Germany in talks with Norway over hydrogen supply
Government eyes pipeline imports from Norway as it accelerates efforts to move away from Russian gas
Germany is in talks with Norway over the possibility of importing large volumes of hydrogen, potentially via a pipeline, as it ramps up efforts to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels following the invasion of Ukraine. The two governments have agreed to “rapidly” commission a joint feasibility study on developing the supply into Germany of green and—for a transition period—blue hydrogen. “Over the coming months and years, it will be extremely important to speed up the development of alternative energy sources for Europe as substitutes for Russian gas and oil and to develop the necessary infrastructure for this,” the governments said in a joint statement following the talks this week
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