Canada’s Deal to Export Hydrogen to Germany Awaits More Federal Funding Decisions

Canada’s Deal to Export Hydrogen to Germany Awaits More Federal Funding Decisions
European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels on April 5, 2024. (The Canadian Press/AP, Virginia Mayo)
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A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa’s final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition.

Canada and Germany made a big show of signing a hydrogen agreement in August 2022, and former prime minister Justin Trudeau and outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to the west coast of Newfoundland to finalize the deal.