Highlights Action plan sets out measures for next government Focus on renewables expansion, power price reform Harmonized GOs essential for international trade Germany’s hydrogen council has called for an urgent decision by the next government — after this autumn’s election — on the role and status of blue hydrogen, the government-appointed advisory body said July 2. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Natural gas-based production of hydrogen with carbon capture and storage (known as blue hydrogen) runs a distant second in Germany’s strategy to production via electrolysis mainly using renewable electricity, but a majority in the council “supports blue hydrogen as a bridging technology”, Veronica Grimm, a government economic adviser and member of the council, said. That would help meet near-term demand for low carbon hydrogen and allow for a transition in existing energy trading partnerships, Grimm said. The action plan’s […]