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National Strategy, Green Deal and Covid-19

National Strategy, Green Deal and Covid-19

by | Sep 15, 2020 | Germany

Now that’s what you call luck. Right around the editorial deadline of our sister magazine HZwei, the German government debated, passed and presented its strategy to support the hydrogen and fuel cell industry.

Five federal ministries were involved in drafting the strategy. Their compromise agreement sets a 2030 target of “only” 5 gigawatts in installed electrolyzer capacity, not 10, as the German science minister Anja Karliczek strongly proposed.

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California to eliminate emissions

California to eliminate emissions

by | Dec 16, 2019 | North America, worldwide

SunLine-Bus in Palm Desert, California.
SunLine-Bus in Palm Desert, California, © CHBC

California continues to move the needle in adopting more and more ambitious climate, energy and transportation goals, to improve air quality and reduce health impacts from emissions, and to develop a strong clean energy economy in the state that creates sustainable jobs.

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Where does electro-mobility stand?

Where does electro-mobility stand?

by | Dec 16, 2019 | Germany, worldwide

Cover of the VDI/VDE study "Fuel Cell and Battery Vehicles"
Cover of the VDI/VDE study “Fuel Cell and Battery Vehicles”

Electric mobility represents an important contribution to climate protection and the use of renewable energies in the transport sector. VDE/ETG, VDI-FVT and VDI-GEU have therefore attempted to present the current state of development of fuel cell passenger cars (FCEV) and battery electric passenger cars (BEV) within the framework of an interdisciplinary working group made up of universities, research institutes and industry.

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Heated debate concerning the CO2 price

Heated debate concerning the CO2 price

by | Nov 17, 2019 | Germany

Development of the CO2 price since 2014
Development of the CO2 price since 2014, © www.wallstreet-online.de

Not so long ago, CO2 certificates were still the epitome of a bureaucratic failure: Hardly anyone wanted them. They were introduced into the energy industry, but in a way that hardly allowed them to have any effect.

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Northern German Hydrogen Industry Network

Northern German Hydrogen Industry Network

by | Apr 2, 2019 | Europe, Germany

Heinrich Klingenberg
Heinrich Klingenberg

Hydrogen is an oft-discussed topic in and around Hamburg these days: In summer last year, the city became the birthplace of the Hydrogen Industry Network in Northern Germany. In November 2018, it was where the economy and transportation ministers of the German states on the coastline met for a conference on a joint hydrogen strategy for the region. H2-international talked to Heinrich Klingenberg, the network’s spokesman and chief executive of hySolutions, about the organization’s plans and the future role of the city.

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