5 Key Takeaways:

1. Hydrogen adoption begins with system readiness.

Europe’s legacy power infrastructure must be upgraded with hydrogen-ready or hydrogen-blended solutions to enable immediate emissions reductions—especially in coal-heavy regions like Central Europe.

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2. The transition starts now—not in 2030.

Mitsubishi Power believes in deploying available technology today. With 70% of its gas turbine fleet already validated for hydrogen use, the company advocates starting the transition incrementally, rather than waiting for 100% hydrogen systems.

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3. Flexible generation is the backbone of renewables integration.

To support growing shares of intermittent renewables, Cortizo highlights the importance of dispatchable assets like gas turbines capable of hydrogen blending to maintain grid reliability and resilience.

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4. Collaboration across the value chain is a must.

From ammonia production to hydrogen storage and combustion, Mitsubishi Power sees cross-sector partnerships as essential to scaling up the entire hydrogen ecosystem—and stresses the need to align stakeholders around shared investment and technical goals.

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5. Energy security and decarbonization must go hand in hand.

Lessons from energy disruptions in Southern Europe have shown the fragility of current systems. Cortizo argues that only a balanced, technology-diverse approach can deliver both stability and decarbonization at scale.