In its scramble to wean itself of Russian energy imports, Germany has accelerated its ambitions to become the hub of Europe’s future hydrogen economy. This week, new import agreements with the UAE, as well as talks of a hydrogen pipeline with Norway, are starting to redraw the lines that have defined the global energy system for decades. The latter of these deals came about last Thursday, with Germany climate minister Robert Habeck signing a joint statement with Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to initiate plans for large-scale hydrogen exports. They cited the need to reduce Europe’s dependance on Russian energy imports as quickly as possible, while pairing the shift with the transition from natural gas to clean technologies. Germany…