Northern Germany focuses on creating green hydrogen infrastructure.

Nature or Surroundings - Northern Germany focuses on creating green hydrogen infrastructure.

The northern German states are making efforts towards the collaborative creation of a green hydrogen infrastructure. Tobias Goldschmidt, Energy Minister of Schleswig-Holstein (Greens), recently stated in a meeting titled "Hydrogen in the North: Securing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow," held in Berlin, that "it's high time for us to mold the surroundings so that hydrogen generation plants and storage facilities can come up in the north, and private sector investments can be made with certainty." Goldschmidt invited politicians, business people, scientists, and others from Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein to the State Representation in Berlin.

"Currently, northern Germany possesses the ideal conditions for a zero-carbon hydrogen economy," asserted Goldschmidt. Renewable energy sources, innovative businesses, robust energy transition infrastructures, and ports contribute to the region's strong position. Niedersachsen's State Secretary for Economy, Frank Doods (SPD), highlighted the significance of the north in hydrogen storage: "The majority of the underground caves in Northern Germany are situated here." These have historically been used for storing natural gas and must be repurposed for hydrogen storage in the near future. With a predicted doubling of storage requirements, Doods urged, "it's crucial that the federal government presents its storage strategy promptly and incorporates the states in the process."

Bremen's State Secretary for Economy, Maike Frese, talked about the potentially high number of customers in the north, which is advantageous for the initial phases of the hydrogen economy and for the industry itself, "since green power and green hydrogen will bring about cheaper energy costs locally." Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's State Secretary for Economy, Ines Jesse (SPD), advocated for a more streamlined east-west coupling in the hydrogen core network and synchronization between the network expansion and EU funding projects.

Hamburg's State Secretary for Economy, Andreas Rieckhof (SPD) also held the federal government and the EU financially answerable for the development of seaborne import infrastructure in the northern German ports: "Through the terminals in the northern German ports, not only would imports of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives and their distribution across Germany be facilitated, but value creation potential for the entire economy would be generated as well."

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1. The green hydrogen infrastructure development in Northern Germany is attracting interest from politicians in neighboring states like Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
2. Tobias Goldschmidt, the Energy Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, is pushing for private sector investments in hydrogen generation plants and storage facilities across Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bremen, and other northern German regions.
3. Environmental concerns and the need for alternative energies have made Hamburg an active participant in the green hydrogen project, with SPD politicians like Andreas Rieckhof advocating for EU and federal government funding for seaborne import infrastructure.
4. The northern German states are not alone in their focus on hydrogen as part of a zero-carbon economy; politicians in Berlin and other areas in the country are also recognizing the potential benefits of promoting hydrogen production and storage.
5. Schleswig-Holstein's initiative to create green hydrogen infrastructure has received praise from political leaders in neighboring states such as Bremen, where Maike Frese, the State Secretary for Economy, highlighted the potential cost savings for local energy consumers.
6. The federal government's prompt presentation of a storage strategy for hydrogen is essential, according to Niedersachsen's State Secretary for Economy Frank Doods (SPD), to meet the predicted doubling of storage requirements in Northern Germany's underground caves.
7. As the green hydrogen economy gains momentum in Northern Germany, the collaboration and involvement of regional governments in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and neighboring states will be key to ensuring a sustainable and economically viable future for the region.

Source: www.stern.de