Post by Steffen Blaga

There isn't really much to add to Rasmus Jakob Portmann's post. Denmark has impressively demonstrated to us what it is capable of and what national pioneers are willing and able to achieve in the areas of carbon management, hydrogen, and related CO2 infrastructure. Both impressive and inspiring! The same applies to the timelines for project implementation: from launch to scaling up to industrial scale in four to five years – including funding rounds and approval processes! And this was not just the case in exceptional or isolated instances. This is how a pioneering economy could develops. 🚀 👏 Our Nordic neighbor, where sustainability is a top social and moral priority, is making great strides toward new horizons—including economic ones. Let’s follow their example! Or, as Rasmus aptly concludes in his personal summary: "It doesn’t always have to be 100% right from the start — start, learn, adjust. Maybe that’s the way to go. We here in Germany could definitely take a page from their book." After an impressive delegation trip with stops in Copenhagen, Fredericia, Kassø/Rødekro, and Esbjerg, among other places — I wholeheartedly agree! Many thanks to State of Green Denmark, Green Power Denmark, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Everfuel, Energinet, European Energy, Port Esbjerg, INEOS Energy, TotalEnergies and others for the very interesting and in-depth insights into the inner workings of your decarbonization projects; and, of course, once again to Emma Askov, Sima Charlotte Rasmussen, Magnus Fabricius, Dänische Botschaft in Deutschland, and others for perfectly organizing a wonderful delegation trip that will remain in my memory for a long time. #denmark #ccs #ccu #hydrogen