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FILE PHOTO: Pipes of a gas blending station are pictured in Oehringen, south western Germany, February 8, 2023, a site for testing gas and hydrogen mixtures, where some 30 properties will shortly near a targeted ratio of 30% green hydrogen and 70% natural gas in their heating fuel. REUTERS/Timm Reichert/File Photo Image used for illustrative purpose.
The European Commission said on Friday it approved plans by Germany to provide about 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in state aid for the construction of a system of hydrogen pipelines known as the Hydrogen Core Network, or HCN. ($1 = 0.9355 euros) (Reporting by Ludwig Burger, editing by Andrey Sychev)