Germany could soon become the first European country to put in place a policy framework for supporting investments in hydrogen infrastructure, in anticipation of EU regulations that are currently still in the making.
From 2025 to 2055, Müller will be empowered to create an “amortisation account” that will finance the government top-ups based on reported costs by gas grid operators – who are ready to build hydrogen pipelines but have been reluctant to do so without state guarantees.