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Report (March 1st ) / Live stream recording

Deep Dive on German Energy and Transition and German Hydrogen Policies

The decarbonization of the industrial sector through greater reliance on hydrogen is one of the cornerstones of the national strategies of Japan and Germany to achieve climate neutrality. To further promote exchange in this field, the German Embassy and DWIH Tokyo hosted the discussion “Deep Dive on German Energy and Transition and German Hydrogen Policies” on March 1, 2023 at the Embassy Residence in Tokyo. Dr. Felix Chr. Matthes (Öko-Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology) presented the keynote lecture, which was followed by a commentary by Prof. Dr. Takao Kashiwagi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) as well as questions from the audience.

Call: JDZB

Junior Experts Exchange Program 2023 “Green Hydrogen Technologies”

[Deadline: 2023/03/25] After a break of three years due to the pandemic situation, the Junior Experts Exchange Program will be resumed in 2023!

Mulitlateral cooperations on H2 with Japanese and German partners

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

Three projects with German partners have been selected in the call “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy” of the European Interest Group (EIG) Concert Japan (funding period FY2022 – FY2024).

Call: BMBF and BMWI

Funding for international hydrogen projects

[Deadline 2021/10/31, 2021/12/31 and 2022/02/28] The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) are funding projects for the production and processing of green hydrogen as well as for the storage, transport and application of hydrogen in countries outside the EU – this also includes German-Japanese collaborations. Companies and research institutions can also submit funding applications for accompanying research projects, studies and training measures.

Call: BMBF / JST

Funding call for green hydrogen research cooperation between Germany and Japan

Deadline: 2021/09/10: BMBF and JST funding will be provided for cooperation between German and Japanese partners from science and industry (2+2) in international collaborative research projects in accordance with Module C of the announcement of regulations for funding international projects on the topic of green hydrogen (for further information, see link below).

Call: Joint call 2021 (EIG Concert-Japan)

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

[Deadline: 2021/07/09 17:00 (JST)] Are you involved in Sustainable Hydrogen research and interested in connecting with researchers in Germany and across Europe? The European Interest Group (EIG) Concert-Japan is now accepting proposals for “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy”.

Overview: German Embassy Tokyo

Hydrogen research and technology in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on hydrogen research and technology in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation and the goals of the Japanese government as follows: