REH around the globe: international cluster relations
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(Will be hidden in the published article)Denmark, Japan and the US – after more than two years impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, REH members travelled the world again in 2022, sharing ideas and experience with international partners. Sibyl Scharrer, International Cooperation Hydrogen, and Jingkai Shi, International Cooperation Renewable Energies, have been responsible for International Affairs since April.
Delegation visit to the International Partnering Forum (IPF)
The International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum, IPF for short, is the leading specialist conference for the offshore wind industry in North America. The offshore wind industry in the US has been reinvigorated ever since 2021, when the Biden Administration gave the go-ahead for the expansion target of 30 GW by 2030. In March 2022, the REH Cluster Agency was represented at the IPF in Atlantic City for the first time, together with GOI, the German-Offshore Wind Initiative, and some REH member companies, including Carneades and Schmidbauer.
Delegation visit to the US on the subject of hydrogen
“US Hydrogen Sector and the Transformation to Renewable Energy” was the name of the delegation visit in June as part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Programme. The aim was to promote German-US exchange between political, business and scientific representatives on the subject of hydrogen. The REH Cluster Agency was also represented.
During meetings with Senate staff from individual US states, representatives of US hydrogen associations and well-known companies in Washington, DC, the delegation learned about the political framework conditions and economic prospects. In California, the itinerary primarily included visits to various research projects, e.g. the H2 Station at the California State University of Los Angeles.
Delegation visit to the US on the subject of hydrogen
“US Hydrogen Sector and the Transformation to Renewable Energy” was the name of the delegation visit in June as part of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Programme. The aim was to promote German-US exchange between political, business and scientific representatives on the subject of hydrogen. The REH Cluster Agency was also represented.
During meetings with Senate staff from individual US states, representatives of US hydrogen associations and well-known companies in Washington, DC, the delegation learned about the political framework conditions and economic prospects. In California, the itinerary primarily included visits to various research projects, e.g. the H2 Station at the California State University of Los Angeles.
Expansion of cooperation with European partners
According to an REH member survey, Europe – and especially Scandinavia – is one of the principal geographic markets. The REH Cluster Agency places particular emphasis on consolidating and expanding cooperation with European partners. In June, the REH Cluster Agency and Innovation Norway signed a memorandum of understanding at the first German-Norwegian Hydrogen Forum. As a result of the Esbjerg Declaration by the four countries bordering the North Sea, six North Sea cluster organisations concluded a cooperation agreement in October to work more closely together in the areas of energy transition, innovation and technology.
