Tasmania and Bremen, Germany, sign Joint Declaration of Intent on green hydrogen cooperation

The Tasmanian Government has signed a Joint Declaration of Intent with the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, in Germany, to collaborate on green hydrogen development.

Strengthening Tasmania’s cooperation with international partners like Bremen, in the field of green hydrogen development is in line with actions under the Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan and the Tasmanian Green Hydrogen International Engagement and Export Strategy. It also provides a potential export market to support the Tasmanian Green Hydrogen Hub project at Bell Bay.

The Tasmania-Bremen Joint Declaration of Intent has identified the following priority areas for cooperation:

• Research, innovation and development.
• Hydrogen and wind energy industry and business development.
• Remote applications (Polar and offshore).
• Adaptation to the Consequences of Climate Change.
• Hydrogen export/import opportunities.

These priority areas will help Tasmania to further establish international supply chains to advance Tasmania’s economy, job opportunities, skills, green hydrogen technologies as well as provide new opportunities for trade in sectors ancillary to the green hydrogen industry buildout.

The Joint Declaration of Intent with Bremen compliments the two green hydrogen Memoranda of Understanding signed with the region of Flanders, in Northern Belgium, in 2022 and with the Port of Rotterdam in 2021.

Bremen and its port city Bremerhaven have an ambitious hydrogen agenda that is aligned with Tasmania’s green hydrogen vision. Bremen is likely to be a hydrogen importer and thus Tasmanian hydrogen will be able to play on the future EU hydrogen exchange markets.

Collaboration with Bremen could also unlock opportunities to access funding under the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord that was signed by our two national governments in 2021.

Bremen will speak at this year’s Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Network events in October. For further information about the events and to register click here for the Hobart event and here for the Launceston event by COB 29 September 2023.

Tasmania’s Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan sets out the vision to become a leader in large scale green hydrogen production by 2030 to meet both domestic and export demand.

The Tasmanian Government believes that Tasmania is well placed, with our 100 per cent renewable electricity, abundant water supplies and excellent port infrastructure to seize these important opportunities with international partners.

To find out more about the Tasmanian Government’s vision visit the Green Hydrogen page.