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Energy transition in danger? The dispute over blue hydrogen escalates!
The energy transition faces challenges: fossil technologies influence politics while hydrogen is seen as the key.
Energy transition in danger? The dispute over blue hydrogen escalates!
On May 28, 2025, the focus is on discussion about hydrogen technologies and its role in the energy transition. Politics in many states hinder progress in this area. Fossil and atomic bridge technologies are often presented as a solution to the problems that they have caused themselves. This context shows a clear influence of Fossil atomar groups on politicians worldwide to capture this perspective, as reported.
At the EU level, "blue" hydrogen is considered an acceptable transition solution. This type of hydrogen is generated from fossil current, such as coal or natural gas, the resulting CO₂ is stored underground. Geologists say that CO₂ remains underground permanently. Michael Strugl, President of the Austrian Energy Groups, has positively commented on this approach. While Austria is already using around 90 % of renewable electricity, the EU average is almost 50 %.
role of hydrogen in the energy system
hydrogen is increasingly recognized as a central component for the future energy system. Especially in chemical industry, steel production as well as in air and ship traffic, important roles are used to use hydrogen. The hydrogen market includes different technologies for manufacturing: green, gray, blue, turquoise, red and orange hydrogen, whereby each color entails different emissions and energy expenditure, like that Federal Environmental Office emphasizes.
green hydrogen, generated from renewable energies using electrolysis, is considered the most environmentally friendly option and has an efficiency of around 75 %. In comparison, less energy is saved in hydrogen production than in the direct use of renewable electricity, especially for heat pumps that can save 3.3 kWh natural gas, while only about 0.6 kWh can be saved in hydrogen.
technological developments
The federal government plans to install hydrogen electrolysers with an output of 5 GW by 2030 and thus provide 14 TWH hydrogen. By 2035, electrolysis is expected to increase to 40 GW across Europe. Hydrogen can also be used as an alternative fuel in traffic, but its use should be used where direct use of renewable electricity is not possible. In Germany, the efficiency of hydrogen is often questionable compared to other renewable technologies, since direct use is preferred, as the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.
In summary, it can be seen that despite the challenges and the existing political influence, hydrogen technologies are recognized as the key to future energy supply. They offer both a storable form of energy and the possibility of compensating for fluctuating generation from renewable sources and thus stabilizing the energy system.