Germany abandons €350m renewable hydrogen auction
Germany has scrapped its €350m ($368m) plans for an EU-style renewable hydrogen auction 12 months after announcing the scheme, according to reports.
Hello and welcome to H2 View’s final issue of 2024. This year has been nothing short of uncomfortable. It feels like the year that everything changed – the year reality set in and the hype bubble finally burst. Despite monumental progress in many areas of hydrogen, it’s clear it is yet to go far enough. Natural attrition is taking hold, and the most viable projects are beginning to bear fruit. However, this industry’s hockey stick moment remains a way off.
Germany has scrapped its €350m ($368m) plans for an EU-style renewable hydrogen auction 12 months after announcing the scheme, according to reports.
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“When it comes to centralised, large-scale crackers, the high cost of platinum group metals quickly makes them a prohibitive option.”
