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Hydrogen Primed For Key Role in World’s Greenest Stimulus Plan

European Union eyes producing 1 million tons of clean hydrogen
Netherlands, Germany want to scale up breakthrough technology

A wind turbine operates at a wind power plant during a demonstration of a hydrogen supply chain system in Yokohama, Japan.Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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By Ewa Krukowska and Vanessa Dezem

May 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM UTC

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May 27, 2020 at 4:00 AM UTC

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Europe is betting on emissions-free electricity for big industry in its economic recovery package, drafting measures to scale up the production of hydrogen.