A new plan is forming for Germany to replace up to one third of its Russian gas imports with hydrogen from Australia by 2030. This week, Australian hydrogen pioneer Andrew Forrest, chairman of the Fortescue Metals Group, pledged $50 billion to the endeavor as part of a new MoU with E.On. Through the plan – described as a “hydrogen bridge” by E.On’s CEO Leon Birnbaum – 5 million tons of green hydrogen will be supplied to both Germany and the Netherlands. E.On would plan to distribute the hydrogen to its 50 million customers for district heating and industrial processes. The $50 billion price tag placed on the project comes as part of an initial “high level assessment,” to provide context…