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“Hydrogen fuel cell is one of those technologies that powerful car companies have to grasp, to compete in the automotive market in the future,” said Eric Han, a senior manager with Shanghai-based business advisory firm Suolei. “But capital is much needed to support the development of fuel cell related technologies.”

The Government of Canada also remains committed to aligning with the most ambitious light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulations in the United States. Supporting a strong and unified North American automotive sector to transition towards zero-emission vehicles contributes to Canada’s climate change goals, and positions Canadian and American workers alike to benefit economically from this global shift.

Such transitions are important for getting the clean hydrogen market off the ground, said Daryl Wilson, executive director of the Hydrogen Council. The industry group’s members include gas giants, automakers and Microsoft Corp.

“The marginal cost of converting gray hydrogen into blue hydrogen is much lower than jumping to green hydrogen directly,” Wilson said. “As long as blue hydrogen is useful from an economic point of view, there is no reason for it to go away.”

Note: A video story about Heliogen, which is testing their solar array in Lancaster, CA. Minute 6:30 is when the CEO talks about hydrogen.

The initiative, part of Germany's Eur2 billion hydrogen abroad strategy, would secure long-term hydrogen supply contracts via annual auctions, with funding approved to 2030, it said.
First cargoes of hydrogen or derivatives such as ammonia were expected from 2024.

Energy minister Peter Altmaier named six potential exporters (Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, Russia, Ukraine and Chile) with whom he had had talks in recent months.

The road map has the vision that in 2050 a market will be established for the production and use of hydrogen. In the short term, the government will by 2025 facilitate the establishment of five hydrogen hubs in maritime transport in collaboration with private actors, the establishment of one or two industrial projects with associated production facilities and between five and ten pilot projects for the development and demonstration of new and more cost-effective hydrogen solutions and technologies.