Europa har brug for grønt brint til energisikkerhed

Werner Ponikwar, CEO i Thyssenkrupp Nucera, opfordrer i et gæsteindlæg til større engagement i elektrolyseteknologier. Diversificerede energiimport er utilstrækkelige til at reducere afhængigheden. Elektrolyse forbinder fornybar elektricitet med industriel værdiskabelse og producerer brint som en lagret energibærer.

I et gæsteindlæg i Handelsblatt advarer Werner Ponikwar, CEO i Thyssenkrupp Nucera, mod Europas fortsatte afhængighed af energiimport. Denne afhængighed truer økonomisk stabilitet, velstand og handleevne. Han nævner krigen i Iran, den de facto blokade af Hormuzstrædet og skarpt stigende priser som eksempler på Europas sårbarhed. Ruslands angreb på Ukraine i 2022 viste allerede omkostningerne ved sådanne afhængigheder; den europæiske økonomi er stadig i opramning. Europa har næsten ingen egne fossile energiressourcer, hvilket gør afhængigheden til en strukturel realitet. Ponikwar går ind for nye industrielle kapaciteter og egne energikilder. Robusthed kan ikke opnås udelukkende gennem diversificerede importregioner. Elektrolyse er nøglen: den forbinder elektricitet fra fornybare kilder med industriel værdiskabelse, producerer brint som en lagret og brugbar energibærer og styrker energiuafhængigheden permanent. Et kosteffektivt, robust energisystem kan ikke bygges uden elektrolyse. Politikken bremser i øjeblikket dette nye marked.

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