The parties discussed the outlook for energy cooperation, including on hydrogen technologies, as well as potential new agreements in the fuel and energy sector.
Alexander Novak at a meeting with Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany Peter Altmaier
Deputy
Prime Minister Alexander Novak had a meeting with German Federal Minister for
Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier. Russian Minister of Industry and
Trade Denis Manturov, Rector of St Petersburg Mining University Vladimir
Litvinenko and former German Federal Environment Minister Klaus Toepfer also
attended the meeting.
Despite
the global situation, it is important to continue developing Russian-German
ties on a wide range of energy issues, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasised
during the talks.
“We
agreed it is important to implement joint projects in hydrogen energy. Minister
President of Saxony Michael Kretschmer recently visited Russia and proposed a
few joint hydrogen energy projects. I will give a corresponding instruction to
the Russian Ministry of Energy – Denis Manturov can hear us now – so that we jointly
propose one or two projects of our own for a start. In this regard, I am relying
on the Joint Declaration of Intent on sustainable energy cooperation recently
signed with the Russian Energy Ministry,” Alexander Novak stressed.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany Peter Altmaier at a meeting with Alexander Novak
Alongside
project cooperation, the two countries should not forget about expanding scientific
cooperation, the Deputy Prime Minister continued. “We need to think about ways
to restore our cooperation and research projects. It is possible to revive
projects for the development of technologies. We could obtain a synergistic
effect there, given that many important technologies require refining, such as
energy transmission and storage, the production, storage and transport of new energy
resources, hydrogen, and power generation equipment for modern gas turbine
plants, as well as for solar and wind facilities. We also need to build testing
grounds for new technologies and projects. We think it would be advisable to
renew our energy cooperation agreement, and complement it with our joint acts,”
Alexander Novak added.
According
to the Deputy Prime Minister, Russia and Germany need to continue working on
joint energy projects.
“I
am referring to, among others, Nord Stream 2, which is an important
infrastructure project intended for many years to come, something that
interests commercial companies. Given that energy consumption in the world will
grow, if anything, this project is important for Germany and for the European
Union,” he stressed.
