The report outlines the main milestones that have been reached by the federal government since the adoption of the strategy. These include:
- More than 2 GW of electrolysis capacity and 1700 kilometres of hydrogen pipeline network were launched with the 62 German IPCEI hydrogen projects.
- With the amendment of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) and the associated Hydrogen Network Charges Ordinance, the first regulatory framework conditions were enacted.
- Decarbonisation in transport and industry has been stimulated by the Act on the Further Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota (Gesetz zur Weiterentwicklung der Treibhausgasminderungsquote) and a reduction in the quota to 25 percent by 2030.
At the same time, the report shows what further tasks the German government has set itself for the successful ramp-up of a hydrogen economy.
In the coalition agreement, the coalition partners agreed on an “ambitious update” of the National Hydrogen Strategy, for which this report provides a good basis.
Download the NHS progress report (in German): “Fortschrittsbericht der NWS” (PDF)
