Press Releases
24.02.2021
Government puts Hydrogen Networks on Fast Track
Germany’s federal government today adopted a revision of the Energy Economy Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG). The revision allows for cost-efficient and, especially, for fast development of hydrogen networks. The government thereby…
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24.02.2021
Align Gas Network Development with Climate Targets
In a recent study the Initiative Erdgasspeicher (INES) provides recommendations on how to improve so-called market-based instruments in the gas market. These instruments can help aligning conventional gas network development…
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12.01.2021
INES Recommends Grid-Friendly Hydrogen Auctions
A combined tendering model can help achieving Germany’s goals for electrolysis capacities as defined in the National Hydrogen Strategy. This is the result of a study undertaken by the BBH…
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11.01.2021
Ministry Leads Way for Hydrogen Networks
With a key point paper presented today, the German Ministry of Economics makes room for market-oriented investments and takes the hydrogen market launch up to speed. The ministry paper also…
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27.11.2020
German Federal Council: Gas Storage Key Part of Hydrogen Infrastructure
Today, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) passes a resolution stating that gas storage is an important part of a future hydrogen infrastructure and urging the Federal Government to consider gas…
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09.11.2020
North Rhine-Westphalian Hydrogen Roadmap Important Contribution
The Ministry for the Economy of the German Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia released a Hydrogen Roadmap today. The roadmap highlights the central role of gas storage for bridging phenomena called…
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