Hydrogen Citizens’ Dialogue Wasserstoff-Bürgerdialog

On 9 June 2021, the three Hessian Fraunhofer Institutes, IEE, IWKS and LBF invited people to a digital hydrogen citizen dialogue. More than 100 participants took advantage of the opportunity for exchange and discussion. “We draw an extremely positive [impression] of our first hydrogen citizens’ dialogue. We are very pleased with the lively participation and the great interest in the topic of hydrogen and research on site,” said Anke Weidenkaff, Director of Fraunhofer IWKS and initiator of the Citizens’ Dialogue. The aim of the event was not only to give insight into the research of the three Fraunhofer Institutes in Hesse but also to adopt important suggestions and impulses from the population. “It is not for nothing that we conduct application-oriented research with the aim of finding technical solutions for prompt implementation. The dialogue also made it clear once again that the various research foci and competences of the institutes complement each other very well. By no means have all the challenges surrounding hydrogen been solved and all the questions answered – so the need for further research is great. We take this as an incentive,” Weidenkaff summed up.