Ukraine’s energy ministry and the US Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) have agreed on a partnership to promote hydrogen development, Kallanish learns. 

A MOU was signed by the parties during the recent visit of the Ukrainian delegation to Washington. The agreement prioritises areas such as the exchange of best practices in the development of hydrogen energy and knowledge about innovative hydrogen technologies and applications.

Yet, the planned hydrogen partnership will also foster cooperation on establishing strategies, policy and legal framework.

“The development of the hydrogen industry is identified as one of the priorities in the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2050. And the signing of this memorandum opens up additional opportunities for us in achieving our goals,” says Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko.

Joint work in this direction will create additional opportunities for Ukrainian and American business, he added, as he thanked the American partners for their willingness to share achievements in hydrogen technologies. In addition, 10 Ukrainian experts were accepted for internships in the US.

Earlier this year, Ukraine also said that it could implement pink hydrogen projects with Japan. In 2022, the country under war with Russia said it would be launching joint green hydrogen production with Germany.

The Ukrainian hydrogen strategy will include three key elements of hydrogen energy: production, transportation, and storage. According to expert recommendations, the strategy should be implemented in three stages: 2021-2025, 2025-2030, and post-2030.

Before the Russian invasion, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba announced that Ukraine could start exporting hydrogen from renewable energy sources to the EU by 2024. It was estimated the country could produce an average of 5.5 billion cubic metres of green hydrogen per year.