Germany Outlines Plan to Subsidize Gas-to-Hydrogen Shift

The German government has agreed on plans to subsidize gas power plants that can switch to hydrogen, which will be produced with renewable energy.
Germany Outlines Plan to Subsidize Gas-to-Hydrogen Shift
A hydrogen electrolysis plant called 'REFHYNE', one of the world's first green hydrogen plants, during a launch event at Shell's Rhineland refinery in Wesseling, near Cologne, Germany, on July 2, 2021. Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters
Ella Kietlinska
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The German government has agreed to plans for subsidizing gas power plants capable of switching to hydrogen, the economy ministry announced on Feb. 5. This move is part of efforts to support intermittent renewable energy and accelerate the transition to low-carbon generation.

The announcement comes in response to pressure from the industry, which has been waiting for details since the government promised the strategy last year. Germany counts on hydrogen to help the country transition away from gas and coal.

Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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