Germany will inject a whopping €9 billion into the early development of its hydrogen infrastructure, according to the release of the country’s long-awaited National Hydrogen Strategy on Wednesday. With the country holding a position as Europe’s most gas-hungry nation, this marks an accelerated belief that net-zero emissions can be reached on an economy-wide scale in the coming decades. The strategy, and the level of accompanying investment, is a clear signal that the German government has confidence that hydrogen can provide a ‘silver bullet’ to industries that have so far proved hard to decarbonize. Of the €9 billion allocated, €7 billion has been earmarked for the market development of hydrogen technologies in Germany, with an additional €2 billion for international partnerships…