The OGE Policy Impulse 

The OGE Policy Impulse is our digital newsletter with current topics and background reports on energy policy and economics. The successful energy transition is close to our hearts and we want to contribute to the current energy policy debate and strengthen the dialogue between politics and business. Read the current edition of the OGE Policy Impulse now and sign up for the newsletter so you never miss an issue again. 

Current issue

Making it happen: Molecules from the Mediterranean

The first hydrogen pipelines are being built. The next step is to obtain this energy source at competitive prices from reliable partners. To achieve this, investments in hydrogen import corridors across Europe must be secured.

In this issue, we present H2med, the hydrogen import corridor from the Iberian Peninsula via France to our core grid.

April 2025

Securing the future of energy — making infrastructure fit

In this issue of OGE Policy Impulse, you will find out what course we expect to set in this legislative period in the areas of natural gas, hydrogen and carbon management.

February 2025

Carbon management as the 3rd pillar of decarbonization

Carbon management is considered to be another key to the decarbonization of industry alongside hydrogen and renewable energies. 

In this issue, we highlight the importance of CO2 management as the third pillar of decarbonization and the role of OGE as a gas network operator in transporting CO2 for storage or use.

October 2024

“The hydrogen core network is a giant step for the energy transition and for OGE.”

In this issue of the OGE Policy Impulse, Thomas Hüwener talks about the challenges and opportunities of the green transformation, the approval of the hydrogen core network and the long-term goals for OGE.

Find out more about his first months in office, the complex tasks ahead and how OGE is mastering the transition from natural gas to hydrogen and CO₂ transport.

Archive

Since many years we have been publishing our OGE Policy Impulse. An exciting overview of the energy transition with all the changes and developments of recent years. You can find all other issues from previous years in the archive.