Germany and Russia launch hydrogen energy cooperation

According to news from the Energy and Economy News on May 1, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier stated at the Russian-German Conference on Thursday that Germany will need natural gas from Russia as a bridge technology in the process of turning to clean energy.

Altmaier said that as Germany abandons nuclear power and transforms coal to electricity, it needs natural gas, but it will seek to develop renewable energy hydrogen as an alternative fuel on the basis of the established fossil fuel partnership.

Altmaier said: "At the other end of the (natural gas) bridge, there will be renewable energy and green hydrogen, which we can build together with Russia to achieve large-scale commercial scale.

"Russia has good prerequisites for establishing such a partnership.

Germany hopes to develop large-scale green hydrogen and use renewable energy such as wind and solar energy to produce synthetic fuels for industry, energy and transportation.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in a live webcast meeting that the two countries agreed that the implementation of joint projects in the field of hydrogen energy is very important.

He said that he will order the Ministry of Energy to propose one or two preliminary project ideas for Russia in response to the suggestions of the German team.

Novak said that the two countries will benefit from enhanced energy cooperation, including the establishment of a renewable energy and hydrogen value chain in Russia.

He said: "We believe (hydrogen) is one of the promising energy sources in the future.

He said: "Germany will play a decisive role in promoting the development of hydrogen energy in Europe.

He said that Russia will also participate in digital efforts to strengthen its energy system, with a view to closer integration with Western partners.

Cao Haibin excerpted from energy economy

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Germany, Russia flag hydrogen cooperation

Germany will need natural gas from Russia as a bridging technology as it moves to cleaner energy but also will seek cooperation on its hydrogen strategy, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said at a Russian-German conference on Thursday.

Altmaier said gas was needed as Germany abandons nuclear power and coal-to-power generation, but it would seek to build on the established fossil fuels partnership as it develops hydrogen from renewable sources as an alternative fuel.

"At the other end of the (gas) bridge there will be renewable energies and green hydrogen, which we can build up jointly with Russia for big commercial scale," Altmaier said.

　　"Russia has excellent prerequisites for this partnership.

　　Germany hopes to develop large-scale green hydrogen by using renewable power from wind and sunshine to produce synthetic fuel for the industry, energy and transport sectors.

　　Its 9 billion euros ($10.
90 billion) hydrogen promotion programme launched last summer envisages big import requirements as the roll-out of domestic production capacity will be hampered by land restrictions.

　　Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at the webcast meeting that the two countries had agreed that it was important to implement joint projects in hydrogen energy, in comments shared by the Russian government online.

　　He said he would order the energy ministry to present one or two initial project ideas from the Russian side, in response to suggestions from the German team.

　　Both countries would benefit from intensifying energy cooperation, including, on Russia's part, building up renewables and hydrogen value chains, Novak said.

　　"We believe that (hydrogen) is one of the promising sources of energy in future," he said.

　　"Germany will play a decisive role in promoting hydrogen energy in the European region.
We hope for alliances in that sphere," he said.

　　Russia was also going to engage in digitisation efforts to boost its energy systems with view to closer integration with western partners, he said.