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23rd World Hydrogen Energy Conference · Istanbul, 26 to 30 June 2022

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Germany considers hydrogen to replace coal and nuclear

A national phase out creates demand for new clean molecules and new infrastructure.

WHEC 2022

The conference news feed carried an item on Germany considering hydrogen to replace coal and nuclear power generation. The report referred to an internal government paper on possible support for hydrogen production.

The story illustrated how national energy decisions can create a market for hydrogen. If generation capacity changes, industrial users and grid operators need alternatives, and hydrogen can serve as a store, a fuel and a feedstock.

This brief is part of the older news archive linked from the conference pages.

This item is part of the 2022 conference news archive and was linked from the conference sidebar.