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Against the backdrop of the EU’s more ambitious climate targets, the technology of green hydrogen production has gained increasing importance in national plans to implement the energy transition.
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André Wolf, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), Germany.
Nils Zander, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), Germany.
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Wolf, A., Zander, N. Green Hydrogen in Europe: Do Strategies Meet Expectations?. Intereconomics 56, 316–323 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-1008-3
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