Hydrogen remains a contentious issue in the heat transition

Berlin/Frankfurt (energate) - The gas industry has criticised the limited role of hydrogen in the legislative plans of German economics minister Robert Habeck (Greens) for the heat transition. Representatives are calling for more openness towards the technology. The background to the debate is the planned amendment to the Energy Act for Buildings (Gebäudeenergiegesetz), which will require newly installed heating systems to be powered by 65 per cent renewable energy (