The date for the verbal hearing of former Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus' candidacy as new European Court of Auditors (ECA) representative from Estonia has been set for November 8.
Parlt group chair: Estonia in need of hydrogen strategy 2021-02-20 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN - In order for Estonia s hydrogen economy to start growing, a strategy needs to be drawn up and the relevant interested parties need to mobilize and form a cluster, according to Annely Akkerman, chair of the group in the parliament formed in support of hydrogen technologies. Many states already have them. Estonia, too, needs to get on this train that s already on the move, Akkermann said.
A strategy for renewable energy and hydrogen technology is also needed for meeting Estonia s long-term climate objectives, according to Enn Lust, chemist and a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Tartu. The strategy should map out the roles of the state, research institutions, entrepreneurs and local governments in the introduction of hydrogen technologies as well as establish deadlines and estimate the need and sources for funding. A hydrogen cluster has already been formed in East-Vir