Peter Altmaier, German federal minister for economic affairs and energy
Germany targets global green hydrogen leadership
The country’s national hydrogen strategy will support green hydrogen production and its adoption across the industrial and transport sectors
The German government formally adopted its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy yesterday, paving the way for the country to take a leading global role in developing a hydrogen economy, and green hydrogen in particular. The aim of the strategy is to decarbonise Germany’s substantial industrial sector, including steel and chemicals, as well as transportation. The federal cabinet has also appointed members to a newly formed National Hydrogen Council, which will implement and further develop the strategy. The strategy also has the aim of underpinning Germany’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. “We are paving the way for Germany to become the world leader in the field of hydroge
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