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11.05.2023

Hydrogen and its Derivatives in Practice: German and Indian Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges

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A high-ranking Indian delegation took part in the event and was welcomed by H.E. Harish Parvathaneni, Ambassador of India to Germany, and Dr. Nicole Glanemann, BMWK.

The Embassy of India in Berlin, the World Energy Council Germany, and thyssenkrupp Uhde organised an event on “Hydrogen and its Derivatives in Practice: German and Indian Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges” on 11 May 2023 in Berlin. The event focused on India’s potential to export green hydrogen and its derivatives. Further, participants discussed opportunities and challenges for importing hydrogen and its derivatives to Germany.  

Welcome remarks were given by Gaurav Sharma, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Berlin and Dr. Carsten Rolle, Executive Director, World Energy Council Germany.  H.E. Parvathaneni Harish, Ambassador of India to Germany then opened the event with giving an insight into the prospects of Indo-German cooperation. Participants from government, academia and the private sector took part in the event and were eager to learn about potential Indo-German hydrogen projects.  

Further impulses were given by Dr. Andreas Nicolin, Deputy-Head of Directorate General V, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and Dr. Cord Landsmann, CEO, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, who presented on the topic of Green Ammonia and gave an insight into its production, costs and potential.  

The presentations were followed by a pitching session, where German and Indian companies were asked to share their perspectives on green hydrogen and its derivatives with the audience. Later, the participants had the possibility to actively participate in the Q&A session with the aim of sharing individual views and improve the Indo-German green hydrogen cooperation.  

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H.E. Harish Parvathaneni, Ambassador of India to Germany, held a speech on the topic "Green Hydrogen - Prospects of Indo-German Cooperation".
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The event was concluded with a Q&A-session with the audience.
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Tobias Winter, Director IGEF-SO, spoke in a pitching session on "Hydrogen, Derivatives, Transport, and Applications from the Perspective of German and Indian Companies".