Fireplace Talk: Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen

As the last event in 2021, a Fireplace Talk on 2 December invited experts and company representatives from both countries to an exchange on the topic of "Efficient production of green hydrogen". In the first of three keynote presentations, Dr. Deutsch, programme manager for hydrogen at Agora Energiewende, offered an insight into his research on the policy instruments needed to make green hydrogen competitive. As a best practice example, Mr Groh and Mr Hamilton from BayWa r.e. presented their projects in Germany and the Netherlands, which focus on the production of green hydrogen with solar energy. Mr. Kajiki from the Green Energy Division of Obayashi Corporation presented another best practice example: Demonstration projects in Kokonoe, Japan and Taupo, New Zealand are producing green hydrogen using geothermal energy. The subsequent open discussion focused on issues such as efficient production methods for green hydrogen using regional resources and infrastructure, potential for cost reduction and possible Japanese-German cooperation in the field of green hydrogen projects.  
At the beginning of the year, the main task was to make plans and define the measures within the framework of the Japan-Germany Energy Partnership for 2022. The two working groups will therefore meet in the first quarter of 2022 to decide on the priorities and concrete activities for 2022.