Green hydrogen is considered the key to a climate-neutral economy. It still takes time until it is available at marketable prices. Germany and Canada are on their way.
The port of Hamburg and the port of Argentia in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador want to build a bridge to transport green hydrogen across the Atlantic. Port bosses Jens Meier from the Hamburg Port Authority and his Canadian counterpart, Scott Penny, reached a corresponding agreement on Monday at a German-Canadian hydrogen conference in the Hanseatic city, as the economic authority announced. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Canadian Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson also took part in the conference.
Hydrogen Alliance
The port agreement is part of the German-Canadian hydrogen alliance agreed between the governments in August 2022, which provides for the establishment of a producer/buyer structure for hydrogen from Canada. Green hydrogen produced from renewable energies plays a key role in the transformation process towards a climate-neutral economy.
A 300-megawatt electrolyser powered by wind power and systems for shipping hydrogen are to be built in Argentia. The port of Hamburg is to be expanded into a German hydrogen hub, through which the climate-neutral energy source will be imported, distributed and produced locally using its own large-scale electrolyser.
With the declaration of intent, both ports create the framework for cooperation in building the appropriate infrastructure.
Source: Stern
