Canada and Germany sign an agreement to begin supplying hydrogen by 2025

Canada and Germany sign an agreement to begin supplying hydrogen by 2025

The new contract may start a transatlantic supply chain.

On Tuesday, August 23, Canadian Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck signed an agreement that is a "declaration of intent" for a hydrogen alliance between the two countries.

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, where they discussed the details of a contract under which Canada is responsible for ramping up hydrogen production and Germany will focus on a shipping corridor to transport it across the Atlantic.

Germany is looking for long-term alternatives to fossil fuels, both to fulfill its environmental plans and to cope with its energy dependence on Russia.

Ambitious plans collide with reality: the problem is that Canada is not currently producing the kind of hydrogen that Germany requires. Moreover, production volumes are now far from the goals of the agreement. Despite this, both sides believe that the new trade corridor can be launched and the first deliveries possible in 3 years.

The contract does not specify how much hydrogen can be delivered by 2025.

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