Energy
Germany’s Hydrogen Goal in Danger as Supply Options Dwindle
- Pipeline to Norway was canceled and another to Denmark delayed
- Utilities Uniper and EON fear slower expansion of the fuel
This article is for subscribers only.
Germany’s ambitious bet on hydrogen is facing substantial setbacks after two of its biggest prospective suppliers shifted course.
Barely three weeks after Norway’s Equinor ASA shelved plans for a pipeline to Germany, Denmark this week delayed the start of a similar link until 2032. The moves will likely complicate plans to boost the hydrogen market by the end of the decade, since Berlin has said up to 70% of demand by then will likely need to come from imports.