No, it's not. The long-term hydrogen storage demonstrator is not even completed yet. There is essentially no electrolyzer capacity, and long-distance hydrogen pipelines are even scarcer.
Sorry, but for now, hydrogen is nowhere close to reality in Germany. That's also why it's _subsidizing_ 10GW of new natural gas generation. After signing a 15-year LNG contract with Qatar.
Linde has been storing hydrogen under ground for a long time now [1], but you can store and transport it everywhere you can store and transport methane if you’re willing to lose a few percent per month. It’s simply another cost factor.
And it’s not surprising that we don’t have a lot of electrolysis capacity given the economics I pointed out above.
No, it's not. The long-term hydrogen storage demonstrator is not even completed yet. There is essentially no electrolyzer capacity, and long-distance hydrogen pipelines are even scarcer.
Sorry, but for now, hydrogen is nowhere close to reality in Germany. That's also why it's _subsidizing_ 10GW of new natural gas generation. After signing a 15-year LNG contract with Qatar.