Munich (dpa / lby) - Bavaria wants to advance the expansion of renewable energies in the state with an additional 500 million euros. Hydrogen is one of the heart of the new "energy and climate turbo", said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Sunday after a cabinet meeting in Munich.
Among other things, the money is to be used to build up to 50 small hydrogen power plants. They should be created in particular in the regions where there is a particularly large amount of renewable energy production and a surplus in production, said Söder. Hydrogen is the ideal supplement for storing this electricity.
Investments in the expansion of hydrogen filling stations and in the construction of special pipelines are also planned. It is also being checked whether the Free State will enter the gas, electricity and hydrogen networks supported by the municipalities in order to speed up the expansion.
Söder emphasized that the Eon shares still owned by the Free State should also be sold in order to invest in the Bavarian energy infrastructure. According to Söder, Bavaria's Eon shares have a volume of around 250 million euros. Their sale has been discussed several times in the past, but in the end it never went through.
According to Söder, the fresh money will also be used to expand photovoltaic systems on all state roofs, geothermal energy and the expansion of e-charging stations.
In addition, employees in all administrative districts are to help speed up regional planning. A total of 100 "problem solvers" or "energy caretakers" should help answer questions about the expansion of renewable energies, said Söder. There is currently a huge need for advice in the field of wind energy due to the relaxation of the controversial 10H rule. "I'll put it this way: Something's going on."
