Germany has inked a deal to build new hydrogen power plants as Europe continues to wean itself off Russian gas.
Energy giant RWE has agreed with Norwegian rival Equinor to make joint investments in hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants in Germany, which will have a total capacity of 3 gigawatts by 2030.
The agreement also includes the construction of a pipeline to carry hydrogen from Norway to Germany.
The two companies said the partnership will help to ramp up hydrogen use in Germany and across the EU while strengthening energy security as the Kremlin continues to cut gas supplies to the continent.
The project will initially focus on low-carbon “blue” hydrogen, with a target of generating fully-renewable "green" hydrogen in the future.