Turkey ‘placed on Germany’s list of potential green hydrogen supplier countries’

Turkey is reportedly on the list of Germany’s potential green hydrogen supplier countries in line with Berlin’s new hydrogen strategy.

Markus Slevogt, head of the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Turkey), was quoted as confirming the listing by state-run Turkish news service Anadolu Agency on August 17. The other listed countries for the supply of hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources were said to be Norway, Iceland, Australia and Chile.

The German government last year released a national hydrogen strategy under the motto, “We are making Germany a hydrogen country.”

In mid-May, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Federal Ministry of Transport announced that €8bn ($9.4bn) would be invested in the development of 62 large-scale hydrogen projects.

In line with this strategy, Germany forecasts an increase in hydrogen demand from about 90 to 110 terawatt-hours by 2030.

Green hydrogen is made by by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using an electrolyzer powered by electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.

Turkey currently does not have a national hydrogen strategy, but is experiencing strong growth in renewable energy production.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is in talks with Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry to support a green hydrogen initiative.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts scaled-up global hydrogen production to 528mn tonnes by 2050 for use as fuel in the shipping, air travel and heavy industry sectors. It also anticipates that around 7% of final energy used would be supplied by renewable generated hydrogen, mainly in industrial process heat.