German energy industry weighs benefits of new U.S. fossil fuel policy for blue hydrogen approach

Representatives of the German energy industry say that the policy announcements by the new U.S. administration could benefit their country’s competitiveness if the next government takes a “pragmatic” approach regarding president Donald Trump’s fossil-friendly stance, newspaper Die Welt reported. However, they also cautioned that differences in other policy areas could still pose grave challenges. The head of Germany’s largest gas supplier and energy importer Uniper, Michael Lewis, said it was “positive” that Trump plans to sell more natural gas from the U.S. and suggested that Germany allows for more “blue hydrogen” made with the fossil fuel in its energy transition plans, rather than solely relying on “green hydrogen” produced with renewable power sources.