28.02.2023
Germany: Mansmann sees progress with hydrogen strategy
The federal government's hydrogen commissioner, Till Mansmann, sees notable progress in the work on the National Hydrogen Strategy.
Source: energate He hopes that the strategy will soon be adopted by the federal government, stated the FDP (Free Democratic Party) politician at the 'Energie Crossmedial' conference in Berlin. At the same time, he warned against making too many pre-determinations in the paper and micromanaging. "We want to enable and open up, not close off," Mansmann emphasised. Criticism of state networks The FDP is critical of this. Mansmann also stressed that he had "question marks" about the hydrogen grid company. A state commitment to the infrastructure is important, but this does not have to be done by a state grid company. "I hope for a formulation that I can agree to," he continued. Debate on red hydrogen At the end of January, both countries had declared in a joint declaration "that both renewable and low-carbon hydrogen can be taken into account in the European decarbonisation goals". From France's perspective, this includes hydrogen from nuclear power. As a result of the declaration, France agreed to the extension of the planned Spanish-French hydrogen pipeline 'H2Med' to Germany. The criteria recently presented by the EU Commission for hydrogen within the framework of the EU Renewable Energy Directive also give so-called Red Hydrogen Opportunities. The hydrogen commissioner Mansmann stressed in Berlin that it was a diplomatic task to come to a solution. Germany has to be careful not to transfer its concepts to others. It was also clear to him that red hydrogen could not be classified as green. Blue hydrogen is also recognised as blue, he stressed. |