Green Fuels Import Conference – The Molecule Transition Between Regulation and Reality
How can the energy transition succeed when the framework conditions are not yet stable?
And what connects green molecules with offshore wind?
These were the guiding questions for cruh21 (part of Drees & Sommer) this week, as the team participated in two key industry events in Berlin.
Our colleague Barbara Mai attended both the Green Fuels Import Conference and the BWO Offshore Autumn Reception – two events that may appear distinct at first glance, yet are deeply interconnected within the systemic logic of the energy transition.
At the Green Fuels Import Conference, organised by the World Energy Council Germany and en2x, the discussions centred on the role of imports for green molecules. Representatives from politics, industry, and academia explored how Germany can secure a long-term, climate-neutral energy supply and what role imports will play in achieving this goal. It became clear that the molecule transition requires stability, investment security, and a regulatory environment that enables rather than hinders innovation. Between delegated acts, omnibus procedures and overlapping responsibilities, a tension has emerged that currently delays rather than accelerates progress. As participants emphasised, anyone investing in green molecules today needs planning security and a market design that makes investment possible instead of preventing it.
The following day, the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (BWO) hosted its annual Autumn Reception, focusing on the future of offshore wind and its role in the wider energy system. The discussions highlighted the importance of active risk management, intelligent auction design, and long-term planning security to keep offshore wind projects viable. Offshore wind, grid connections and onshore integration must be viewed holistically to ensure overall system efficiency. Maintaining competitiveness and securing value creation will depend on predictable frameworks, strategically phased project pipelines and a strong domestic supply chain. The expansion of European cooperation was also identified as a key factor: offshore wind is inherently a European project, and hybrid interconnectors as well as cross-border coordination will be crucial to ensuring an efficient and resilient energy supply.
Whether green molecules or offshore wind – both topics exemplify the same core challenge: linking sectors and enabling investment in new infrastructures. This is exactly where AquaConsult, the consortium led by cruh21, comes in – as a bridge between hydrogen, offshore wind and systemic energy planning.
Two events, one shared goal: accelerating transformation. With strategy, implementation expertise and a deep understanding of interfaces, cruh21 brings together what the energy transition truly needs.
