PE Live: Hydrogen policies must evolve with ‘ecosystems’

Governments should adapt their strategies as the hydrogen economy develops, gradually moving from direct financial support to an oversight role

Governments need to adapt their strategies as the hydrogen economy develops—changing from direct financial support for building industrial ecosystems to a looser facilitation and oversight role—the panellists agreed on a recent PE Live webcast. “It is a very complex topic so there is no one-size-fits-all solution or role for the government… and governments need to be flexible,” says Tobias Merten, senior manager strategy, transaction advisory services, future of green & smart economy, at professional services firm EY. “The objective is to bring interests together to enlarge the demand pattern, focus knowhow and competency as well as the production of hydrogen,” he says. “Industrial clust