Shared pathways to net zero in Korea and Germany

A senior ministerial delegation from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), supported by adelphi, visited Korea in early December to advance the Korean German Energy Partnership. Across several flagship events, both countries explored shared solutions for scaling renewables, modernising grids and building a future hydrogen economy.

Korea and Germany deepen cooperation on renewables, grids and hydrogen

A senior ministerial delegation from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), supported by adelphi, travelled to Korea from 1-5 December 2025 to advance the Korean-German Energy Partnership. The programme brought together government, business, research and civil society across several flagship events in Seoul and at KINTEX near Seoul.

The centrepiece was the 7th Korean-German Energy Day, which gathered around 150 participants to discuss large-scale renewable deployment and grid integration for net zero. Sessions focused on strategies for scaling wind and solar, modernising electricity grids and increasing local acceptance of renewable projects.

Hydrogen cooperation was in the spotlight at the 6th German-Korean Hydrogen Conference, which convened experts from research, policy and industry to discuss hydrogen policy and market ramp-up, production, utilization, infrastructure, safety and standards. As future clean hydrogen importers, Germany and Korea face similar challenges, and share a strong interest in coordinated action.

"The Energy Partnership creates and supports platforms for collaboration: research institutions from both countries are jointly advancing hydrogen research, while diverse dialogue and networking formats encourage companies from both countries to work together on energy transition solutions.” 
Jana Narita

Together with additional networking, including a dedicated event for women in the hydrogen sector, the visit clearly showed: Germany and Korea can move faster towards climate neutrality by learning from one another and acting in concert.

Discover more about adelphi's role in the Korea-Germany Energy Partnership here.