Ciprian Stănescu, President of Social Innovation Solutions, briefly presented four industries that can benefit from transitioning to hydrogen.

Thus, transport, agriculture, more specifically fertilizers, steel and construction, but also heating, can become less polluting and more sustainable should they start using hydrogen, especially the green kind.

Kongsberg is a Norwegian company that recently showcased the fact that fuel cells can be used by ships and ferries for medium-length sailing.

Being suitable especially for countries located on islands and archipelagos, the system was successfully tested both in Norway and in Scotland.

In Germany, Alstom presented its own vision for fuel cell-based transport in the form of five hydrogen-based trains that can go for 200 kilometers on a refill.

Fuel cell-powered trains could be a better solution than battery-electric models due to the fact that recharge times should also be significantly reduced.

Road transport seems to also be hydrogen-focused, as BMW and Toyota are two companies that are continuing the research and development of this technology.

Heating companies can also use hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas and doing so can have 90% lower costs compared to building a new heating infrastructure.

Swedish steel maker Hybrit also makes low-carbon steel with the help of hydrogen.

Livia Stan, Director for Public Affairs and European Funding at E-ON, said that according to the current European framework, the share of hydrogen in the industry could reach 20% by 2050.

Household users must accept hydrogen as an alternative energy resource

The fact that hydrogen can also be used for residential heating is an important advantage, according to her, but before we will be able to use hydrogen to heat our homes, there also has to be a shift in mentality.

The same thing happened when natural gas was being used for heating for the first time, as people were as worried then as they are now about the fact that the new type of gas is flammable.

Alexandru Ciocan, Advisor at the Romanian Ministry of Energy, said that our country doesn't currently have a clear strategy when it comes to implementing technology, but by the end of the year, ministry officials will be sending a proposal in this regard.

Despite that, Romania's history with hydrogen goes back more than 100 years, since the country's chemical and petrochemical industries have been using the gas in various forms.

Also, the Ministry of Energy will be focusing first on decarbonizing the most polluting industries with the help of hydrogen, such as transport and the chemical and petrochemical industries.

Alexandru Ciocan also mentions that Romania will be using both green hydrogen and hydrogen that comes from carbon capture in order to ensure a constant flow of the resource.