Europa baute Wasserstoffinfrastruktur statt des benötigten Stromnetzes*
Key Takeaway
Misdirected infrastructure investment in hydrogen over essential electricity grid expansion, driven by a lack of demand realism, can create stranded assets and impede effective decarbonization for developers and large power consumers.
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- •Europe invested in a 400 km hydrogen backbone with no suppliers or consumers, indicating a significant misallocation of resources towards premature infrastructure.
- •The core political lesson is that decarbonization success hinges on 'demand realism' rather than solely technological ambition, suggesting a need for more pragmatic infrastructure planning.
- •This implies that critical electricity grid expansion may have been neglected in favor of hydrogen infrastructure, potentially impacting future grid reliability, connection costs, and development timelines for large loads and developers.
- •Policy focus on hydrogen without clear demand or supply creates stranded assets and diverts funds from proven electrification pathways, hindering efficient decarbonization efforts.
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Die wichtigste politische Lehre aus dem 400 km langen europäischen Wasserstoff-Backbone-Abschnitt ohne Lieferanten und ohne Abnehmer, einer Pipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo, über den ich kürzlich geschrieben habe, ist, dass Dekarbonisierung an Nachfrage-Realismus scheitert oder gelingt, nicht an technologischer Ambition. Europa wusste bereits Ende der 2000er-Jahre, dass eine tiefgreifende Elektrifizierung ... [continued] The post Europa baute Wasserstoffinfrastruktur statt des benötigten Stromnetzes* appeared first on CleanTechnica .