Germany Plans to Rely on Imports for Bulk of Hydrogen Supplies

Germany will rely on trade partners for the overwhelming majority of its future hydrogen needs as Europe’s largest economy charts a transition away from fossil fuels.

The government expects two-thirds of its projected 2030 hydrogen to be imported, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who oversees economic and energy policy, said Wednesday at the presentation of the government’s revised hydrogen strategy in Berlin. To secure supplies, pipelines are planned from Spain, North Africa and Norway, he said.