Hydrogen in Coalition Agreement
On 9 April 2025, the German political parties published their coalition agreement.
✅ Parties of the agreement:
- CDU/CSU – the Christian Democratic Union of Germany / Christian Social Union
- SPD – the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
☑️ What is a Coalition Agreement:
- is an agreement between the parties that form a coalition government.
- identifies the most important shared goals and objectives of a new government.
- is legally not binding for Parliament.
➡️ The Coalition Agreement is available via this link
✅ Hydrogen in the Coalition Agreement:
📌 Hydrogen economy:
- climate-friendly hydrogen from various sources.
- the long-term goal is to transition to climate-neutral hydrogen from domestic production and imports.
📌 Reduction of Overregulation:
- to advocate for pragmatic national and European regulations and their rapid implementation.
- overregulation must be reduced.
📌 Hydrogen Production:
- through large, system-supporting electrolysis plants; and
- increasingly in a decentralized and nationwide manner.
📌 Hydrogen Import:
- to consistently expand energy partnerships and the cross-border and necessary domestic infrastructure for imports of hydrogen and its derivatives in all directions.
- this includes connections to all German and European ports.
📌 Hydrogen Funding:
- to utilize national and European funding instruments, such as H2 Global, IPCEI projects, and specific programs for SMEs.
📌 Hydrogen Infrastructure:
- the hydrogen core network must connect industrial centers throughout Germany, including in southern and eastern Germany.
- hydrogen storage facilities must also be taken into account.
- the financing conditions must ensure that the core network is implemented and the distribution network is also developed in an integrated plan.