UK’s push for hydrogen heating is benefiting authoritarian regimes and financial giants with stakes in the fossil fuel industry, who fear their gas industry investments will become stranded assets if the country switches to heat pumps.
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Paraguay, known for its abundant hydroelectric energy, is set to take advantage of the boom in green hydrogen production, according to Dr. José Antonio Bogarín, executive director of the Itaipu Technology Park (PTI).
EnBW board member Georg Stamatelopoulos has proposed the use of “blue hydrogen” as a first step towards a quick switch from natural gas to hydrogen in the energy supply.
The German government has passed a law to ban new fossil heating installations starting in 2024. The move is part of Germany’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and shift towards clean energy.
A new project named “Icharus” has been launched in Salento, Italy, with the aim of studying the use of hydrogen as a green fuel.
Germany and Turkey came together to discuss cooperation in green hydrogen production in Istanbul. The meeting was attended by the Head of the Department of Financial Instruments and Hydrogen Initiatives at the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection, Dr. Christian Storost, and representatives of the Green Hydrogen Producers Association (H2DER).
BMW, one of the world’s leading automotive brands, recently unveiled its prototype hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen, in Korea.
Franziska Brantner, the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has expressed her doubts about the potential of green hydrogen in the heating sector.
Hydrogen has long been considered a potential key player in the transition to a low-carbon future. Australia, with its abundant renewable energy resources, has the potential to become a major player in the global hydrogen market.
Europe’s ambitious plans for producing green hydrogen, a renewable form of hydrogen produced with renewable energy, have sparked a race among African countries eager to become suppliers.
