On 11-12 October 2023, the event “Green Hydrogen Generation, Transport And Application: German-Italian Perspectives On The Energy Transition And Hydrogen Economy” took place at the Turbinenhalle Berlin, in Germany.
On the first day, attention was drawn on the National Hydrogen Strategies in Germany and Italy, about their status quo, the future demand and usage and how to go further with e. g. their hydrogen flagship projects or hydrogen valleys.
Luigi Crema, Director of the Center SE and Vice-President of the Italian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association – H2IT participated in the subsequent panel discussion on the topic “From the Mediterranean to Southern Germany – A Future Hydrogen Corridor” with
- Mr Mansmann, Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen – Federal Ministry of Education and Research – BMBF
- Mr Langham – cruh21 GmbH, coordinator of TransHyDE
- Mr Lualdi – Decarbonization Project Unit at Società Nazionale Metanodotti -SNAM
- Ms Bien – Senior Manager Energy and Climate Policy at Federation of German Industries
- Mr Winkler – Area Manager Hydrogen Infrastructure at HyCentA Research GmbH.
The debate can be summed up with the following statements:
- Green hydrogen from non-EU countries is crucial and the establishment of a European hydrogen economy and a southern hydrogen corridor is necessary.
- Austria should not only be seen as a transit state, but also for storage and generation.
- A stable demand for hydrogen has to be created for suppliers and hydrogen valleys and gas pipeline networks have to be realised.
- Overall, it is essential that green hydrogen becomes acommodity that it is cheap and abundantly available, and that acceptance by society and the public is increased.
The second day was devoted to the green hydrogen value chain and accompanying research needs. Three working groups discussed the challenges and opportunities of production, transport and use of green hydrogen.