Russian companies are developing more than 20 projects in the field of hydrogen energy and plan to conclude cooperation agreements in this area with France, Australia and South Korea. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at a strategic session on the development of hydrogen energy in Russia, reports TASS.
“Within the framework of international cooperation, working groups for the development of hydrogen are being created with companies from different countries. In particular, an agreement has already been signed with Germany, and on the way – with France, Australia and South Korea, ”Novak said.
According to him, the key companies in the development of projects in the field of hydrogen energy are Gazprom, Rosatom, Novatek and Rusnano. As the Deputy Prime Minister explained, hydrogen fuel will allow Russia to diversify its exports while reducing the share of hydrocarbons in the world energy market. Russia could occupy at least 20% of the hydrogen market in the future, Novak predicted.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking at the strategic session, said that the Russian authorities are planning to allocate 9 billion rubles. on the development of hydrogen energy in the country in the next three years. “For this direction, within the framework of one of 42 initiatives of socio-economic development, which were supported by the president and which the government approved last week, more than 9 billion rubles are provided,” Mishustin said.
In August 2021, the government approved a concept for the development of hydrogen energy. The first stage of the concept is designed for the next 3.5 years. It involves the creation of specialized clusters and the implementation of pilot projects for the production and export of hydrogen, as well as the use of hydrogen energy carriers in the domestic market. At the next stages (until 2035 and 2050), it is planned to create large export-oriented production facilities and switch to the serial application of hydrogen technologies in various sectors of the economy – from petrochemicals to housing and communal services.
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