainability and justice standards in its hydrogen import strategy ...
  • 06 Mar 2024 |

    Eastern German states establish green hydrogen initiative

    06 Mar 2024, 11:53 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv All six eastern German states have set up a joint initiative on renewables-based hydrogen. It is intended to closely connect politics, business and science on the fuel "in order to fully ...
  • 11 Sep 2024 |

    ұԲ’s climate and energy plan submitted to EU “underestimates challenge” – researchers

    11 Sep 2024, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Hydrogen Technology 91tv ұԲ’s key document laying out its climate and energy policy targets and plans shows that the country “is underestimating the scale and complexity of the ...
  • 04 Apr 2024 |

    Southwestern German states concerned they will be left out in the cold on electrolyser support

    04 Apr 2024, 13:13 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Cost & Prices Tagesspiegel Background Several southern German states have called on the federal government to design state support rules for electrolysers in a way that includes their regions, reported ...
  • 13 Feb 2024 |

    EU countries should form European hydrogen import alliance – researchers

    13 Feb 2024, 13:21 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 91tv Countries like Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany should form a joint hydrogen alliance to use their market power as future importers of hydrogen derivatives, said researchers from ...
  • 07 Mar 2024 |

    Salt caverns in Germany could be effective hydrogen storage- report

    07 Mar 2024, 13:27 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 91tv Salt caverns could be an effective location for storing hydrogen in Germany due to their geological, physical and chemical properties, according  to a report published  by the Institute of Energy ...
  • 16 Jan 2025

    In brief | 16 January '25

    16 Jan 2025, 12:00 Sören Amelang World Economic Forum:  These are the biggest risks we face now and in the next 10 years "Extreme weather events" rank second in the short term of two years and first in the long term of 10 years. Bloomberg: ...
  • 22 Mar 2024 |

    NGOs warn mayors against falling prey to gas industry lobbying for hydrogen heating

    22 Mar 2024, 13:19 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Heating 91tv More than 200 climate and energy organisations have warned German municipalities against falling prey to gas industry lobbying for including hydrogen in their obligatory local plans for ...
  • 21 Feb 2024 |

    Germany to provide 3.5 billion euros for green hydrogen import auction scheme

    21 Feb 2024, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Cost & Prices 91tv Germany will provide up to 3.53 billion euros in the period 2027 to 2036 to procure hydrogen and hydrogen-based derivatives from different regions, said the economy ministry ...
  • 12 Feb 2025

    In brief | 12 February '25

    12 Feb 2025, 10:35 91tv Team European Commission presents 2025 work programme The Commission has adopted its 2025 work programme, outlining its ambition to boost competitiveness, enhance security, and bolster economic resilience in the EU. EIB Investment ...
  • 21 Jan 2025 |

    Reduced electricity demand could slash ұԲ’s transition investments by 2035 – report

    21 Jan 2025, 12:35 Edgar Meza Electricity Cost & Prices 91tv Net electricity consumption in Germany may not rise as much in the coming years as assumed in current regulatory planning, according to a report by consultancy McKinsey. ...
  • 02 Oct 2024

    In brief | 2 October '24

    02 Oct 2024, 11:21 91tv Team Bruno Burger (Fraunhofer ISE): In the first three quarters of 2024, around 106 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted from electricity generation in Germany This is 15 per cent less than in the first three quarters of 2023 and ...
  • 16 May 2025 |

    Dispatch from Croatia | May ‘25

    16 May 2025, 14:30 As Croatia goes to the polls for local elections on 18 May the green transition has been relatively absent in political campaigns. Citizen participation in the transition has picked up with the opening of the first large-scale solar ...
  • Vote25- Next German government must reconcile industrial decarbonisation and competitiveness

    29 Jan 2025, 11:18 As Germans prepare to head to the polls for the 23 February snap election, the weakness of the country’s large industrial base has become a campaign focus. Some opposition policymakers blame exaggerated climate policies for the troubles ...
  • 07 Oct 2024

    In brief | 7 October '24

    07 Oct 2024, 10:53 91tv Team Bruegel: Europe’s 2040 climate target: four critical risks and how to manage them Achieving target will require massive expansion of renewable electricity generation, drastic reductions in fossil-fuel use, energy efficiency ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

    Implementation of ұԲ’s hydrogen plans lagging behind – report

    25 Apr 2024, 13:53 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert EWI- Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln Electricity market Business & ...
  • 07 Mar 2024 |

    Germany's plans for a hydrogen network are oversized, critics say

    07 Mar 2024, 13:42 Jack McGovan Hydrogen Cost & Prices Handelsblatt A planned hydrogen "core" network in Germany has come under criticism for being larger than necessary and therefore becoming too expensive, reports Handelsblatt. ...
  • 25 Jan 2024 |

    Railroad transport of ұԲ’s hydrogen imports a key component of cost-efficient industry – report

    25 Jan 2024, 13:10 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Freight Hydrogen 91tv Trains could play a key role in ensuring a comprehensive transport network for distributing imported green hydrogen across Germany, a report by research institute Fraunhofer ...
  • 20 May 2025 |

    German, African NGOs demand more equitable, climate-friendly energy partnership

    20 May 2025, 13:09 Edgar Meza International 91tv Germanwatch is calling for greater support for Africa’s energy transition as the continent continues to provide raw materials for Europe’s green transformation. An upcoming meeting between ...
  • 23 Sep 2024

    In brief | 23 September '24

    23 Sep 2024, 11:23 91tv Team DW: Germany increases 'Deutschlandticket' price to €58 The "Deutschlandticket" monthly travel pass allows passengers unlimited trips on local and regional trains, trams and buses. Starting in 2025, the ...
  • 07 Feb 2025

    In brief | 7 February '25

    07 Feb 2025, 11:27 91tv Team Climate Home: UN gives countries more time to submit “quality” climate plans for 2035 The head of the UN climate change body has urged countries to submit new “first-rate” climate targets by September, after only a handful of ...
  • 09 Apr 2024 |

    German government urged to consider colonial past in green hydrogen projects in Namibia

    09 Apr 2024, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International 91tv Representatives of the Nama people in Namibia are preparing an appeal to the German government to consider its colonial past in its plans to make the southern African country a ...
  • 17 Apr 2024 |

    Germany wants to speed up hydrogen expansion with 'overriding public interest' law – media

    17 Apr 2024, 12:50 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / Handelsblatt Germany's government wants to boost the expansion of hydrogen projects by giving them "overriding public interest" status, which would streamline planning ...
  • 27 Nov 2024

    In brief | 27 November '24

    27 Nov 2024, 11:03 91tv Team Euronews: Parliament gives final approval for new European Commission A majority of Members of the European Parliament gave the final approval to the new European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen, allowing the executive to ...
  • 10 Jan 2025 |

    Germany open to fossil gas and hydrogen cooperation with African countries

    10 Jan 2025, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Gas Tagesspiegel Background / 91tv The German government is open to partnering with African countries on fossil gas projects, as well as blue hydrogen production (made from fossil gas, ...
  • 24 Mar 2025 |

    German, French economic advisors champion battery-electric trucks to decarbonise freight transport

    24 Mar 2025, 13:34 Edgar Meza Mobility Freight 91tv Economic experts in Germany and France are calling for the two countries to coordinate strategies in the decarbonisation of road freight transport. In a joint statement, the Franco-German ...
  • 27 Jun 2024 |

    Germany's planned auctions for backup gas power plants delayed by one year – media report

    27 Jun 2024, 13:42 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Der Spiegel Germany's highly anticipated government strategy for constructing gas power plants as a backup for rapidly increasing renewable generation will be delayed by one year, news magazine Der ...
  • 16 Feb 2024 |

    Hydrogen storages important foundation for solar PV expansion in Europe – German govt scenarios

    16 Feb 2024, 12:27 Julian Wettengel Renewables Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background The construction of hydrogen storage facilities beyond the existing caverns is crucial for the energy system of the future, especially as a basis for solar photovoltaics (PV) ...
  • 16 Feb 2024 |

    EU greenlights €4.6 billion in German state support for hydrogen projects

    16 Feb 2024, 12:26 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 91tv The European Union has given Germany and six other EU countries the green light to provide a total of 6.9 billion euros in state support to companies for 33 projects along the hydrogen ...
  • 21 Dec 2023 |

    Germany joins EU hydrogen auction scheme in bid to ramp up domestic production

    21 Dec 2023, 13:08 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen EU 91tv Germany has become the first member state to join an EU scheme to support domestic renewable hydrogen production through the European Hydrogen Bank. Under the "Auctions-as-a-Service” ...
  • 29 Apr 2024 |

    Eastern German coal mine operator plans to build hydrogen-ready gas power plant

    29 Apr 2024, 13:20 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Hydrogen 91tv Eastern ұԲ’s largest lignite mine operator, LEAG, is ready to build one of Germany's first hydrogen-ready gas power plants. The company said the gas turbine power plant ...
  • 12 Jan 2024 |

    German state Saxony and neighbour Czechia agree joint infrastructure for hydrogen imports

    12 Jan 2024, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 91tv Czechia and eastern German state Saxony have agreed to deepen their cooperation on a joint network for hydrogen and to generally intensify research and industry exchange in the budding ...
  • 15 Feb 2024 |

    Green hydrogen production at German refineries stalls due to lack of incentives

    15 Feb 2024, 13:30 Ruby Russel Transport Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background Projects to build green hydrogen electrolysers at refineries are being cancelled because oil companies lack guarantees that the investments will be profitable, even though the ...
  • 08 Feb 2024 |

    Hydrogen and renewables at centre of German economy minister’s Algeria visit

    08 Feb 2024, 13:36 Sören Amelang Hydrogen International 91tv Germany and Algeria are discussing closer bilateral cooperation in the rollout of renewables and green hydrogen during a visit by economy minister Robert Habeck to the north African ...
  • 04 Dec 2024 |

    Baseload power stations not needed for secure renewable electricity supply – research academies

    04 Dec 2024, 12:23 Sören Amelang Electricity market 91tv An energy system dominated by solar and wind energy does not require baseload power stations to guarantee supply security, German research academies  have said. “The academy project ...
  • 16 Jan 2024 |

    Natural hydrogen discoveries near French-German border fuel hopes for H2 abundance

    16 Jan 2024, 12:51 Edgar Meza Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU Süddeutsche Zeitung A global rush to find natural hydrogen (H2) is intensifying the focus on what could turn out to be a much cheaper source for the gas, seen to play a key role in the energy ...
  • 08 Feb 2024 |

    German energy company plans to store at least 250 GWh of hydrogen in salt caverns by 2030

    08 Feb 2024, 13:33 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Utilities 91tv German energy company Uniper plans to operate salt caverns as large-scale hydrogen storage within around six years. “The initially envisaged storage capacity will be 250 to 600 GWh, ...
  • 27 Jun 2024 |

    Power and hydrogen grid expansion greatest shortcomings in German energy transition – commission

    27 Jun 2024, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Hydrogen 91tv Achieving ұԲ’s energy transition and climate targets still requires a lot of political efforts to keep supply secure and affordable, the government-appointed expert commission ...
  • 08 Nov 2023 |

    Norwegian shipping company gearing up to import hydrogen to Germany

    08 Nov 2023, 14:13 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen International Handelsblatt Norwegian shipping company Höegh LNG is set to convert its floating liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals in Germany to import hydrogen starting 2028, the company's CEO, Erik ...
  • 10 Dec 2024 |

    Germany's steel industry “of geopolitical importance”, will receive subsidies – Scholz

    10 Dec 2024, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Cost & Prices 91tv / Süddeutsche Zeitung The steel industry is “of geopolitical importance” for German industry and will therefore receive assistance from the government in mastering its ...
  • 01 Oct 2024

    In brief | 1 October '24

    01 Oct 2024, 10:44 91tv Team dpa: Renewables cover 56% of Germany's electricity in first three quarters This represents an increase from 52% in the same period last year. Energytransition.org: Germany's mixed record disappoints the climate ...
  • 26 Sep 2023 |

    Germany, UK seek to expand cooperation on offshore wind-based hydrogen

    26 Sep 2023, 12:32 Expert GTAI- Germany Trade & Invest Economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany Business & Jobs International Edgar Meza Wind Hydrogen dpa / Handelsblatt Germany and the UK aim to cooperate on the expansion of ...
  • 05 Jul 2024 |

    German govt to hold first tender for H2-ready gas plants by early 2025

    05 Jul 2024, 14:29 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market Gas 91tv The German government will hold the first round of tenders for hydrogen-ready gas fired power plants by the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025, the economy ministry (BMWK) has ...
  • 19 Oct 2023 |

    German gas grid operator joins EU hydrogen pipeline project H2Med

    19 Oct 2023, 13:16 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen EU Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Background One of Germany's major gas grid operators has joined the pipeline project "H2Med", which is set to transport hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula towards ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    Germany should provide time frame for fossil gas exit to give industry investment certainty – IEA

    08 Apr 2025, 13:02 Julian Wettengel Gas Renewables 91tv Germany needs more clarity on the future role of fossil gas in its energy system to allow industry to make the right investment choices, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a ...
  • 07 Apr 2025 |

    Green methanol best candidate to make shipping climate-neutral- report

    07 Apr 2025, 13:15 Sören Amelang Transport Industry 91tv Climate-neutral industrial alcohol made with renewable electricity appears to be the most suitable synthetic fuel to decarbonise international shipping, researchers from the Institute ...
  • 19 May 2025 |

    New German govt should use existing draft law for new gas power plants – energy industry

    19 May 2025, 17:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Gas Policy 91tv [UPDATE adds quotes by minister Reiche, Commissioner Ribera] The new German government should largely adopt the previous government's plans for building new gas power ...
  • 13 Nov 2023 |

    Econ min says Germany needs more hydrogen storage capacity than assumed – media report

    13 Nov 2023, 13:38 Julian Wettengel Storage Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background The German economy ministry warns of a significantly higher future demand for hydrogen storage capacity than previously assumed, reported Tagesspiegel Background. In its ‘Green ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany aims to accelerate hydrogen market ramp-up with strategy update

    26 Jul 2023, 13:36 The German government coalition has presented a long-expected update to its National Hydrogen Strategy with the aim of speeding up the development of a market for the fuel, which it sees as essential on the path to climate neutrality by ...
  • 14 Dec 2023 |

    Conversion into ammonia will be a “dominant transport technology” for hydrogen – report

    14 Dec 2023, 13:24 Sören Amelang Industry Hydrogen 91tv Converting hydrogen to ammonia will be "the dominant transport technology" in order to ship the fuel to Germany, according to a report  commissioned by the World Energy Council ...
  • 06 Feb 2025 |

    Electrification key for a cost-effective transformation of the German industry – report

    06 Feb 2025, 13:24 Bennet Ribbeck Industry 91tv The electrification of industrial processes with renewable energy is the most cost-effective transformation path for the sector, the research consortium IND-E has stated in a report. The authors ...
  • 22 Sep 2023 |

    Europe isn’t sufficiently exploring domestic potential for hydrogen production – report

    22 Sep 2023, 13:37 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 91tv There’s a large imbalance between current investment and the potential for cheap hydrogen production in individual European regions, according to a new report. Regions with high potential to ...
  • Industry slams Germany's plans for “H2-ready” gas power plants

    12 Jul 2024, 13:44 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity market Industry Policy 91tv / WirtschaftsWoche The German government’s plans for a so-called capacity market, which would reward power plant operators for providing generation capacity rather ...
  • 06 Nov 2024

    In brief | 6 November '24

    06 Nov 2024, 13:24 91tv Team Euronews: Thousands of jobs to go at German car parts maker Schäffler The company is downsizing at 10 locations in Germany and five other sites in Europe, further illustrating the challenges facing the European car industry. ...
  • 06 Sep 2024 |

    Infrastructure key to leverage “great potential” of Europe-MENA energy cooperation – econ minister

    06 Sep 2024, 13:28 Julian Wettengel Electricity Gas 91tv Electricity connectors and pipelines are crucial to leverage the potential of closer cooperation on energy and climate between Europe and the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) region, ...
  • 14 Sep 2023 |

    Germany faces high costs, technical hurdles for ship-based imports of hydrogen-based fuels – report

    14 Sep 2023, 14:03 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Technology 91tv Germany plans to ...
  • 15 Nov 2023 |

    Germany backs investments to build 9,700-kilometre, €20 billion hydrogen grid

    15 Nov 2023, 11:44 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 91tv The German government is supporting the construction of a 9,700-kilometre-long pipeline network to transport hydrogen across the country and to its neighbours, the economy ministry said in ...
  • 17 Oct 2023 |

    First upgrades for hydrogen use begin on ұԲ’s gas grid

    17 Oct 2023, 13:33 Edgar Meza Gas Hydrogen 91tv The first long-distance gas pipeline in Germany is being converted for hydrogen use, gas infrastructure company Open Grid Europe (OGE) announced. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the ...
  • 04 Aug 2023 |

    Researchers see long-distance hydrogen transport solution in deodorant spray propellant

    04 Aug 2023, 12:15 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Dimethyl ether (DME) – a compound used as propellant in deodorant sprays – is a “hitherto underestimated” way to store and transport hydrogen over long distances, said researchers of the ...
  • 05 Sep 2023 |

    Tunisia, Spain, Brazil could be among green hydrogen import hotspots for Germany – report

    05 Sep 2023, 12:11 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen 91tv Algeria, Tunisia and Spain could be the best and most cost-effective countries from which Germany can import green hydrogen if pipelines are ready for transport, according to an analysis by ...
  • 22 Nov 2024 |

    Dispatch from Germany | November '24

    22 Nov 2024, 09:30 The collapse of ұԲ’s coalition government has thrown climate policymaking in Europe’s largest economy into disarray, and added many question marks to the progress of its landmark energy transition. The sacking of finance minister ...
  • 07 Nov 2023 |

    Germany funds Africa’s first green ironworks in Namibia

    07 Nov 2023, 13:05 Edgar Meza Hydrogen International 91tv The German government is supporting the establishment of Africa’s first green ironworks with a grant of 13 million euros. A consortium consisting of three German companies, CO2Grab, TS ...
  • 18 Sep 2023 |

    Technical hurdles to hydrogen imports into Germany spur calls for increased domestic production

    18 Sep 2023, 13:44 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen 91tv Domestic production of green hydrogen should play a much bigger role in ұԲ’s plans to scale-up the hydrogen economy, which is currently based on a more often inefficient and costly ...
  • 16 Nov 2023 |

    Capacity of electrolysis projects planned by 2030 in Germany rises to 8.7 GW – E.ON

    16 Nov 2023, 13:52 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv The expansion of green hydrogen production efforts Germany is slowing down, says a  report  commissioned by utility E.ON. “The hydrogen generation capacity planned by 2030 has risen from 8.1 ...
  • 21 Nov 2024 |

    German grid agency explores lowering connection costs for batteries, electrolysers in renewable-rich areas

    21 Nov 2024, 13:07 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Cost & Prices 91tv New large scale batteries and hydrogen electrolysers could see their grid connection fee lowered in areas where there is surplus electricity, according to proposals made by ...
  • 03 Aug 2023 |

    German and EU officials call on member states to join hydrogen purchasing scheme – media

    03 Aug 2023, 13:37 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen EU Handelsblatt / 91tv ұԲ’s economy minister Robert Habeck and the European Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson have called on EU member states to join the ‘H2 Global’ initiative in a bid to ...
  • 28 Jun 2023 |

    Domestic green hydrogen from Germany “more competitive than expected” – renewables lobby

    28 Jun 2023, 13:36 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv A new analysis shows that domestic green hydrogen is “more competitive than expected” compared to imports of the snythic gas made with renewable power sources, which are the focus of the ...
  • 26 Feb 2024 |

    EU approves German subsidies for ArcelorMittal green steel plans

    26 Feb 2024, 13:30 Sören Amelang Industry Hydrogen 91tv The European Commission has approved 1.3 billion euros of German state aid to help multinational steelmaker ArcelorMittal make its operations in the country more climate-friendly. The ...
  • 15 Apr 2025

    In brief | 15 April '25

    15 Apr 2025, 11:55 91tv Team Copernicus/WMO: European State of the Climate Report- 2024 warmest year on record During the year, there was a striking east-west contrast in climate conditions, with extremely dry and often record-warm conditions in the east, ...
  • 09 Nov 2023 |

    Major new electrolyser factory in Berlin is harbinger of budding hydrogen industry- Scholz

    09 Nov 2023, 14:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Business & Jobs 91tv With a new factory for building electrolysers in Berlin, ұԲ’s Siemens Energy and France’s Air Liquide hope to lay the groundwork for a flourishing hydrogen economy in ...
  • 17 Dec 2024 |

    Electrification, new technologies needed to achieve climate neutrality in Germany – report

    17 Dec 2024, 13:53 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 91tv In addition to electrification and a massive ramp-up of renewables, a greater use of diverse technologies such as seasonal heat storage or feed additives that reduce methane emissions from ...
  • 26 Jul 2024

    In brief | 26 July '24

    26 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Reuters: German, French companies less hopeful over economic recovery Companies in the euro zone's two largest economies are growing more pessimistic, surveys showed on Thursday (26 July), raising concerns over ...
  • 09 Aug 2023 |

    EU report says making green hydrogen in Germany uneconomical, questioning government plans

    09 Aug 2023, 13:26 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv / Table.Media The production of green hydrogen in Germany will not be financially viable also in the long term, according to a  report  commissioned by the European Commission. A hydrogen economy ...
  • 23 May 2023 |

    German gas storage capacities insufficient for hydrogen plans – storage operator

    23 May 2023, 13:13 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen dpa / ARD / 91tv ұԲ’s gas storage capacity is insufficient for the planned expansion of the use of hydrogen, according to gas storage network operator INES. Current gas storage facilities ...
  • 24 Apr 2023 |

    ұԲ’s south faces hydrogen supply bottleneck as H2 economy takes shape – consultancy

    24 Apr 2023, 13:12 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen 91tv As ұԲ’s hydrogen (H2) economy takes shape, a double supply gap is emerging in the country’s south, a report by consultancy PWC found. While the north is well positioned, the country’s ...
  • 04 Jul 2023 |

    Europe needs hydrogen market debate to ensure technology leadership – energy industry

    04 Jul 2023, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Europe must debate a framework to ramp-up a hydrogen economy on the continent as a key element of its move towards climate neutrality, said German energy industry association BDEW. “There ...
  • 23 Nov 2023 |

    Germany, Italy push for new pipeline across Alps

    23 Nov 2023, 12:49 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 91tv Germany and Italy have agreed to expand energy cooperation in order to strengthen supply security and the transition to climate neutrality, with gas and hydrogen pipelines across the Alps ...
  • Germany plans hydrogen use for heating and mobility in strategy update – media report

    14 Jul 2023, 13:33 Sören Amelang Transport Hydrogen Heating Policy Handelsblatt The German government wants to use hydrogen for decarbonising road transport and heating, in addition to industry, according to a highly anticipated revamp of the national ...
  • 25 Jul 2024

    In brief | 25 July '24

    25 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Euractiv: Italy to present hydrogen corridor plan in autumn, may involve Switzerland The so-called SouthH2 Corridor would connect North Africa, Italy, Austria and Germany, allowing renewable hydrogen produced in the ...
  • 07 Aug 2024

    In brief | 7 August '24

    07 Aug 2024, 13:41 91tv Team Reuters: German drugstore chain shuns Teslas over Musk's support for Trump Rossmann drugstore chain, which is among the largest in Europe, said its decision was with immediate effect and due to what it called an " ...
  • 05 Aug 2024

    In brief | 5 August '24

    05 Aug 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Politico: No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose Despite gloomy stories about the collapse in sales of electric vehicles, what’s really happening on the markets is more of a pause than a retreat. Benar News: New ...
  • 04 Nov 2024

    In brief | 4 November '24

    04 Nov 2024, 13:17 91tv Team Bloomberg: ұԲ’s shaky coalition heads for a €75 billion budget reckoning Top judges to scrutinize levy on high earners and businesses. The ruling could bring the fragile coalition to the brink of collapse. S&P Global: ...
  • 01 Aug 2023 |

    EU sets state support conditions for German gas and hydrogen power plants – econ min

    01 Aug 2023, 12:47 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 91tv The European Commission has set important framework conditions for planned German state support to build and operate about 24 gigawatts (GW) hydrogen power plants and fossil gas units ...
  • 30 May 2025 |

    Grid planning requires realistic assumptions on prosumer behaviour and weather – operator

    30 May 2025, 12:41 Julian Wettengel Grid 91tv Current planning for electricity grid development in Europe and Germany may underestimate infrastructure and flexibility needs as it uses simplified weather assumptions and idealised prosumer ...
  • 08 Jun 2023 |

    Norway and northern German state agree on blue hydrogen supplies to scale up industry

    08 Jun 2023, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen 91tv Norway has said it can supply industry customers in northern Germany with so-called blue hydrogen to push the ramp-up of hydrogen infrastructure in Germany, Norwegian government ...
  • 01 Jul 2024

    In brief | 01 July '24

    01 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Reuters: Germany, Morocco agree alliance to support green hydrogen production and exports Germany is seeking to expand its reliance on hydrogen as a future energy source to cut greenhouse emissions for highly polluting ...
  • 06 Feb 2024 |

    Germany to hold tenders for new gas power plants “soon”, promises capacity mechanism

    06 Feb 2024, 09:42 Germany is set to hold auctions to support the construction of new gas-fired power plants in the short term, which would then be converted to run on hydrogen in the mid-to-late 2030s, the ruling coalition said. The plants are considered ...
  • 02 May 2023 |

    Germany to present plans for nationwide "hydrogen highways" by summer- econ min

    02 May 2023, 13:26 Jessica Bateman Grid Hydrogen NDR The German government and gas operators are putting together detailed plans for a nationwide hydrogen network, the country’s economy minister Robert Habeck has said. The Green politician said the final ...
  • 20 Nov 2023 |

    Investors scrap pioneering green hydrogen plant in Germany

    20 Nov 2023, 14:48 Sören Amelang Hydrogen NDR One of Europe’s first plants to produce green hydrogen on a large scale in northern Germany has been scrapped due to high construction costs, reports public broadcaster NDR. The investors – a consortium that ...
  • Germany plans new electricity levy to fund 'H2-ready' gas power plant fleet – media report

    09 Jul 2024, 13:13 Jennifer Collins Electricity market Hydrogen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Tagesspiegel Background Germany's government is planning a new levy for electricity consumers to fund the construction of the country's planned ...
  • Energy transition requires 350,000 additional skilled workers in Germany by 2030 – analysis

    10 Dec 2024, 13:33 Expert Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Business & Jobs 91tv Achieving climate neutrality before mid ...
  • 28 Jan 2025 |

    Heating and transport are still laggard sectors in Germany's energy transition – report

    28 Jan 2025, 13:17 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 ...
  • 07 Dec 2023 |

    Heat pumps and district heating instead of hydrogen needed for Berlin’s heating transition – analysis

    07 Dec 2023, 13:07 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Cities ...
  • 26 Jun 2023 |

    Germany, Benelux must cooperate better to play key role in hydrogen economy – report

    26 Jun 2023, 13:30 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 91tv Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are well positioned to play a key role in a future global hydrogen economy- but must strengthen cooperation on infrastructure projects, said ...
  • 16 Sep 2024

    In brief | 16 September '24

    16 Sep 2024, 12:13 91tv Team Bloomberg: Travel chaotic, damage mounts after Central European floods Widespread flooding in central and eastern Europe from days of unrelenting rain is playing havoc with rail transportation and causing more evacuations of ...
  • 01 Aug 2024

    In brief | 1 August '24

    01 Aug 2024, 11:00 91tv Team Footprint Network: August 1st marks Earth Overshoot Day With the beginning of August, humanity’s demand on nature’s resources this year surpasses Earth’s capacity to regenerate them, the international sustainability ...
  • 16 May 2023 |

    Hydrogen heating “sham” solution, NGOs, unions, trade groups warn

    16 May 2023, 13:47 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Heating Zeit Online “Hydrogen-ready” gas boilers are nothing but window dressing because they delay effective climate action, are unlikely to be ever powered by renewable gas, and could end up being very expensive ...
  • 12 Sep 2024 |
    Gas

    New gas power plants to be built predominantly in ұԲ’s south

    12 Sep 2024, 13:50 Julian Wettengel Gas 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Bids from southern states for support in building new gas power plants will be given priority to ensure the projects are built where they are most needed, according to key ...
  • 06 Mar 2023 |

    Draft update to Germany's hydrogen strategy sees higher 2030 demand – media

    06 Mar 2023, 13:30 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background A draft update of the German government’s 2020 national hydrogen strategy assumes a higher demand for the fuel than three years ago, when the country launched its first national strategy ...
  • 05 Dec 2022 |

    Germany considers hydrogen grid company with state stake – media report

    05 Dec 2022, 13:45 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Welt am Sonntag The German government is considering setting up a company with state participation to oversee the establishment of a national hydrogen network as part of the country’s move to climate neutrality ...
  • 28 Mar 2023 |

    Germany and the Netherlands aim to connect hydrogen grids

    28 Mar 2023, 11:36 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 91tv The governments of Germany and the Netherlands have agreed on closer cooperation to connect their respective hydrogen pipeline networks in the future, they said in a joint statement. “We ...
  • Nuclear fusion cannot balance fluctuating renewables- German parliament report

    09 Jan 2025, 13:29 Future nuclear fusion power plants will not be able to complement wind and solar electricity production because they will likely need to run around the clock for economic and technical reasons, a German parliamentary report concludes. ...
  • 13 Jan 2023 |

    Germany might not have enough hydrogen for government plans- researchers

    13 Jan 2023, 13:38 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Handelsblatt Several researchers interviewed by business daily Handelsblatt are sceptical that Germany will be able to ramp up its hydrogen supply to the extent the government plans to. It is “highly uncertain ...
  • 20 Dec 2024 |

    Lower-than-expected electricity demand in Germany could cut grid expansion costs- report

    20 Dec 2024, 12:59 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Lower demand for electricity could substantially reduce ұԲ’s bill for expanding the power grid to accommodate its growing fleet of renewable power installations, business daily ...
  • 28 Mar 2023 |

    National hydrogen network company could accelerate grid development – research institutes

    28 Mar 2023, 13:44 Edgar Meza Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background, 91tv With the development of green hydrogen forming a key part of ұԲ’s energy transition, leading research institutions have thrown their support behind the idea of ...
  • 25 May 2023 |

    German government agrees to build “core” hydrogen grid

    25 May 2023, 14:01 Sören Amelang Grid Hydrogen 91tv / dpa The German government has agreed rules to build an initial “core” hydrogen network that is set to enter operation by 2032. "Our goal is the rapid ramp-up of the hydrogen market, ...
  • 05 Dec 2024

    In brief | 5 December '24

    05 Dec 2024, 10:30 91tv Team Corporate Europe Observatory: How frontline communities are impacted by the EU’s green extractivism Europe’s scramble for green hydrogen in South Africa will have a devastating impact on local communities, report says. ...
  • 29 Mar 2023 |

    ұԲ’s gas pipelines are hydrogen-ready – gas standardisation body

    29 Mar 2023, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 91tv The steel pipelines used in ұԲ’s gas grid are generally suitable for the transport of hydrogen, said the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW). “The ...
  • 15 Dec 2022 |

    Construction of Europe’s first hydrogen pipeline network to begin in Germany

    15 Dec 2022, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Hydrogen 91tv Construction of ұԲ’s and also Europe’s first network of hydrogen pipelines are set to start this week in the country’s east, the federal economy ministry and its counterpart in the ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

    French and German industry call for coordinated green hydrogen roll-out in Europe

    16 Dec 2022, 13:28 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 91tv Industry federations from France and Germany are lobbying for ...
  • 24 Mar 2025

    In brief | 24 March '25

    24 Mar 2025, 12:30 91tv Team IEA: Growth in global energy demand surged in 2024 to almost twice its recent average IEA’s Global Energy Review is the first global assessment of 2024 trends across the energy sector. Based on the most recent data, it covers ...
  • 26 Aug 2024 |

    Alcohol produced with renewables could become key energy storage option – researcher

    26 Aug 2024, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Hydrogen 91tv Producing synthetic alcohol with renewable power could become a significant energy storage option for the energy transition, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) research ...
  • 02 Dec 2022 |

    German hydrogen strategy revision aims to solidify target to double electrolysis capacity by 2030- media

    02 Dec 2022, 13:46 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background The German economy ministry (BMWK) aims to solidify targets to double the country’s electrolysis capacity- which is needed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen- by 2030 by revising ...
  • 21 Mar 2025

    In brief | 21 March '25

    21 Mar 2025, 12:00 91tv Team Reuters: German energy transition could be 300 billion euros cheaper with more efficiency, finds report BCG & BDI industry association say investments currently planned in renewables, power grids and hydrogen far exceed ...
  • 08 Mar 2023 |

    German hydrogen strategy update draft fails to match US subsidies – industry

    08 Mar 2023, 13:20 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv A leaked draft update to ұԲ’s National Hydrogen Strategy does not yet set the right conditions for the investments needed to build up the country’s hydrogen economy according to the ...
  • 03 Feb 2023 |

    Germany pushes green hydrogen use in transport as national infrastructure takes shape

    03 Feb 2023, 12:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Hydrogen 91tv The national infrastructure for producing and using green hydrogen in Germany is beginning to take shape, as the government seeks to support market scale-up for the renewable fuel. ...
  • 25 May 2023 |

    Namibia launches 10 billion dollar-hydrogen project with German participation

    25 May 2023, 13:26 Sören Amelang Hydrogen International 91tv In cooperation with German investors, Namibia has commissioned Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest green hydrogen production project. The government cabinet approved the entry into the 10 ...
  • 21 Mar 2024 |

    German economy ministry considers new instrument to stabilise electricity prices

    21 Mar 2024, 14:07 Sören Amelang Grid Cost & Prices Die Zeit / Handelsblatt The German economy ministry is considering to stabilise electricity prices with a new instrument designed to reign in rising grid fees. "I want us to protect private ...
  • Hydrogen could unlock green potential of German sewage treatment plans – industry

    21 Sep 2023, 13:34 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt Sewage treatment plants could unlock their clean power potential by producing and using hydrogen while treating wastewater, business daily Handelsblatt reports. ...
  • 27 Mar 2025

    In brief | 27 March '25

    27 Mar 2025, 12:11 91tv Team Bloomberg: Trump unveils 25% auto tariff, threatens new levies on allies The new tariffs, which will hit German automakers in particular, will take effect on 3 April — one day after a broader range of so-called reciprocal ...
  • 27 Jan 2023 |

    Germany and Australia to strengthen energy and climate ties with focus on hydrogen

    27 Jan 2023, 13:16 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International 91tv Germany and Australia plan to intensify their cooperation in the areas of energy, climate protection and emissions reduction, German economy minister Robert Habeck together with ...
  • 28 Apr 2023 |

    Estimates on hydrogen needs for decarbonising chemical industry vary widely – science academy

    28 Apr 2023, 13:17 Sören Amelang Industry 91tv Existing estimates on how much green hydrogen ұԲ’s chemical industry will need to decarbonise vary widely, according to a meta-analysis by the country’s science academy acatech and DECHEMA, ...
  • Consumer groups warn against “hydrogen ready” gas boilers

    17 Apr 2023, 13:50 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Efficiency Heating Der Spiegel Gas boilers sold as "hydrogen ready" deceive consumers and are set to cost buyers dearly, according to German consumer organisations. Hydrogen produced with renewables will ...
  • 02 Aug 2024

    Dispatch from Poland | August '24

    02 Aug 2024, 14:20 Six months after the new ruling coalition in Poland came to power, there are still no significant changes to the country’s energy policy. The government of Donald Tusk, however, is finally getting back to work on key laws for the energy ...
  • 24 Jul 2024

    In brief | 24 July '24

    24 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Bloomberg: EU wind industry warns Germany over large Chinese turbine deal Europe’s wind industry warned Germany that a deal for 16 Chinese offshore wind turbines risks fostering unfair competition for local suppliers ...
  • 11 Nov 2022 |

    Southern German state plans ahead with 2030 hydrogen pipeline despite unclear supply and demand

    11 Nov 2022, 13:50 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Stuttgarter Nachrichten / 91tv Regional transmission system operator Terranets bw in Baden ...
  • 30 May 2025 |

    Energy infrastructure investments, faster permitting priorities for new German government

    30 May 2025, 12:37 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices Government 91tv The new German coalition government has agreed which measures and policies to tackle as priorities in the coming months, including an act to unlock hundreds of billions of ...
  • 09 Jun 2023 |

    Leaders of Italy and Germany endorse natural gas and hydrogen pipeline project "SoutH2 Corridor"

    09 Jun 2023, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen 91tv Italy and Germany are pushing for the construction of a new natural gas and hydrogen pipeline via Austria to strengthen inter-European energy trade- the “ SoutH2 Corridor “ project. “The ...
  • 15 Nov 2022 |

    Germany plans additional €550 million for green hydrogen cooperation

    15 Nov 2022, 13:24 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv The German government is setting up two new funds with a total of 550 million euros to support the development of the global hydrogen economy through cooperation, especially with emerging and ...
  • 01 Nov 2024 |

    Dispatch from the European Union | November '24

    01 Nov 2024, 16:30 As the world heads to the international climate summit COP29, the European Union is in a tricky position. The Brussels machine is still getting back up and running after the June elections, with the European Commission chiefs yet to be ...
  • 07 Nov 2022 |

    Egypt’s green hydrogen plans met with keen interest by German industry

    07 Nov 2022, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen COP27 WirtschaftsWoche Plans by Egypt’s government and other governments in the region to make northern Africa and the Middle East (MENA) a major exporter of green hydrogen raise hopes within the German ...
  • 28 Feb 2023 |

    German alliance takes aim at EU Commission plan to separate gas grid ownership

    28 Feb 2023, 14:17 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up – gas grid operators

    01 Sep 2022, 12:14 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Germany has to speed up the development of its infrastructure for hydrogen use, as the country faces several energy-related crises at once,  gas transmission grid operators said during the ...
  • 12 Sep 2022 |

    German railway proposes large-scale green hydrogen transportation on trains

    12 Sep 2022, 13:37 Sören Amelang Transport Freight Hydrogen 91tv ұԲ’s national railway operator Deutsche Bahn plans to transport large amounts of green hydrogen on trains, offering an alternative to transport through non-existent ...
  • 08 Dec 2022 |

    Germany launches first auction for green hydrogen imports

    08 Dec 2022, 13:24 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv The German government has launched a 900-million-euro auction scheme for green hydrogen imports. The idea of the so-called H2 Global mechanism is to procure the fuel on the world market and ...
  • Hydrogen industry ramp-up in Germany faces raw material supply challenge – agency

    06 Jun 2023, 12:59 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Resources & Recycling dpa / Der Stern The lack of mineral resources could become a challenge for the planned ramp-up of hydrogen industry in Germany, Europe and worldwide, news agency dpa writes in an  ...
  • 16 Sep 2022 |

    Germany receives first hydrogen test delivery from United Arab Emirates

    16 Sep 2022, 13:45 Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen 91tv A first hydrogen test delivery from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has arrived in Germany. The shipment in the form of the hydrogen derivative ammonia reached the port of Hamburg, the economy ...
  • 25 Nov 2024 |

    German law on new gas power plants hangs in balance ahead of snap election

    25 Nov 2024, 13:26 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Politics Tagesspiegel Background / Table.Media / Zeit A planned law to ensure new gas power plants can be built in Germany to secure electricity supply as the country phases out coal power continues to hang ...
  • 31 Aug 2022 |

    German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg forge hydrogen alliance

    31 Aug 2022, 12:08 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv The southern German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have joined forces to push hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and to ensure their industrial centres will receive sufficient supplies. ...
  • 02 Aug 2023 |

    SPD lawmakers call for green gas quota in German grid

    02 Aug 2023, 13:11 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt Energy politicians from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are proposing to introduce a mandated share of climate-friendly gases into the German gas mix, reported Handelsblatt. Companies that ...
  • 21 Feb 2025

    In brief | 21 February '25

    21 Feb 2025, 12:18 91tv Team E3G: German election – What’s at stake? Next government must develop joint EU strategy for competitiveness and decarbonisation. DW: German election: Parties face off over Ukraine, NATO, Trump Top German politicians traded ...
  • IEA head says German nuclear exit “historic mistake,” criticises bet on hydrogen in short term

    23 Jan 2024, 13:40 Julian Wettengel Nuclear phase-out Hydrogen Handelsblatt Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power was a "historic mistake," Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told business daily Handelsblatt. ...
  • 05 Jul 2024

    In brief | 5 July '24

    05 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Bloomberg: Germany to scrutinize Chinese turbine deal for offshore project-Government to look at impact on security and competition-Hamburg-based asset manager set to purchase 16 turbines Electrive: Tesla gets ...
  • 10 May 2023 |
    Gas

    Policy push needed for resilient energy system with green gas – gas industry

    10 May 2023, 12:19 Julian Wettengel Gas 91tv ұԲ’s energy system will need ‘green’ gas to become climate neutral, but government must set the right framework conditions to ensure the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, said several gas ...
  • 28 Apr 2025 |

    Experienced energy manager is Merz’s “surprise” pick for heading ұԲ’s economy ministry

    28 Apr 2025, 13:55 Conservative CDU member Katherina Reiche looks set to become ұԲ’s new economy and energy minister in a government led by Friedrich Merz as chancellor. Reiche looks back at ten years in the energy industry, where she assumed leading ...
  • 25 Jun 2024 |

    Siemens Energy bags $1.5 bln deal to supply Saudi Arabia with efficient gas turbines

    25 Jun 2024, 13:28 Jack McGovan Gas Business & Jobs 91tv Two new power plants will be constructed in Saudi Arabia after a 1.5 billion dollar deal with the German energy corporation Siemens Energy. They will combine gas and steam turbines ...
  • 18 Nov 2022 |

    Germany to build its first green ammonia import terminal in Hamburg

    18 Nov 2022, 13:23 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv ұԲ’s first terminal for the import of green hydrogen and its derivatives will be built in the northern port city of Hamburg. Economy minister Robert Habeck said the terminal is set to start ...
  • 15 Jun 2022 |

    Australia can supply Germany with green hydrogen at competitive prices – feasibility study

    15 Jun 2022, 12:20 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv Germany should be able to import green hydrogen from Australia at competitive prices, a feasibility study has revealed. German industry association BDI and the National Academy of Science and ...
  • 24 Apr 2025 |

    Weak winds eat up generation capacity gains in ұԲ’s renewable fleet in early 2025

    24 Apr 2025, 13:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables 91tv Unfavourable weather conditions led to a decrease of renewable energy generation in Germany at the start of the year, outweighing a growth in renewable capacity, figures released by energy ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    Energy industry voices doubts about timely launch of German Power Plant Strategy

    10 May 2024, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt / Der Spiegel Representatives of ұԲ’s energy industry have voiced doubts whether the government’s planned Power Plant Strategy, which is supposed to pave the way for the use of new ...
  • 17 May 2022 |

    Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy – media report

    17 May 2022, 11:49 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv / SZ / Tagesspiegel Background German energy industry association BDEW has called for a “hydrogen ramp-up law” to ensure that the country quickly takes the steps necessary to build up a market ...
  • 05 Aug 2022 |

    Industry urges German env min to allow green hydrogen for production in refineries

    05 Aug 2022, 13:53 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen Handelsblatt Industry lobby groups in Germany have called on environment ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    Ukraine to receive more German support for rebuilding and modernising energy infrastructure

    10 May 2024, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann International Security 91tv Germany has vowed to support the reconstruction of war-torn Ukraine’s power grid, which has been greatly damaged by missile attacks over the past two years in the context of ...
  • 24 Mar 2025 |

    Renewables spurred by geopolitical upheaval, can help prevent conflict – IRENA

    24 Mar 2025, 11:00 Geopolitical disruption through events like Russia’s war on Ukraine or a new transatlantic rift can speed up the rapid build-up of renewable energies, says Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy ...
  • 02 Aug 2022 |

    No dominant option for future German hydrogen import – researchers

    02 Aug 2022, 13:36 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Technology 91tv Germany will be able to procure the volumes of hydrogen imports needed by 2030 if it quickly sets the right infrastructural, legal and entrepreneurial course, a team of researchers ...
  • 30 Nov 2023 |

    Budget crisis fallout: Germany puts power plant strategy on hold

    30 Nov 2023, 13:07 Edgar Meza Electricity Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt ұԲ’s budget crisis has forced economy and climate action minister Robert Habeck to postpone his ministry’s long-awaited power plant strategy, Handelsblatt reports. Ministry sources ...
  • 02 Jul 2024

    In brief | 2 July '24

    02 Jul 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Euractiv: Brussels urges EU countries to submit climate plans ‘as soon as possible’ On 30 June, EU countries were legally obliged to submit their national energy and climate plans until 2030 (NECPs). These are key ...
  • 22 Jul 2022 |

    Northern Germany has largest green hydrogen production potential – research ministry

    22 Jul 2022, 13:43 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Rural districts in Northern Germany have the country’s largest potential for green hydrogen production due to their windpower capacities, according to a “ Hydrogen Atlas ...
  • 29 Apr 2024 |

    Utilities call for state money to fund decommissioning of German gas grid

    29 Apr 2024, 13:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Utilities dpa / n-tv ұԲ’s local utility association VKU has called for public support to finance the decommissioning of the country’s natural gas grid and avoid high fees for customers, news agency dpa ...
  • 03 Apr 2023 |

    Germany explores raw material and hydrogen partnership with Australia

    03 Apr 2023, 13:33 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International 91tv Germany is exploring ways to expand cooperation with Australia on hydrogen and raw materials in a bid to diversify its import partners and reduce dependencies. Together with a ...
  • 25 Aug 2022 |

    World first achieved as hydrogen trains in Germany commence regular operation

    25 Aug 2022, 13:58 Hannah Naylor Transport Hydrogen 91tv / Der Spiegel Germany saw the commencement of the world’s first regular operation of hydrogen-powered trains this week, making "railway history," operator company EVB said. ...
  • Economy ministry urges next German gov't to rethink renewables targets, allow carbon capture

    25 Mar 2025, 13:20 Carolina Kyllmann Carbon removal Renewables Policy Tagesspiegel Background Germany's economy ministry (BMWK), which is currently run by the Greens, who will likely not be part of the new coalition government, has presented ...
  • European gas grid operators agree to build North Sea hydrogen network – media report

    20 Apr 2023, 12:33 Sören Amelang Wind Hydrogen International Handelsblatt Nine European gas transmission grid operators have agreed to construct a pipeline network in the North Sea to transport hydrogen made in offshore wind farms, business daily ...
  • 19 Apr 2022 |

    Rising gas prices make green hydrogen cheaper than grey hydrogen

    19 Apr 2022, 12:24 Edgar Meza Hydrogen Handelsblatt As green hydrogen was more than twice as expensive as hydrogen produced with fossil fuels, its widespread use wasn’t expected for another decade, but the skyrocketing cost of natural gas has changed that ...
  • 14 Jun 2022 |

    Bavaria, Scotland team up on green hydrogen development

    14 Jun 2022, 13:02 Edgar Meza Gas Hydrogen 91tv The German state of Bavaria and Scotland have signed an agreement aimed at the joint development of green hydrogen. The letter of intent expands cooperation on business and science. Bavarian ...
  • 14 Apr 2022 |

    EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production – researchers

    14 Apr 2022, 12:41 Expert IKEM- Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität Climate & CO2 Renewables Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 91tv The EU should review its planned ...
  • 06 Apr 2022 |

    Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war – government advisors

    06 Apr 2022, 13:09 Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen 91tv Germany must accelerate the ramp-up of a hydrogen economy in response to Russia's aggressions to secure and diversify its energy supply, according to the hydrogen council (NWR), which ...
  • Germany's new energy minister rules out return to conventional nuclear

    12 May 2025, 13:44 Sören Amelang Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables Cost & Prices 91tv Germany's new economy and energy minister, Katherina Reiche from chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats ...
  • 18 Apr 2023 |
    Gas

    Germany's move to climate neutrality makes 90% of gas distribution grid obsolete – think tank

    18 Apr 2023, 13:07 Julian Wettengel Gas 91tv Germany should ensure an orderly retirement of its gas distribution grid to avoid enormous costs for consumers and billions of euros of stranded assets for operators, as the pipeline network is set ...
  • 24 May 2022 |

    German energy industry says EU green hydrogen rulebook could prevent scale-up

    24 May 2022, 13:49 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Sören Amelang Renewables Hydrogen 91tv The ...
  • German industry urges next government to ensure lower energy prices at EU and national level

    04 Feb 2025, 13:25 Bennet Ribbeck Industry Elections & Politics 91tv German industry association BDI has called on the next government to focus on lowering energy prices at both the national and European level. In its recommendations for ...
  • Roads, railway system to be priorities in ұԲ’s special fund investments – Merz

    14 Apr 2025, 13:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government Handelsblatt / ARD Railway and road infrastructure are priority areas for ұԲ’s major investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the country’s chancellor-in ...
  • 16 Nov 2021 |

    Germany should keep its options open on green hydrogen- govt advisers

    16 Nov 2021, 13:35 Kerstine Appunn Hydrogen 91tv Germany's should not jeopardise its national climate goals by committing to green hydrogen on a long-term technology path today, as it is still out in the open how innovations and ...
  • 24 Sep 2024

    In brief | 24 September '24

    24 Sep 2024, 11:31 Julian Wettengel IRENA: Record growth drives cost advantage of renewable power Eighty-one percent of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a compelling business and investment case to ...
  • 06 Sep 2023 |

    ұԲ’s coastal states call for help to transform ports into offshore and hydrogen hubs

    06 Sep 2023, 13:27 Sören Amelang Wind Transport Hydrogen German coastal states want hundreds of millions of euros from the federal government to transform their ports into energy hubs for liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, and offshore wind,  reports ...
  • 08 Apr 2022 |

    EU’s push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of “Desertec reloaded” – media

    08 Apr 2022, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU Focus Online The Desertec project- which caused a hype in the German solar power industry around 2010 but was later largely abandoned due to unclear political and economic perspectives- is being resurrected ...
  • Energy industry urges German lawmakers to put energy policy stability ahead of party politics

    13 Nov 2024, 13:39 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Elections & Politics ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    Franco-German push for EU green industrial revival needs close alignment to succeed

    28 Jul 2023, 14:30 The European Union’s two largest economic and industrial leaders, Germany and France, have spearheaded efforts to put the EU ahead in the global scramble for green industry leadership and decarbonisation technologies. Despite ...
  • 21 May 2024 |

    Construction on major North Sea powerline to UK begins in Germany

    21 May 2024, 14:09 Jack McGovan Grid International 91tv The construction of a major power line connecting Great Britain to Germany through the North Sea has begun in the coastal city Wilhelmshaven in northwestern Germany. Spanning a total ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    RWE aims to make LNG import terminal hydrogen-ready with green ammonia

    18 Mar 2022, 13:37 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen Utilities 91tv Energy company  RWE plans to build an ammonia terminal  at the site of the planned import harbour for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the northern German city of Brunsbüttel to ...
  • 07 Nov 2024

    In brief | 7 November '24

    07 Nov 2024, 10:00 91tv Team Politico:   Scholz bows out of COP29 climate summit after government collapses   The decision follows a dramatic breakdown of ұԲ’s three-party coalition government. Bloomberg: Italy renews push to revise EU’s combustion ...
  • G7 summit must act to make green hydrogen trade sustainable- NGOs

    23 May 2022, 13:14 Sören Amelang Hydrogen International G20 & G7 91tv The burgeoning global trade in green hydrogen risks becoming an environmental and social burden in producing countries, and the G7 must take steps to ensure it will ...
  • 23 Feb 2022 |

    German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up

    23 Feb 2022, 14:35 Sören Amelang Hydrogen EU 91tv The EU Commission's proposals for adapting the gas market to climate targets are not enough to ensure a rapid scale-up of the hydrogen economy, according to Germany's hydrogen ...
  • 19 Jan 2022 |

    Germany may use blue hydrogen from Norway for transitional period – state secretary

    19 Jan 2022, 12:09 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv Germany aims to secure a full supply of green hydrogen in its drive to become climate neutral, but may use blue hydrogen made with natural gas and carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Norway for a ...
  • 07 Mar 2022 |

    City of Hamburg presents strategy to become European green hydrogen hub

    07 Mar 2022, 14:13 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Cities 91tv / Die Welt The city of Hamburg is aiming to play a key role in the German and European shift towards a hydrogen economy with a new import strategy for the climate-friendly fuel. The ...
  • 24 Feb 2022 |

    Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up – stakeholder survey

    24 Feb 2022, 13:17 Edgar Meza Industry Hydrogen 91tv Stakeholders are in broad agreement on the necessary drivers and obstacles for Germany's hydrogen market ramp-up, a poll by the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) ...
  • 31 Mar 2022 |

    Dutch-German hydrogen infrastructure development could boost decarbonisation – report

    31 Mar 2022, 13:53 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv Transnational cooperation in the development of a common hydrogen market and the construction of hydrogen infrastructure can strengthen the Netherlands and Germany in the decarbonisation of their ...
  • 15 Feb 2022 |

    Hydrogen production in Germany will be booming soon – economy minster

    15 Feb 2022, 14:11 Edgar Meza Hydrogen Business & Jobs dpa / Der Spiegel German economy and climate protection minister Robert Habeck said hydrogen would soon establish itself as a key component of the energy transition, according to a dpa report ...
  • 04 Jul 2023 |

    NGO warns against broad adoption of carbon capture and storage in Germany

    04 Jul 2023, 13:32 Edgar Meza Carbon removal Technology 91tv NGO Germanwatch, which promotes sustainable development and climate protection, is warning against the country’s CO2 management policy opening the door to “a permanent extension of ...
  • 15 Oct 2021 |

    German seaports seen as key sites for development and transport of green hydrogen

    15 Oct 2021, 11:31 Edgar Meza Hydrogen International Die Welt German seaports could soon become key sites for the development of the country’s hydrogen economy, according to a recent report by the German Maritime Center (DMZ) in Hamburg. Hydrogen is seen ...
  • 13 Sep 2024

    In brief | 13 September '24

    13 Sep 2024, 10:16 91tv Team Bloomberg: EU car lobby aims for two-year delay of 2025 emissions targets Informal paper says car industry faces fines up to €16 billion. Reuters: DSV to create global logistics giant with $15.9 billion Schenker takeover ...
  • 04 Jan 2023 |

    Germany intensifies energy transition cooperation with Norway and Portugal

    04 Jan 2023, 13:37 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International Tagesspiegel / 91tv Germany plans to intensify its international cooperation on the energy transition with Norway and Portugal, with government ministers visiting both countries this ...
  • 25 Feb 2025 |

    Electricians, engineers most needed professions for German energy transition workforce- analysis

    25 Feb 2025, 13:40 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs 91tv The biggest bottleneck in skilled labour supply affecting Germany's energy transition is in electrical construction, according to a report by the German Economic Institute’s (IW) ...
  • 25 Apr 2025 |

    Local pricing could bring electricity costs down, increase supply security in Germany – think tank

    25 Apr 2025, 13:28 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market 91tv Setting up multiple local pricing zones instead of having one big market area could help bring electricity prices down in Germany and increase supply security, according to a report ...
  • 05 Oct 2021 |

    German govt supports green hydrogen projects abroad with 350 mln euros by 2024

    05 Oct 2021, 12:00 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv Germany will support green hydrogen projects in other countries with up to 350 million euros by 2024 and has published a directive with the relevant guidelines, the economy ministry said in a ...
  • 13 Mar 2025 |

    Gas turbine maker voices concerns over “very ambitious” German plans for backup capacity

    13 Mar 2025, 13:42 Sören Amelang Electricity market Gas Tagesspiegel Background U.S. gas turbine manufacturer GE Vernova has expressed doubts about the plans by ұԲ’s prospective next government to connect 20 gigawatts of gas-fired power plants to the ...
  • 31 May 2024 |

    Steelmaker ArcelorMittal to receive €1.3 bln in subsidies for green transformation of German sites

    31 May 2024, 12:54 Carolina Kyllmann Industry 91tv / dpa / Tagesspiegel Background Germany's economy minister has awarded steelmaker ArcelorMittal 1.3 billion euros to drive the decarbonisation of its production sites in the states of ...
  • 08 Oct 2021 |

    Imports to cover about half of EU’s hydrogen needs by 2050 – report

    08 Oct 2021, 12:02 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 91tv European Union states will produce about half of the hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels it needs by 2050, with the other half imported from partner countries, said a report by the World ...
  • 03 Nov 2021 |

    Germany partners with UAE to develop green hydrogen, synthetic fuels

    03 Nov 2021, 12:33 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (until 2021) Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv ...
  • 01 Jun 2022 |

    Gas still a bridge technology, must “think big” on hydrogen – BDEW head

    01 Jun 2022, 14:16 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 91tv Renewable energies will be at the heart of supply security in Germany in the future, but the country will continue to need gas and must “think big” when it comes to ramping up hydrogen, ...
  • 06 Dec 2022 |

    Regulation stalling competitive hydrogen infrastructure buildout in EU – RWE head 

    06 Dec 2022, 13:46 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU Handelsblatt Excessive EU regulation is stalling the development of competitive hydrogen infrastructure in Europe, the head of ұԲ’s ...
  • 17 Jul 2024

    In brief | 17 July '24

    17 Jul 2024, 11:00 Julian Wettengel EU Council greenlights €2.3 billion energy transition support for Germany The EU approved ұԲ’s amended recovery and resilience plan, which now includes an additional €2.3 billion to contribute to accelerating ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    Sustainable domestic energy essential for European supply security – report

    08 Apr 2025, 13:06 Julian Wettengel Security 91tv Accelerating the transition to largely domestically produced sustainable energy such as wind and solar electricity is the only way to really ensure energy security in Europe, said the European ...
  • 29 Nov 2022 |

    No one-size-fits-all solution to decarbonise heating in Germany – report

    29 Nov 2022, 13:42 Julian Wettengel Heating 91tv Germany will have to employ different technologies and solutions to get the heating sector to climate neutrality, as the country’s regions have vastly varying conditions to start with, ...
  • 05 Aug 2021 |

    German corporate decision-makers support using blue hydrogen for some time – survey

    05 Aug 2021, 12:20 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv On the path to making industry climate neutral, corporate decision-makers in Germany call for allowing the use of “blue” hydrogen made from natural gas where the CO2 is captured and stored – ...
  • 01 Oct 2021 |

    Hydrogen capacity needs to be doubled to achieve decarbonisation – metalworkers’ union

    01 Oct 2021, 12:51 Expert IG Metall-Industrial Union of Metalworkers IG Metall Transport Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German government’s current hydrogen strategy is insufficient, according to the ...
  • 06 Apr 2022 |

    Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union – analyst

    06 Apr 2022, 09:49 Europe must act as a true green electricity and hydrogen union to stand its ground in a competitive world that moves to climate neutrality, says energy analyst Kirsten Westphal. The continent should establish hydrogen corridors to ...
  • Germany pledges €112 million for Kenya’s renewable and green hydrogen expansion

    12 Dec 2022, 13:11 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Hydrogen International 91tv Germany has pledged at least 112 million euros to support Kenya in implementing “its ambitious goal of switching entirely to renewable energy sources by 2030,” the ...
  • 03 Jan 2024 |

    Germany's plans for back-up power station fleet face €60 bln funding gap- analysis

    03 Jan 2024, 12:19 Expert EWI- Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices International Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Cost ...
  • 19 Jul 2021 |

    Use existing infrastructure for hydrogen to reduce system costs, accelerate transition – govt advisors

    19 Jul 2021, 13:35 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Kerstine Appunn Hydrogen 91tv Germany should refurbish its ...
  • 01 Oct 2021 |

    Germany facilitates green hydrogen production at sea with new regulation

    01 Oct 2021, 12:50 Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen 91tv Regulation that will enable green hydrogen production in the North Sea entered into force on 1 October. With the new ordinance, the German government facilitates the testing of hydrogen ...
  • 05 Jul 2021 |

    German government advisors urge decision on use of fossil fuel hydrogen

    05 Jul 2021, 13:13 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv Germany's hydrogen council has said the country must urgently make up its mind whether to use hydrogen made with fossil fuels in its market ramp-up of the technology deemed key to reach ...
  • 11 Jun 2024 |

    Germany leads Europe’s electric car production, 2nd globally behind China

    11 Jun 2024, 13:35 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs 91tv The German car industry produces the most electric cars in Europe and globally comes second only to China, ...
  • 04 Jun 2021 |

    ұԲ’s future hydrogen needs significantly higher than expected – report

    04 Jun 2021, 11:56 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv ұԲ’s industry, transport and heating sectors will need significantly more hydrogen to help reach future climate targets than the government currently expects, said the head of the ...
  • Reactions from energy and climate community to Germany's 2025 coalition treaty

    11 Apr 2025, 13:00 ұԲ’s prospective coalition government has agreed to continue the country’s landmark energy transition without major adjustments, and stick to existing climate targets. In their coalition treaty, conservatives and Social Democrats ...
  • 10 Jun 2021 |

    Germany must not leave transport, heating out of hydrogen ramp-up- industry

    10 Jun 2021, 13:49 Sören Amelang 91tv 91tv Transport Hydrogen Heating 91tv German industry has called on the government to include transport and heating in the hydrogen economy ramp-up. "Policymakers must not leave out the ...
  • German energy industry calls for ambitious heating package from next government

    11 Feb 2025, 13:43 Jack McGovan Heating Elections & Politics 91tv The new German government after the election on 23 February should implement an ambitious heating package that promotes the expansion of climate-neutral heat supply, said ...
  • Germany must use development aid to access raw materials and energy – industry

    14 Feb 2024, 14:36 Ruby Russel Resources & Recycling International 91tv German industry is calling for the country's international development budget to increase the country’s access to resources from developing countries. A paper by ...
  • 30 Oct 2023 |

    German chancellor Scholz turns to Nigeria for new gas and hydrogen partnerships

    30 Oct 2023, 13:46 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen International 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled to Nigeria in a bid to secure new energy and economic partnerships, and help diversify Germany's energy ...
  • 08 Nov 2022 |

    Bavaria to invest 500 million euros in hydrogen and green energy projects

    08 Nov 2022, 14:08 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen 91tv The southern German state of Bavaria is set to invest 500 million euros in renewable energy and hydrogen production projects, the state’s economy minister, Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters), ...
  • 12 Dec 2023 |

    German govt greenlights 2.6 billion euros for green steel production in western state Saarland

    12 Dec 2023, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen Die Welt Steel producers in the western German state of Saarland have been granted 2.6 billion euros in state support to transform their production procedures towards climate neutrality. Economy and ...
  • 23 Sep 2021 |

    Government calls hydrogen strategy a success, but utilities see 'construction site'

    23 Sep 2021, 13:40 Sören Amelang 91tv 91tv Hydrogen 91tv One year on from the National Hydrogen Strategy launch, ұԲ’s government and industries are divided over its implementation. While the government’s interim report ...
  • 28 May 2021 |

    Germany invests 8 billion euros in 62 EU-backed hydrogen projects

    28 May 2021, 12:48 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv As part of ұԲ’s long-term strategy to make hydrogen a cornerstone of its energy transition, the federal ministries for economic affairs and energy (BMWi) and of transport and digital ...
  • 15 Jul 2024 |

    Industry shows big interest in German government’s climate protection contracts

    15 Jul 2024, 13:52 Jack McGovan Industry Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Many industrial companies have submitted proposals for low emission investments to the German government's scheme to reimburse them for the extra costs associated with climate ...
  • 21 Dec 2022 |

    Germany must implement fast-tracked energy transition in 2023 – energy industry

    21 Dec 2022, 13:27 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Hydrogen 91tv The ...
  • 21 May 2021 |

    Germany eager to partner with West African countries on green hydrogen

    21 May 2021, 13:16 Expert Green Party Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Policy Edgar Meza Hydrogen International 91tv The German government is taking firs steps to partner with West African nations in the development of a ...
  • 20 Jun 2024 |

    German towns should broaden heating plans to include general energy distribution- think tank

    20 Jun 2024, 12:02 Julian Wettengel Gas Heating Tagesspiegel Background Municipalities should expand their mandatory planning for future climate-friendly heating to encompass general energy distribution, think tank Agora Energiewende has proposed, ...
  • 20 May 2021 |

    A hydrogen master plan for eastern Germany

    20 May 2021, 12:31 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv A new masterplan developed by three Fraunhofer research institutes outlines how a successful hydrogen industry can be developed in eastern Germany. The transition from fossil fuels to sustainably ...
  • 22 Aug 2022 |

    Green hydrogen supplies are focus of German state visit to Canada

    22 Aug 2022, 13:07 Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen Rheinische Post / 91tv Chancellor Olaf Scholz and economy minister Robert Habeck want to deepen ұԲ’s energy ties with Canada during a three-day state visit, with a particular focus on future ...
  • 15 Sep 2021 |

    Hydrogen import-export partnerships “booming” around the world

    15 Sep 2021, 12:33 Jessica Bateman Hydrogen The number of hydrogen partnerships around the world is increasing and is likely to grow even further, data from the World Energy Council suggests. In a press release, the organisation counts 41 import-export ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    Growing energy cooperation between EU and UK defies worst of Brexit fallout

    01 Sep 2022, 13:42 Energy policy links between the UK and the European Union have remained strong since the UK officially left the bloc in January 2020, in contrast to complications in many other policy areas. A new renewable power interconnector project ...
  • 15 Jun 2021 |

    Germany provides €900 mio for green hydrogen ramp-up via new auction platform

    15 Jun 2021, 10:52 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv The German economy ministry will support building up a market for green hydrogen with 900 million euros through the H2 Global Foundation, newly-set up by German industry players such as ...
  • 02 May 2025 |

    EU must bet on interconnected energy system, exploiting countries’ strengths – Greek deputy energy minister

    02 May 2025, 09:30 The European Union should strive for a well-connected energy system designed in a way that allows different national strengths to complement each other, says Nikos Tsafos, deputy energy minister of Greece. The country is expected to ...
  • 25 Mar 2021 |

    Hydrogen produced with regular power mix needed for market ramp-up – industry union

    25 Mar 2021, 13:57 Expert IG BCE- Trade Union for mining, chemicals and energy industries Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen 91tv Germany should use hydrogen ...
  • 18 Nov 2021 |

    Germany not able to import enough renewable hydrogen by 2030 – analysis

    18 Nov 2021, 13:25 Sören Amelang 91tv 91tv Hydrogen 91tv Germany will not be able to import enough renewable hydrogen to reach the targets laid out in its national hydrogen strategy, according to an analysis conducted by the ...
  • 29 Jan 2025 |

    German and European gas supply resilient to serious crises – report

    29 Jan 2025, 13:14 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Security 91tv Germany and Europe are well prepared to deal with serious disruptions to their gas supply in the long term, according to a report by consultancy PwC assessing the reliability of gas ...
  • 27 Jun 2023 |

    Incoming govt coalition in city state Bremen bets on green hydrogen

    27 Jun 2023, 12:07 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Cities 91tv The prospective future government coalition of ұԲ’s smallest state, the City of Bremen, is betting on green hydrogen and its derivates to decarbonise local industries, such as ...
  • 23 Jun 2021 |

    Germany should focus entirely on green hydrogen- govt advisors

    23 Jun 2021, 13:28 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv As Germany ramps up development of hydrogen technologies, it should focus entirely on the production of green hydrogen using wind and solar energy, the German Advisory Council on the Environment ...
  • 25 Mar 2021 |

    Energy and grid companies team up for hydrogen project at German coast

    25 Mar 2021, 14:02 Kerstine Appunn Hydrogen 91tv With the aim to scale hydrogen technology and ensure its integration in the energy market, a new project partnership in northern Germany will invest 1.3 million euros to create a “Clean ...
  • 29 Jun 2023 |

    Gas industry welcomes ұԲ’s compromise on phasing out fossil fuel heating

    29 Jun 2023, 12:38 Sören Amelang Gas Heating Welt / 91tv / Zeit / taz ұԲ’s gas industry has welcomed the coalition government’s compromise on the transition to climate-friendly heating, while some media commentators and environmental ...
  • 14 Jun 2021

    Germany, Australia to set up hydrogen agreement

    14 Jun 2021, 13:03 Edgar Meza 91tv, Reuters The German and Australian governments have signed a letter of intent on sustainable hydrogen production, according to the German ministries of economic affairs and energy and education and research. ...
  • 12 Mar 2021 |

    Germany and Saudi Arabia want to cooperate on hydrogen

    12 Mar 2021, 13:36 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (until 2021) Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Kerstine Appunn Hydrogen International ...
  • 23 Jan 2025 |

    Many people in Germany continue energy savings long after crisis, worry about costs – survey

    23 Jan 2025, 14:07 Expert Vattenfall Germany Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society 91tv Almost three years after the peak of Europe’s energy crisis in 2022, many people in Germany are ...
  • Germany and India join forces to bridge the green skills gap – but youth might not engage

    03 Feb 2025, 14:49 Germany is increasingly looking outwards to find skilled workers to fill its green labour gap, especially to India. Joint collaborations aim to tackle a critical challenge faced by both nations: securing a skilled workforce capable of ...
  • Government defines “green hydrogen”, decides rules for rapid market ramp-up

    20 May 2021, 13:34 ұԲ’s first movers in hydrogen generation using electricity will be supported by lower power prices and a wide definition of “green” hydrogen, the government has decided. By creating “clear and pragmatic” requirements for green ...
  • 31 May 2021 |

    Industry criticises lack of progress one year after approval of ұԲ’s hydrogen strategy

    31 May 2021, 13:36 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung / Handelsblatt Industry representatives have criticised that little has happened since the German government decided its hydrogen strategy one year ago, reports Marcus ...
  • 07 Dec 2022 |

    Middle East and North Africa carry “huge” green hydrogen potential for Europe – researchers

    07 Dec 2022, 12:45 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology Expert IZES- Institute for Future Energy Systems Institut für Zukunfts Energie Systeme Citizens' energy Electricity market Expert ...
  • Europe struggles to heat homes without cooking the planet

    06 Jul 2023, 13:43 The EU is struggling to decarbonise its buildings, most of which are heated by fossil fuels that spew planet-heating gasses. But it has the technologies to go green. The bigger problem, experts say, is overcoming the barriers to rolling ...
  • 22 Apr 2021 |

    Industry representatives deem hydrogen scale-up most important energy policy task

    22 Apr 2021, 13:30 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG Utilities Kerstine Appunn Hydrogen 91tv Corporate decision makers in Germany have voted hydrogen technologies as the most important field of action for energy ...
  • 12 Apr 2021 |

    Hydrogen storage pilot project in underground salt dome reaches milestone

    12 Apr 2021, 13:53 Edgar Meza 91tv 91tv Hydrogen Technology 91tv German energy provider EWE has completed the first stage of a test project to see whether the safe storage of green hydrogen in underground caverns is possible. The ...
  • 09 Oct 2024 |

    German finance minister proposes tax exemption for combustion engine 'e-fuel-only' cars

    09 Oct 2024, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Cars Hydrogen FAZ / 91tv ұԲ’s finance minister Christian Lindner, a Free Democrat (FDP), has proposed several tax exemptions for combustion engine cars that run exclusively on renewables-based ...
  • 24 Jan 2022 |

    Investors plan import terminal for synthetic methane from Middle East in Germany

    24 Jan 2022, 12:51 Jessica Bateman 91tv 91tv Hydrogen Die Welt Investors plan to build an import terminal for synthetic methane made in the Middle East on Germany's North Sea coast, reports newspaper Die Welt. The company Tree Energy ...
  • 14 Jan 2021 |

    Germany launches three flagship projects to fulfil green hydrogen ambitions

    14 Jan 2021, 13:31 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv In its quest for global green hydrogen leadership, Germany has launched three flagship zero-emission technology projects. Following a call for ideas, the country's research ministry said it ...
  • 10 Nov 2020 |

    North Rhine-Westphalia presents hydrogen roadmap, eyes creation of 130,000 new jobs

    10 Nov 2020, 14:00 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv The state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is accelerating the development of a future-oriented hydrogen economy, energy minister Andreas Pinkwart announced on Monday. By 2025, NRW is set to have its ...
  • 29 Nov 2024 |

    Industry alliance calls for strategy to decarbonise process heat in Germany

    29 Nov 2024, 12:22 Julian Wettengel Industry 91tv Ahead of the German snap election, an alliance of industry associations has called on political parties to push for a government strategy to decarbonise heat that businesses use in their ...
  • 01 Apr 2022 |

    Discounter Lidl opens Europe's first logistics hub with green hydrogen vehicle fleet

    01 Apr 2022, 12:57 Sören Amelang Transport Freight 91tv Discount supermarket chain Lidl is switching the entire battery-electric vehicle fleet of a logistics hub to fuel cells powered by green hydrogen, making it the first of its kind in ...
  • 03 May 2022 |

    India and Germany announce cooperation on climate, hydrogen and forests

    03 May 2022, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn Agriculture Hydrogen 91tv Germany and India have signed a declaration of intent on a "Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development" which will include German support for reforestation in India ...
  • 17 Mar 2025 |

    ұԲ’s biggest energy companies call for energy transition “restart” and fewer rules

    17 Mar 2025, 13:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Renewables 91tv The German energy transition requires a “restart” as the country is on the verge of establishing a climate neutral energy system and renewables already account for about ...
  • 19 Jan 2024 |

    Waste heat could cover up to 10% of future heat demand in Berlin — report

    19 Jan 2024, 13:31 Franca Quecke Heating 91tv The city of Berlin could cover up to ten percent of its future heating demand with waste heat, according to a report by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and the Institute for ...
  • 22 Mar 2021 |

    German regulator paves way for converting natural gas infrastructure to hydrogen

    22 Mar 2021, 12:17 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / 91tv ...
  • 30 Mar 2021 |

    Green hydrogen could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25 million tonnes in German Ruhr region – report

    30 Mar 2021, 13:37 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen 91tv Green hydrogen technology can help reduce emissions from industry, transport and heating in ...
  • 27 Jan 2025 |

    ұԲ’s Scholz welcomes fossil gas expansion in the U.S.

    27 Jan 2025, 13:51 Julian Wettengel Gas Politics Handelsblatt German chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed the buildout of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure and increased efforts to extract fossil fuels in the U.S. in  an interview with ...
  • 12 Sep 2023 |

    Coastal states call for tenfold funding increase to German ports in energy transition

    12 Sep 2023, 14:30 Jennifer Collins Transport Freight 91tv Germany's ports require huge investments to maintain their crucial position in supplying energy and goods, and to keep up with the energy transformation, said coastal state ...
  • Germany paves way for electrolyser ramp-up by scrapping renewables fee on hydrogen production

    03 Dec 2020, 13:48 Kerstine Appunn Renewable Energy Act | EEG Hydrogen 91tv The German government has decided to free producers of green hydrogen from paying the renewables levy on the electricity they use in the process. Chancellor Angela ...
  • 06 Dec 2022 |

    Germany must avoid “energy-imperialism” in hydrogen deal with Namibia - minister

    06 Dec 2022, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International Süddeutsche Zeitung  A large green hydrogen production project currently planned in the southern African state of Namibia aimed at supplying ұԲ’s industry with the fuel has led the German ...
  • 07 Jun 2023 |

    German tender scheme for new gas power plants could be delayed – media report

    07 Jun 2023, 11:49 Julian Wettengel Electricity market Gas Tagesspiegel Background The government’s plan to introduce a tender system to ensure new gas-fired power plants are built – which the government considers necessary as a supplement to renewables ...
  • 26 Sep 2023 |

    Germany strives for establishing climate-neutral aviation industry – Scholz

    26 Sep 2023, 12:30 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology Edgar Meza Transport Hydrogen Die Welt / 91tv Aviation industry representatives and political leaders in Germany have vowed ...
  • 09 Nov 2020 |

    German trade union calls for use of “blue” hydrogen, European industry power price

    09 Nov 2020, 13:14 Expert IG BCE- Trade Union for mining, chemicals and energy industries Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Utilities Kerstine Appunn Industry Hydrogen Handelsblatt Germany should not solely ...
  • 06 Oct 2020 |

    Germany says green hydrogen imports should not harm environment in partner countries

    06 Oct 2020, 13:30 Expert Left Party Die Linke Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Policy Hydrogen International 91tv The German government says green hydrogen production projects with partner countries should not come at the expense of local ...
  • 15 Sep 2021 |

    German utilities are against narrow focus on green hydrogen

    15 Sep 2021, 13:05 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Sören Amelang Hydrogen German utilities have said that the ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    France plans hydrogen alliance with Germany

    07 Sep 2020, 14:21 Sören Amelang Hydrogen EU dpa / finanzen.net The French government is planning to cooperate with Germany in the development of hydrogen technologies,  reports  newsagency dpa in article carried by finanzen.net. French economy minister ...
  • 26 Jul 2024

    Dispatch from Germany | July 2024

    26 Jul 2024, 11:43 German ministers and lawmakers, just like most of their peers across the European Union, are heading into the parliaments’ summer 2024 recess and some time off. However, there are exceptions: three eastern German federal states will ...
  • 25 Feb 2021 |

    Run on government support for hydrogen projects in Germany

    25 Feb 2021, 13:20 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Handelsblatt / FAZ Almost 200 submitted hydrogen project proposals showed a “high interest” and readiness to invest in the technology in Germany, the economy ministry told business daily Handelsblatt. The ...
  • 11 Sep 2024 |

    Green technology Germany's best bet to remain industrial leader – industry association

    11 Sep 2024, 13:00 German industry association BDI has said that the country’s industrial success in the future depends on businesses doing well on green technologies such as modern power grids, wind energy, green hydrogen production, electric mobility, ...
  • 17 Jan 2023 |

    Oil and gas supplies made Germany Norway's most important export partner in 2022

    17 Jan 2023, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann International 91tv Germany imported around 62 billion euros of Norwegian natural gas, oil and condensates in 2022 and has become the country’s number one goods importer, said the German-Norwegian chamber ...
  • 18 Jan 2022 |

    EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen – German industry

    18 Jan 2022, 12:37 Jessica Bateman Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen EU Tagesspiegel Background German industry association BDI has criticised the EU’s natural gas taxonomy plans due to conditions regarding the share of climate-friendly gases in newly built ...
  • 05 Oct 2022 |

    Pyrenee gas pipeline pushed by Germany and Spain runs into French opposition – media

    05 Oct 2022, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt A new gas pipeline that would connect the Iberian peninsula with northern Europe through the Pyrenees is causing a stir in France, Spain and Germany amid the energy crisis, business daily ...
  • 17 Mar 2022 |

    Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports

    17 Mar 2022, 13:55 Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen International 91tv / Spiegel Germany and Norway will consider building a hydrogen pipeline between the two countries in a bid to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian fossil gas. Norway wants ...
  • 08 Jul 2020 |

    EU wants to become market leader in hydrogen technologies, create 1 million jobs

    08 Jul 2020, 13:14 The European Union wants to establish itself as the world leader in hydrogen technologies and will focus on ramping up electrolyser capacities in the next four years. According to the European Commission's hydrogen strategy, the ...
  • Dispatch from Germany | April '25

    11 Apr 2025, 15:30 The biggest hurdles to building Germany's next government have fallen: a historic spending package has laid the groundwork for coalition negotiations between the conservative CDU/CSU alliance – winner of February’s snap election – ...
  • 03 Nov 2020 |

    Domestic green hydrogen production offers huge economic potential for Germany – study

    03 Nov 2020, 13:40 Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Hydrogen 91tv ...
  • 03 Jul 2023 |

    Recycling, electrification, renewable raw materials key for climate neutral chemicals industry – report

    03 Jul 2023, 14:16 Carolina Kyllmann Industry 91tv ұԲ’s chemical industry will have to place a strong focus on recycling of products, the switch to electricity-based process heat and the use of renewable raw materials on its way to ...
  • 11 Nov 2024 |

    Prolonged ‘Dunkelflaute’ shrinks ұԲ’s renewables output in early November

    11 Nov 2024, 13:52 Several days of little sunshine and wind have pushed down renewable electricity production in Germany in early November, causing an increase of fossil fuel use and high power prices. However, energy analysts said such conditions are ...
  • 27 Jan 2022 |

    Metals needed for hydrogen production could get scarce, German authority warns

    27 Jan 2022, 12:59 Sören Amelang 91tv 91tv Hydrogen 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Key raw materials needed for most types of clean hydrogen production could become scarce and much more expensive, Germany's Federal Institute ...
  • German engineers insist on hydrogen trucks for long-distance road transport

    25 Feb 2022, 13:24 Sören Amelang Transport Freight Technology 91tv The association of German engineers (VDI) and technology organisation VDE insist on the large-scale deployment of hydrogen trucks for long-range road transport to reach the EU ...
  • 28 Feb 2025 |

    SPD hopes to cushion snap election defeat with victory in upcoming Hamburg state vote

    28 Feb 2025, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Hamburger Morgenpost / Tagesspiegel / Die Zeit / Merkur / Radio Hamburg Just one week after their defeat at ұԲ’s snap election, the Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing chancellor Olaf ...
  • 17 Dec 2020 |

    Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi-Arabia

    17 Dec 2020, 13:53 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (until 2021) Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen ...
  • 26 May 2021 |

    Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up to achieve 2045 climate target – report

    26 May 2021, 13:25 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 91tv Germany will need some 60 terawatt-hours of hydrogen by 2030 and domestic production can only cover a third of that demand, according to a paper by Berlin-based think tank Climate Neutrality ...
  • 01 Dec 2020 |

    Germany and Australia investigate possibilities of green ‘hydrogen 岵’

    01 Dec 2020, 14:07 Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen International 91tv A joint German-Australian study will investigate the feasibility of a green hydrogen supply chain, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)  states. The BMBF and ...
  • 09 Apr 2020 |

    German strategy should not bet on hydrogen made with renewables alone – Uniper CEO

    09 Apr 2020, 13:58 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background Germany should not focus exclusively on "green hydrogen" made with renewable electricity in its highly anticipated strategy for creating a ...
  • 03 Apr 2024 |

    Industry head calls for strategic debate over German energy-intensive sector

    03 Apr 2024, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany should have an honest conversation about how much strategic sovereignty it wants, and figure out what it is willing to pay to keep production of key energy-intensive sectors in the ...
  • 02 Sep 2021 |

    Germany's monopolies commission calls for more competition in e-car charging sector

    02 Sep 2021, 14:03 Edgar Meza Cars Hydrogen 91tv The Monopolies Commission, an independent expert committee that advises the German government and legislature on competition issues, is urging the government to ensure fair competition in the ...
  • 17 Nov 2020 |

    New development cooperation project to lay foundations for German hydrogen imports

    17 Nov 2020, 13:53 Expert GIZ- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit German development agency International Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International Handelsblatt A new project launched by Germany's development cooperation ...
  • 12 Feb 2021 |

    "Hydrogen could become big business for us" – Siemens Gamesa CEO

    12 Feb 2021, 13:58 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables Hydrogen Handelsblatt Renewables energy company Siemens Gamesa is to start production of green hydrogen in addition to wind power, CEO Andreas Nauen said in an interview ...
  • 08 Dec 2020 |

    Most studies underestimate complexity of green hydrogen imports – think tank

    08 Dec 2020, 13:28 Sören Amelang Hydrogen 91tv The large-scale import of green hydrogen is highly complex and many studies underestimate the problems that still need to be solved, says a report by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and ...
  • 20 Dec 2023 |

    Preview 2024: Next EU Commission must start Fit-for-90 package talks to pave way to climate neutrality- BEE

    20 Dec 2023, 09:05 Europe has no time to lose in formulating its renewed emissions reduction ambitions after the results of next June’s European Parliament elections become known, says Simone Peter from the German Renewable Energy Federation. A “Fit-for ...
  • 21 Jan 2022 |
    Gas

    Grid agency seeks information on gas pipelines fit for conversion to hydrogen transport

    21 Jan 2022, 12:21 Julian Wettengel Gas 91tv The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has approved the German gas transmission grid operators’ framework scenario to develop the grid over the next ten years, but called on them to identify natural ...
  • Europe vies with China for clean hydrogen superpower status

    24 Jul 2020, 10:40 The rivalry between Europe and China in emission-free hydrogen technologies could become one of the defining business stories in the global effort to stop climate change. Scarred by its painful experience in solar PV manufacturing, ...
  • 07 Jul 2020 |

    E.ON calls for green gas quota and tackles hydrogen network

    07 Jul 2020, 13:24 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities 91tv 91tv Grid Hydrogen 91tv German energy company E.ON has called for a green gas quota to help to reduce the share of fossil gas in the ...
  • Uniper, Siemens Energy plan green power, heat and hydrogen project at Hamburg coal plant site

    24 Feb 2021, 12:37 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables Hydrogen Heating 91tv German energy companies Uniper and Siemens Energy have proposed a project to set up a renewable power-based energy plant at the site of ...
  • 08 Jun 2022 |

    UAE wants to cooperate with Germany on hydrogen for climate-neutral future – minister

    08 Jun 2022, 13:28 Kerstine Appunn Security Handelsblatt Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will cooperate on an accelerated energy transition to meet their climate neutrality targets, the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International ...
  • 30 Jan 2023 |

    German chancellor Scholz wants to secure critical raw materials from South America

    30 Jan 2023, 12:48 Carolina Kyllmann International 91tv German chancellor Olaf Scholz wants promote energy cooperation and secure critical raw materials for the energy transition from South America. The politician is visiting Argentina, Chile ...
  • 27 Nov 2020 |

    Econ and env ministries share patronage of Germany's international hydrogen hub

    27 Nov 2020, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International 91tv The German economy ministry (BMWi) will join the environment ministry (BMU) in managing the government's international power-to-X hub to facilitate the production of ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition

    10 Jun 2020, 16:10 Germany places a large bet on hydrogen produced using renewable energy in its highly anticipated national hydrogen strategy that serves to underpin the country's ambitions to become a global leader in the technology. The strategy ...
  • 31 Aug 2020 |

    German-Russian resources forum discusses joint hydrogen economy

    31 Aug 2020, 13:51 Kerstine Appunn 91tv 91tv Hydrogen Security 91tv Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the  German-Russian ...
  • 29 May 2020 |

    Massive offshore wind expansion could solve German hydrogen strategy gridlock

    29 May 2020, 13:01 The German government is set to make the large-scale use of offshore wind power to produce emission-free hydrogen a cornerstone of its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy, reports Tagesspiegel Background. With additional ...
  • 29 Jan 2021 |

    Ten percent green hydrogen in German gas supply would save 6.5 mio t of CO2- utilities

    29 Jan 2021, 13:14 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Gas Hydrogen Clean ...
  • 23 Dec 2020 |

    Hydrogen can become billion-euro business for Siemens Energy – CEO

    23 Dec 2020, 13:54 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Handelsblatt Hydrogen technology can become a key component of Siemens Energy’s business model, the company’s CEO, Christian Bruch, told Handelsblatt in an interview. ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |

    Deutsche Bahn tests hydrogen train in effort to phase-out diesel engines

    24 Nov 2020, 13:23 Expert Deutsche Bahn German railway operator Transport Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Transport Hydrogen 91tv State-owned German railway company Deutsche Bahn plans to test a hydrogen-powered train in an effort to ...
  • 08 May 2024 |

    German energy industry urges next EU Commission to hold course on Green Deal

    08 May 2024, 13:34 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Industry EUElections2024 Clean Energy ...
  • 27 May 2021 |

    German industry leaders call for “accelerated ramp-up” of hydrogen market

    27 May 2021, 13:25 Charlotte Nijhuis Industry Handelsblatt German industry leaders expressed concerns that Germany will lose out when it comes to building a hydrogen economy, Handelsblatt reports. "It is five to twelve," Martin Brudermüller, CEO ...
  • 10 Mar 2020 |

    Germany must focus on green hydrogen, CCS is a distraction- research minister

    10 Mar 2020, 14:01 Sören Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen 91tv Germany's highly anticipated strategy to pave the way for a hydrogen economy must focus on green hydrogen made with renewables and be "truly ambitious," says German ...
  • 23 Jan 2023 |

    Germany and France strengthen energy transition ties following cracks in relation

    23 Jan 2023, 13:34 Carolina Kyllmann International 91tv Germany and France have reiterated their wish to work together on the energy transition, technological sovereignty, supporting industry in the transition to climate neutrality and ...
  • 29 Jul 2024

    In brief | 29 July '24

    29 Jul 2024, 11:00 Julian Wettengel Reuters: Trump effect in clean tech sector deepens angst in Europe's boardrooms European companies focused on clean energy are abandoning expansion plans, bracing for lower sales or see funding of U.S projects in ...
  • 29 Aug 2023 |

    German heating law brawl could have repercussions for planned EU rules

    29 Aug 2023, 13:31 Julian Wettengel Heating EU Contexte Énergie Several European energy experts warn that the German government coalition row over a planned law to phase out fossil fuel-powered boilers could have repercussions for similar ongoing ...
  • 07 Aug 2020 |

    Green hydrogen pilot plant for chemicals production opens in Saxony-Anhalt

    07 Aug 2020, 15:11 Hydrogen Industry 91tv A pilot plant for producing green hydrogen energy for low-emission production of chemicals and fuel has opened in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Fraunhofer Centre for Chemical-Biotechnological ...
  • 21 Sep 2022 |

    German wholesale power prices to rise steeply before falling from 2024- report

    21 Sep 2022, 13:23 Edgar Meza Cost & Prices Wholesale electricity prices in Germany will be significantly higher in the next few years than they were during the 2019-2020 period due to the country’s energy mix and their continued dependence on gas ...
  • 06 Oct 2020 |

    Industry heavyweight Viessmann pushes for controversial hydrogen use in heating

    06 Oct 2020, 13:16 Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Hydrogen Heating Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Clean ...
  • 27 Jul 2020 |

    Europe must take ambitious lead in green hydrogen – German govt advisor

    27 Jul 2020, 09:50 Europe's economy is well placed to benefit from the fledgling global hydrogen economy and should decisively follow through with its hydrogen strategies, says Veronika Grimm, a member of Germany's council of economic experts, ...
  • 17 Mar 2020 |

    Energy and industry companies team up to launch Germany's first hydrogen network

    17 Mar 2020, 14:28 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Industry 91tv Germany's largest energy company RWE, together with oil company BP, chemicals producer Evonik and gas ...
  • 22 Sep 2020 |

    ұԲ’s competitors pushing ahead with green hydrogen plans- study

    22 Sep 2020, 13:52 Expert World Energy Council Germany Weltenergierat Electricity market Fossil fuels Hydrogen 91tv / Handelsblatt Twenty countries have already decided on national hydrogen strategies or are planning to adopt them in the ...
  • 08 Aug 2024

    In brief | 8 August '24

    08 Aug 2024, 15:22 91tv Team NewClimate Institute: Unpacking ұԲ’s hydrogen import strategy: 3 considerations for Global South partners Expectation that lower production costs can partially offset high conversion losses & transport costs may not ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

    Merkel's coalition partner pushes for ambitious green hydrogen production

    18 May 2020, 14:16 Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Policy Sören Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen 91tv Germany should aim to build up large capacities of hydrogen ...
  • 03 Feb 2020 |

    German econ min’s draft strategy criticised for including ‘blue hydrogen

    03 Feb 2020, 13:44 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy Expert Green Party Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Policy Julian Wettengel Gas ...
  • Europe must catch up with Asian countries on hydrogen fuel cells – report

    13 Apr 2021, 12:33 Edgar Meza Freight Hydrogen Technology 91tv In a new report examining the status of the German and European hydrogen fuel cell markets, the German government-backed National Platform Future of Mobility (NPM) says there is ...
  • 06 Jan 2025

    In brief | 6 January '25

    06 Jan 2025, 10:43 91tv Team HydrogenInsight: German chancellor calls on EU to shelve 'excessively strict' green hydrogen definition Scholz argues that planned projects cannot compete based on what the European Commission will accept is a ...
  • 24 Feb 2020 |

    Netherlands highlights hydrogen cooperation with Germany

    24 Feb 2020, 13:56 Freja Eriksen Gas Hydrogen Industry Handelsblatt The Netherlands has identified Germany as its main ally in building Europe's future hydrogen structure,  writes the business daily Handelsblatt. "Our aim is to intensify ...
  • 01 Sep 2020 |

    Hydrogen prices to rise sharply without electrification of heating, transport — Aurora

    01 Sep 2020, 12:47 Expert Aurora Energy Research Bioenergy Electricity market Renewables Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2016 Energiewende Cost & Prices Finance Hydrogen Cost & Prices 91tv The price of green hydrogen will be significantly ...
  • 14 Sep 2021 |

    Hydrogen needed to cope with heating peaks, German gas grid operators say

    14 Sep 2021, 12:53 Kerstine Appunn Heating 91tv / Tagesspiegel Background Germany should include hydrogen for heating houses in its energy transition to successfully decarbonise the heating sector, gas grid operator umbrella organisation FNB ...
  • 22 Jan 2025 |

    Heat pump sales halved in Germany in 2024 but industry confident of better times ahead

    22 Jan 2025, 13:10 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Heating 91tv Sales of heat pumps in Germany dropped by almost half (46%) in 2024 but the industry is confident that support mechanisms will quickly lead to a strong increase in ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    Minister calls hydrogen strategy “quantum leap,” but NGOs fear “dead end”

    10 Jun 2020, 13:34 Sören Amelang Hydrogen Industry 91tv Germany's hydrogen strategy is a "quantum leap" that will lift the energy transition and climate protection to a "new qualitative level," according to the ...
  • 07 Oct 2024 |

    Germany could fall behind on battery research – industry and researchers

    07 Oct 2024, 13:34 Julian Wettengel Storage 91tv / electrive State funding cuts for battery research projects mean that ұԲ’s government is exiting a key future technology, while other regions of the world increase their research and ...
  • 28 Jan 2020 |

    Gas grid operators say few new pipelines needed to build hydrogen network

    28 Jan 2020, 13:50 Sören Amelang Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt Germany's gas industry plans to establish a pipeline network measuring 5,900 kilometres to enable the large-scale use of hydrogen in the country. According to a plan seen by business daily ...
  • Germany bets on green hydrogen in quest for climate neutrality

    27 Apr 2020, 13:10 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. As a result, the emission-free ...
  • 02 Jul 2020 |

    German gas network to grow by 1746 kilometres, hydrogen grid is the future

    02 Jul 2020, 13:03 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn 91tv 91tv Gas Hydrogen Clean ...
  • 20 May 2020 |

    Researchers weigh in on scope and scale of hydrogen use ahead of Germany's national strategy launch

    20 May 2020, 13:44 Expert Climate-Alliance Germany Klima-Allianz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert EWI- Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln Electricity market Business ...
  • 06 Sep 2021 |

    Conversion of Bavaria’s largest oil refinery to hydrogen plagued by legal uncertainties

    06 Sep 2021, 14:12 Edgar Meza Bioenergy Hydrogen Süddeutsche Zeitung Bayernoil, Bavaria’s biggest oil refinery, is planning to move away from petrol and heating oil and towards e-fuels created with sustainably produced hydrogen, but legal uncertainties ...
  • 04 May 2021 |

    Ukraine could become important part of Europe’s hydrogen supply chain – German MPs

    04 May 2021, 12:12 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Security Handelsblatt / 91tv German politicians have said that Ukraine could have “a key role” in Europe’s future supply with hydrogen,  reports business daily Handelsblatt. Germany and Europe had ...
  • 30 Jan 2020 |

    German econ min calls for large-scale green hydrogen production in highly anticipated strategy- report

    30 Jan 2020, 13:21 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (until 2021) Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Sören Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

    Lack of incentives biggest hurdle for climate-neutral gases – German energy industry

    24 Sep 2020, 12:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 91tv The lack of ...
  • Electric cars, heat pumps can make 10% of German electricity demand flexible by 2035 – report

    11 Dec 2023, 13:27 Sören Amelang Electricity market Grid Storage 91tv Electric cars, heat pumps and home storage systems can make electricity systems much more flexible in the future, saving generation costs and thus lowering overall ...
  • 05 Nov 2019 |

    Germany must beat Asia in hydrogen technology race- government

    05 Nov 2019, 14:43 The German government believes hydrogen is key not only for a successful energy transition, but also for the future of the country's famed industry. This is why Germany must beat Asian countries – in particular China and Japan – to ...
  • 11 May 2020 |

    Members of Germany's ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production

    11 May 2020, 13:44 Edgar Meza Gas Hydrogen Technology Handelsblatt/Energate Messenger German research minister Anja Karliczek, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU party, is pushing for a prompt government decision on a national ...
  • 22 Jul 2020 |

    Hydrogen and pandemic prevention key areas for EU research cooperation, Germany says

    22 Jul 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International 91tv The production of green hydrogen and prevention of pandemics are prime examples for promising research cooperation in the EU, German education minister Anja Karliczek said on ...
  • 20 Nov 2024

    In brief | 20 November '24

    20 Nov 2024, 09:53 91tv Team NewClimate Institute: Climate Change Performance Index 2025 Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK take the lead in this year. Germany drops two places to 16th in this year’s CCPI. Bloomberg: EU considers changes to carbon border ...
  • 11 Dec 2024 |

    Gas grid phaseout should be announced ten years in advance, says German consumer group

    11 Dec 2024, 12:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Heating Der Spiegel / 91tv The decommissioning of local gas grids in German cities should be flagged ten years in advance to allow households to prepare accordingly and avoid the purchase ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry

    17 Mar 2023, 12:21 German government officials have welcomed proposals by the European Commission to boost net-zero industries and the competitiveness of European companies in an effort to keep up with other regions of the world, such as the U.S. and ...
  • 03 Apr 2023 |

    German government settles heating row, relaxes rules on new fossil fuel systems

    03 Apr 2023, 13:47 ұԲ’s coalition government has reached an agreement over rules for the transition to climate-friendly heating, settling a months-long debate over the details of a law that would de facto ban fossil heating systems. From next year, ...
  • 11 Feb 2021 |

    Germany to keep hydrogen and gas network regulation separate, updates storage rules

    11 Feb 2021, 13:34 Expert BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and ...
  • 23 Jul 2020 |

    EU plans 'completely change outlook' for global hydrogen economy- BloombergNEF

    23 Jul 2020, 12:30 The EU's and Germany's plans to push the use of green hydrogen to decarbonise the economy are likely to trigger a competitive race with China that will be crucial for a global breakthrough of the technology, says Kobad ...
  • 22 Jun 2020 |

    Northern Germany pushes for greater hydrogen use with pilot project cluster

    22 Jun 2020, 12:40 Edgar Meza Hydrogen dpa / Süddeutsche Zeitung ұԲ’s push for greater hydrogen use is gaining momentum. Some 50 representatives from business, science and government have come together to promote 25 projects in northern Germany that ...
  • 08 Jan 2024 |

    Diesel engines difficult to replace in farming in the short run – engineering researcher

    08 Jan 2024, 14:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Agriculture Technology Dlf Alternatives to fossil fuel-based agricultural machinery are scarce and often fall behind their emissions-intensive counterparts in practical tests, says electric engineer Michael Sterner in ...
  • Tighter German-African relations “of strategic importance” for raw material supply diversification – industry

    30 Nov 2022, 13:16 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Resources & Recycling 91tv A new start in German-African relations is needed to diversify raw material providers and reduce dependencies, a report by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) ...
  • 01 Jul 2020 |

    Hydrogen alliance between E.ON and Thyssenkrupp announced

    01 Jul 2020, 13:18 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Kerstine ...
  • 21 Mar 2025 |

    Germany to face challenges to energy supply security in coming years – govt advisors

    21 Mar 2025, 13:34 Julian Wettengel Electricity market 91tv A projected increase in electricity demand and a reduction of power plant capacity able to supply electricity at any moment are set to represent concrete challenges for Germany' ...
  • Delay in gas power plant buildout could lead to new short-term power price spikes in Germany – media

    25 Feb 2025, 13:32 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity market Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Energy sector experts as well as industry representatives have warned that a shortage of constantly available electricity capacity could lead to new short-lived but ...
  • 07 Jan 2022 |

    Kazakhstan crisis causing concern among German energy partners

    07 Jan 2022, 11:54 Kerstine Appunn International ARD The escalation of violence in Kazakhstan is causing concern among German businesses who were planning to tap into the country’s rich potential for developing climate-friendly technologies, renewable ...
  • 07 Aug 2020 |

    German North Sea outpost Heligoland hopes for green hydrogen boom

    07 Aug 2020, 14:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Business & Jobs dpa / RTL Online Germany's remote North Sea island Heligoland is hoping for a rapid increase in green hydrogen production with offshore wind power, news agency dpa reports in an ...
  • 13 Apr 2023 |

    Energy industry calls for faster construction of new gas power plants for supply security

    13 Apr 2023, 13:08 Edgar Meza Gas Security Zeit Online As the German government follows through with its plan to shut down its last remaining nuclear power plants for good, the country’s energy sector is calling for the construction of new hydrogen-ready ...
  • 12 Feb 2020 |

    'Tomorrow's oil': Germany seeks hydrogen export deal with West African states

    12 Feb 2020, 13:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen International Reuters / Handelsblatt Germany plans to set up a production and import chain for renewable hydrogen in a joint project with Western African countries, news agency Reuters  reports. " ...
  • Germany to focus on geothermal energy, skilled workers at African business summit

    02 Dec 2024, 12:47 Sören Amelang Business & Jobs International 91tv The expansion of renewable energies, in particular geothermal, as well as ұԲ’s shortage of skilled workers needed to implement its landmark energy transition will be ...
  • Germany to auction “huge number” of hydrogen power plants – minister

    10 Feb 2023, 12:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity market Gas Politics 91tv The transformation of ұԲ’s energy system away from fossil fuels must quickly be reinforced by sufficient “molecule-based” power plant capacity that can back up the ...
  • German chancellor pledges €4 bn for Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative

    20 Nov 2023, 16:30 Germany will invest 4 billion euros in sustainable energy projects in Africa until 2030 to help improve the continet’s role in renewable power, green hydrogen and critical raw material extraction, chancellor Olaf Scholz announced at the ...
  • German government divided over hydrogen strategy – report

    03 Mar 2020, 14:13 Sören Amelang Energiewende Hydrogen Industry Handelsblatt German ministries continue to be divided over plans for a hydrogen economy, delaying publication of the country's highly anticipated strategy to lower emissions in high ...
  • 19 Sep 2024

    In brief | 19 September '24

    19 Sep 2024, 09:33 91tv Team Electric-Vehicles.com: Nio in talks to buy Audi’s factory in Belgium Move is part of its strategy to establish local production in Europe and avoid European Commission tariffs on imported Chinese EVs. Euractiv: Europe's ...
  • 19 Jun 2020 |

    German industry and govt must enter into 'hydrogen pact' – sustainability council

    19 Jun 2020, 14:01 Expert RNE- German Council for Sustainable Development Rat für nachhaltige Entwicklung Society Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen 91tv ұԲ’s government and industry should enter into a "hydrogen pact" to make the gas ...
  • 18 Sep 2024 |

    Switch to climate-friendly process heat could save German industry billions – association

    18 Sep 2024, 13:30 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Heating 91tv Germany's industry could save up to 21 billion euros in energy costs annually if it generated heat more efficiently for the manufacture of products, according to a report ...
  • 19 Dec 2024 |

    Scholz’s SPD advocates “Made in Germany 2.0” in 2025 election programme

    19 Dec 2024, 13:40 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 91tv German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has said in  its draft election campaign programme  that it aims to ensure the country is competitive in industry ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

    German env min wants to push green hydrogen with aviation quota, auctions

    17 Feb 2020, 14:13 Sören Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen Germany's environment minister Svenja Schulze has proposed to speed up the large-scale use of renewable hydrogen with a quota for aeroplane fuels and tenders for production.  "For me it is ...
  • 22 Dec 2023 |

    Green parliamentary group calls for carbon capture for Germany's unavoidable industry emissions

    22 Dec 2023, 12:00 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Industry 91tv ұԲ’s Green Party lawmakers in federal parliament (Bundestag) want the country to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) or capture and use (CCU) in sectors where – with ...
  • 22 Jan 2021 |

    Retired coal plant in Germany to be converted to green hydrogen site

    22 Jan 2021, 14:13 Sören Amelang Coal Hydrogen 91tv Germany's most prominent hard coal power plant to be decommissioned as part of the country's coal exit is set to become a production site for renewable hydrogen. Oil major Shell, ...
  • 28 Nov 2024 |

    Incoming gov’t in eastern German state bullish on renewables but sticks to 2038 coal exit

    28 Nov 2024, 13:06 Julian Wettengel Coal Renewables 91tv The incoming coalition government in the eastern German state of Brandenburg has said it aims to continue the expansion of renewable energies to make the region surrounding the country ...
  • 11 Oct 2024 |

    Germany must consider uncertain economic and population growth in energy plans- researchers

    11 Oct 2024, 12:28 Julian Wettengel Renewables Energiewende 91tv Germany should give greater consideration to the uncertain development of economic output and population trends when planning the country’s future energy and infrastructure ...
  • 20 Mar 2020 |

    Researchers' hydrogen road map expects 50 to 80 GW capacity in Germany by 2050

    20 Mar 2020, 13:55 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Renewables Solar Expert Fraunhofer ISI Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewables Freja Eriksen Gas ...
  • 25 Sep 2023 |
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    German gas demand set to rapidly decline by 2030, new investments questionable – consultancy

    25 Sep 2023, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas 91tv Propelled by a rapid transformation in the heating sector, ұԲ’s demand for natural gas looks set to plummet by one third by 2030 and by another third in the following decade, consultancy ...
  • Ministry spells out details of hydrogen support, consumer and renewables lobbies not satisfied

    18 May 2021, 13:33 Expert BEE- German Renewable Energy Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert German Biogas Association Fachverband Biogas e.V. ...
  • 19 Jul 2022 |

    Egypt to supply Germany with gas, agrees hydrogen partnership

    19 Jul 2022, 14:23 Hannah Naylor Gas Hydrogen General Anzeiger Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged to assist ұԲ’s move towards independence from Russia by supplying natural gas and agreed on a green hydrogen partnership during a meeting ...
  • 09 Mar 2020 |

    Germany's hydrogen strategy doesn't include green gas for heating – report

    09 Mar 2020, 13:42 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband kommunaler Unternehmen Climate & CO2 Electricity ...
  • 02 Oct 2024 |

    Large-scale battery storage in Germany set to increase five-fold within 2 years – report

    02 Oct 2024, 12:45 Sören Amelang Storage Technology 91tv The number of large-scale battery storage projects in Germany will increase rapidly over the next two years, the country’s solar industry association BSW said. Around seven gigawatt ...
  • 08 Sep 2020 |

    Germany eyes green hydrogen production with new dam project on the Congo River

    08 Sep 2020, 14:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International Süddeutsche Zeitung The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Germany could soon enter an energy partnership that would see the central African country provide hydropower capacity to produce ...
  • 26 Nov 2019 |

    Renewable companies say grid operators' electrolysers monopolise hydrogen market

    26 Nov 2019, 13:04 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Greenpeace Energy (now Green Planet Energy) Green energy provider Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Renewables Utilities Expert TenneT Grid operator ...
  • 23 Mar 2022 |

    Former coal plant site in Hamburg could produce green hydrogen by 2026

    23 Mar 2022, 12:37 Kerstine Appunn Coal Hydrogen 91tv The site of the closed-down coal power station Moorburg in the city state of Hamburg would lend itself to producing green hydrogen at a capacity of up to 500 megawatt (MW), a feasibility ...
  • 06 Sep 2019 |

    Hamburg wants to build world's largest hydrogen plant

    06 Sep 2019, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Storage Hydrogen NDR / Die Welt / 91tv The city of Hamburg in Northern Germany aims to become home to the world's largest hydrogen electrolysis plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts,  reports the ...
  • 05 Aug 2020 |

    EU emissions trading rules pose hurdle to Germany's hydrogen plans, report says

    05 Aug 2020, 14:30 Hydrogen Industry Handelsblatt Despite the much-anticipated release of its National Hydrogen Strategy this summer, uncertainty still surrounds ұԲ’s green hydrogen plans, making the path forward unclear despite the government’s ...
  • 28 Oct 2019 |

    Australia potentially huge partner for German hydrogen ambitions – industry

    28 Oct 2019, 14:06 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Renewables Hydrogen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The Federation of German Industries ...
  • 15 Feb 2023 |

    Germany and Belgium to link hydrogen networks, double LNG transit and explore second interconnector

    15 Feb 2023, 12:57 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen 91tv Germany and Belgium agreed to link their hydrogen networks, double gas flow into Germany and explore the possibility of a second high-voltage electricity interconnector for cross-border ...
  • 14 Nov 2023 |

    German state to provide over €7 billion in guarantees to safeguard Siemens Energy- media report

    14 Nov 2023, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Business Industry Reuters / n-tv The German state and a number of banks have agreed to support Siemens’ financially struggling subsidiary Siemens Energy with guarantees of about 12 billion euros, news agency Reuters ...
  • 27 Jul 2020 |

    BMW says hydrogen fuel cells remain important technology option for passenger cars

    27 Jul 2020, 13:09 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (until 2021) Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable Energy Act | EEG 2014 Business ...
  • 16 Apr 2021 |

    Uniper drops LNG terminal, plans green hydrogen hub instead

    16 Apr 2021, 13:48 Sören Amelang 91tv 91tv Gas Hydrogen 91tv German utility company Uniper has dropped plans for an import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the German port of Wilhelmshaven and now plans to build a ...
  • 22 Apr 2024 |

    Scholz lauds Norway as energy partner, defends government’s energy policy at industry fair

    22 Apr 2024, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen 91tv / Süddeutsche Zeitung German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised the role of Norway in ұԲ’s energy supply, lauding the country as a reliable partner both during the energy crisis and ...
  • 03 Apr 2019 |

    Gas group Linde says it is “absolutely sure” there is a future for hydrogen cars

    03 Apr 2019, 14:18 Sören Amelang Gas Cars Hydrogen 91tv It is certain that hydrogen will be used on a large scale in future cars, according to German industrial gas supplier Linde. “We’re absolutely sure about the future of hydrogen in ...
  • 28 Nov 2024 |

    Vast majority of Germans continue to support renewables roll-out – survey

    28 Nov 2024, 11:55 Ruby Russel Renewables 91tv [UPDATE adds FA Wind survey] The vast majority (80%) of people in Germany support the country's ongoing transition to renewable energy, a survey commissioned by the German Renewable Energy ...
  • 17 Aug 2023 |

    German government weakens renewables targets in municipal heating plans

    17 Aug 2023, 14:02 Sören Amelang Heating 91tv / Table.Media ұԲ’s coalition government has agreed on a draft law requiring municipalities to submit plans for the transition to climate-neutral heating, but has softened interim targets for ...
  • 18 Mar 2020 |

    German government postpones hydrogen strategy, coal exit hearing

    18 Mar 2020, 13:40 Sören Amelang Coal Gas Hydrogen Policy 91tv / Handelsblatt / Energate The German government has adjourned a decision on the country's highly anticipated strategy on how to boost the use of hydrogen to decarbonise ...
  • 18 Feb 2021 |

    German coal industry looks to hydrogen as alternative

    18 Feb 2021, 14:21 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis 91tv 91tv Coal Hydrogen Handelsblatt The German coal industry is looking to hydrogen production as an alternative in light of the ...
  • 19 Aug 2024

    In brief | 19 August '24

    19 Aug 2024, 11:00 Carolina Kyllmann Euractiv: Expert: EU, Greece should change mentality to face future wildfires By only focusing on firefighting without a prevention-focused holistic approach, it will be hard for the EU countries to face future ...
  • Germany strengthens Central Asian energy and raw material partnerships

    16 Sep 2024, 13:09 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling Policy International 91tv / Bloomberg / Tagesspiegel Background German chancellor Olaf Scholz is strengthening ties with the Central Asian region, signing accords for energy and ...
  • 29 Jul 2020 |

    Russia ponders adding hydrogen to Nord Stream 2 gas deliveries to Germany

    29 Jul 2020, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt / TASS The Russian government is urging the country's leading energy companies to quickly expand their hydrogen production capacities and is considering using the controversial offshore ...
  • 23 Nov 2020 |

    German steel, chemicals industry lament lack of support for net-zero transition

    23 Nov 2020, 13:41 Expert German Steel Federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Charlotte Nijhuis Industry Hydrogen Handelsblatt The German government wants to help the steel and chemical industry become ...
  • 07 Dec 2023 |

    Delayed gas plant planning threatens agreed 2030 coal phase-out in western Germany – state premier

    07 Dec 2023, 13:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas dpa / Zeit Online The German government must quickly present a strategy for the building of new gas-fired power plants to avoid missing the 2030 end date for coal-fired power production in western state North ...
  • 04 Nov 2022 |

    Egypt signs LNG and hydrogen deals with Germany ahead of COP27

    04 Nov 2022, 14:00 Carolina Kyllmann Gas International COP27 91tv The German government has signed two memoranda of understanding with Egypt to strengthen partnerships on liquefied natural gas (LGN) and green hydrogen. The cooperation, which ...
  • 'Building climate bonus' for landlords could speed up heating transition, prevent hardships- researchers

    21 Nov 2024, 13:13 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Heating Society 91tv The German government should protect poorer households against incurring higher costs from the rising national carbon price, researchers at the Mercator Research ...
  • 18 Jan 2023 |

    Opposition urges speed in making German ports leading energy hubs – media

    18 Jan 2023, 12:59 Carolina Kyllmann Government Handelsblatt The conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group opposition is calling on the German government to accelerate planning and approval procedures and greater investment in the expansion of ...
  • What Germany's 2025 coalition agreement says on climate and energy

    22 Apr 2025, 12:38 The conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats want to form Germany's next government. The parties' coalition agreement shows that the next government aims to continue the country's landmark energy transition ...
  • Q&A- Heating with hydrogen: Clean alternative or pipe dream?

    20 Jul 2023, 09:41 To clean up carbon emissions in the building sector, the bulk of which comes from burning fossil fuels to heat air and water, scientists have pushed for heat pumps running on green electricity and district heating systems powered by a ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    IPCEI: Germany and France bet on joint EU platform for sustainable industry

    28 Jul 2023, 12:45 The EU’s ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI) scheme is one of the bloc’s key instruments for transforming its economy in the name of climate neutrality. The EU’s two largest economies, Germany and France, are among ...
  • Q&A: First climate and energy proposals from ұԲ’s future coalition government

    10 Mar 2025, 13:00 The parties of Germany's likely next governing coalition have said they want to massively increase infrastructure spending, build new gas power plants and introduce subsidies to push the adoption of electric vehicles. Environmental ...
  • What are the best technologies to heat homes cleanly?

    14 Jul 2023, 13:46 Boilers that burn fossil fuels to heat homes spew gasses that also heat the planet. Several technologies to heat homes cleanly already exist, but many come with trade-offs that hold them back. So how do technologies like heat pumps, ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany's National Hydrogen Strategy

    26 Jul 2023, 12:52 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. Germany has set out to become a ...
  • 19 Sep 2024 |

    Q&A- ұԲ’s draft Carbon Management Strategy

    19 Sep 2024, 10:30 Germany's government has launched a push for technologies to capture, store, transport and use CO2 (CCS/CCU) and is set to soon adopt its Carbon Management Strategy. It is meant to create the framework for using these technologies, ...
  • 23 Nov 2023 |

    Netherlands' future climate policy unclear after far-right’s shock election win

    23 Nov 2023, 12:30 The nationalist and populist party PVV under the leadership of Geert Wilders became the biggest party by far in shock election results in the Netherlands. Wilders will now set out to form a right-wing government, but finding partners ...
  • 91tv Guide – Croatia caught between LNG ambitions and abundant untapped renewable energy potential

    16 May 2025, 12:00 The coalition of the centre-right HDZ and the right-wing Homeland Movement (Domovinski pokret), which formed the government after the early election in 2024, continues with plans to expand gas infrastructure related to the LNG terminal ...
  • 91tv Guide – Germany nears 2030 climate targets, transport and heating remain laggards

    07 May 2025, 14:15 Germany is nearly on track to achieve its 2030 emission reduction targets, with rapid progress in the expansion of renewables making up for the lagging transport and heating sectors. The new government is set to continue with the ...
  • Q&A – Germany agrees phaseout of fossil fuel heating systems

    11 Sep 2023, 13:31 After years of neglect, Germany has agreed upon concrete steps to reduce emissions from heating buildings, which are directly responsible for around 15 percent of the country’s entire CO2 output. But agreeing on the details of phasing ...
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    Leaving no one behind: 91tv’s grant winners go cross-border to cover just transition stories

    23 Jan 2024, 09:35 Milou Dirkx International How can Europe reach climate neutrality and ensure that no one gets left behind? 91tv invited journalists from around the world to collaborate and submit cross-border pitches for just transition ...
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  • 91tv Masterclass: What is at stake in energy and climate in Germany's election

    29 Jan 2025 Berlin Against the background of an ailing economy, geopolitical tensions around the globe and inflation-driven fears about a cost-of-living crisis, German voters are facing a crucial snap election. How should journalists make sense of the ...
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    Hydrogen – Magic bullet or fig leaf for the energy transition?

    14 Sep 2020 Berlin Hydrogen has become a big energy-policy talking point in a growing number of countries. What is all this hype about, and is it justified?In a web event for journalists on 14 September from 11.00 to 12.30 CEST, jointly organised by Clean ...
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    Netherlands Climate & CO2 Hydrogen Company climate claims Resources & Recycling Society Polish Zuza Nazaruk is an environmental freelance journalist whose work has been published by Vers Beton, DutchNews, Euronews and Gazeta Wyborcza. ...
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    Croatia Citizens' energy Electricity market Gas Renewables Wind Hydrogen Croatian Dalibor ٴDzć is a freelance journalist covering various business and energy topics. His work is mainly published by Energetika.net. ...
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    Netherlands Electricity Solar Storage Hydrogen Technology Heating Dutch Simone Tresoor covers solar, green heating, isolation, ventilation and cooling for climate and energy news platforms Warmte365 and Solar365. ...
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    Bulgaria Energiewende Hydrogen Policy Bulgarian Anna Vasileva covers renewable energy in the DACH region, the Middle East and North Africa for Renewables Now. ...
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    United Kingdom Carbon market Fossil fuels Freight Hydrogen Finance Technology British Vanya Dragomanovich is a freelance journalist with a background in finance and trading reporting. She covers renewable energy, electric vehicles, alternative fuels, ...
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    Bulgaria Electricity Gas Renewables Business Hydrogen EU Bulgarian Antonia Kokalova-Gray is a senior reporter on European energy, with a focus on financing greenfield/brownfield projects in core renewables and emerging technologies. She covers energy ...
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    United Kingdom Hydrogen Brazilian Yohanna Pinheiro covers energy and transport for Zag Daily. ...
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