GLS Bank's Contribution to Green Hydrogen in German Energy Transition

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Recording of Thursday, June 15, 2023 | The smarter E Europe 2023 | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 12:40 .

Christian Marcks
Senior Expert Dept. Head of Competence Center for Renewable Energies
GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG
Deutschland

The appetite to invest into Green Hydrogen projects is high, though some key ingredients are still a bit exotic and slow down the investment process, requiring a lot of overhead for handling. A comparison can be drawn to the early days of large PV projects. The session answers to: What instruments will the insurance industry elaborate? What are the conditions for bank financing, what the perspective of private investors? What are the procedures to ensure Hydrogen respects its colour?

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