CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
Germany’s Hydrogen Strategy Delayed Electrification by Pulling the Workforce the Wrong Way
Key Takeaway
Germany's hydrogen strategy is criticized for misallocating resources and delaying electrification, underscoring the risks of poorly planned energy transitions for developers and large loads.
AI Summary
- •Germany's hydrogen strategy is criticized for proposing a 'backbone' infrastructure lacking viable supply or demand, described as a 'pipeline from nowhere to nowhere'.
- •The strategy is accused of misdirecting the skilled workforce, thereby delaying crucial electrification efforts that would otherwise advance decarbonization.
- •The article suggests that misguided policy analyses underpinned this hydrogen strategy, leading to a significant misallocation of resources that could hinder efficient grid development and renewable energy integration.
Topics
emissionsinterconnectpolicy
Article Content
Germany’s hydrogen backbone with no customers and no suppliers has been examined from multiple angles in this series, starting with the pipeline from nowhere to nowhere itself and the energy and other demand flows that won’t materialize, then moving through Germany’s misguided analyses that led to it, the implications of ... [continued] The post Germany’s Hydrogen Strategy Delayed Electrification by Pulling the Workforce the Wrong Way appeared first on CleanTechnica .