Germany and Canada have agreed on long-term cooperation for the production and transport of hydrogen. Germany’s Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Canada’s Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson signed an agreement yesterday in Stephenville in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador that will lead to the export of hydrogen from Canada to Germany from 2025.
The signing took place in the presence of Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau spoke of a big step that creates jobs and opens the transition to a climate-neutral economy. Russia’s attack on Ukraine has accelerated the pressure for rapid expansion of renewable energies, he said. Scholz said the agreement will take the partnership with Canada to a more strategic level.
Newfoundland is considered a favorable location for the production of green hydrogen, which is generated with the help of renewable energies. There is a lot of wind in the sparsely populated region and a lot of space to convert it into energy.