There are a few other places that are representative of the strength required for the energy transition. On his visit to the area near the border of Brandenburg and Saxony, Economics Minister Habeck asserts that the phase-out of coal and the end of fossil fuels also mark a new beginning.
Two financing decisions totaling 28.5 million euros were given by Federal Minister of Economics Habeck for the development of a hydrogen storage power plant at the Schwarze Pumpe industrial park.
Europe hopes to boost green hydrogen production or imports in the next years to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The two federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland will be national leaders in hydrogen, according to fuel cell and electrolysis expert Gregor Hoogers. According to Professor of the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld of the Trier University of Applied Sciences, “The Saarland is an important transit nation for hydrogen from France.” Both the Saarland and the Palatinate had natural gas pipes that might one day be used to transport hydrogen.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters that we require hydrogen in all shades in response to a dispute taking place in Brussels over hydrogen produced by nuclear vs renewable energy.
The economic policy SPD spokespeople from the federal government and the states claim that the energy shift in the industry is impossible without the usage of blue hydrogen.
Following the confusion caused by numerous train cancellations along the Taunusbahn route, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrs-Verbund (RMV) pledges that starting on Monday, February 27, traffic will run on schedule. The managing director of the transportation organization, Knut Ringat, stated on Friday that a train should operate at any scheduled time.
In Zeebrugge, there was an energy summit between Germany and Belgium. This is a component of the partnership between Germany and Belgium to increase their energy independence.
The broad alliance attempting to quicken the port of Rotterdam-based importation of hydrogen from Australia has grown stronger.
The Belgian-German Energy Summit, where Belgium and Germany collaborated to increase their energy independence, was held in Zeebrugge on Valentine’s Day.
