Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel late last year as German prime minister, is in Canada this week and will sign a deal with Trudeau to supply Germans with clean hydrogen.
“Canada plays a central role in the development of green hydrogen,” Scholz said. “That is why we are happy to be able to extend our cooperation in this area also on this occasion.”
He said Germany would like to partner with Canada in the future export of green hydrogen. During this time, natural gas will be used.
Trudeau, however, played down the likelihood of direct gas exports to Germany due to restrictions and logistical costs. He said it would have to make business sense. “There are a number of potential projects that are on the books for which there has never been a conclusive business case,” Trudeau said.
Scholz thanked Canada for allowing the export, despite sanctions against Moscow, of a refurbished turbine that Russia says it needs to continue supplying natural gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline .
The fact that Russia has not yet ordered the necessary turbine, which is currently in Germany, showed that Russian allegations of technical problems making it difficult to supply gas to Russia were only an excuse, did he declare.
“Russia is no longer a reliable trading partner,” Scholz said. “He reduced gas deliveries across Europe, always referring to technical reasons that never existed. And that’s why it’s important not to fall into the trap of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin .”
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