INNOVATIVE PROJECTS PLATFORM

HyPipe Bavaria Hydrogen Backbone aims to establish the core hydrogen infrastructure required to connect Bavaria to the European hydrogen market by 2030. The project is recognised as a Project of Common Interest (PCI) and forms part of the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative. Through the repurposing of existing gas infrastructure and the development of new hydrogen assets, it will connect hydrogen demand centres in Bavaria with production regions in Germany and abroad, enabling hydrogen imports, supporting industrial decarbonisation, and strengthening security of supply.

Contact: Simona Rens (simona.rens@bayernets.de)

mosaHYc (Moselle-Saar Hydrogen Conversion) is one of Europe’s first cross-border hydrogen infrastructure projects based on the repurposing of existing natural gas assets. The project will convert around 94 km of pipeline between France and Germany into an open hydrogen transport network, connecting industrial consumers with future hydrogen production facilities. By reusing existing infrastructure, mosaHYc supports a cost-efficient and resource-efficient transition to hydrogen and is expected to avoid approximately 0.7 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions per year in key industrial sectors, notably the steel industry.

Contact: blg-grt-mosahyc@natrangroupe.com

WAG Loop 1 aims to strengthen Austria’s security of supply by expanding the West Austria Gas Pipeline (WAG) with a 40 km parallel pipeline section between Oberkappel and Bad Leonfelden. The project will increase west-to-east transmission capacity, improving access to gas supplies from Northwestern Europe and LNG import terminals. It will also enhance supply flexibility for Austria and neighbouring countries while laying the groundwork for future hydrogen transport as part of the European Hydrogen Backbone and SouthH2 Corridor initiatives.

Contact: Armin Teichart (armin.teichert@gasconnect.at)

An opportunity for internationally coordinated, large scale, far offshore wind energy from the North Sea. An opportunity which would deliver energy at competitive prices around 2030 and facilitate meeting the Paris agreement. We are committed to explore and develop regional socio-economic beneficial and reliable offshore infrastructure, including possible conversion into P2G, that supports wind farm operations and interconnections between markets. Average daily production of H2 is 30 GWh/d.

Contact: Martin Graversgaard (mgn@energinet.dk)

SEEHyC initiative aims to establish a hydrogen interconnector linking high-potential hydrogen supply areas in South-East Europe with expected high-demand clusters in the EU, primarily in South Germany and North Bohemia. Additionally, it will connect local suppliers and consumers along the corridor. The pipeline will span over 3,000 km, enabling the transmission of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen. According to the ongoing pre-feasibility study, the project aims to be operational by 2030, with a minimum transport capacity of up to 80 GWh of hydrogen per day, or approximately 0.8 million tonnes per year.

Contact: karin.stehlik@net4gas.cz

TENP III aims to strengthen security of supply in Germany and Europe through the modernisation of the Trans-Europe Natural Gas Pipeline connecting Northwest Europe with Switzerland and the Italian gas market. Developed by Open Grid Europe (OGE) and Fluxys TENP, the 110 km pipeline increases transport flexibility through bidirectional flows and is fully hydrogen-ready. The project supports future hydrogen imports from Southern Europe while ensuring reliable energy transport and reinforcing cross-border connectivity.

Contact: Isabelle Wippich (Isabelle.Wippich@oge.net)

H2 injection impacts major gas parameters, including pipeline pressure drop, flowrate, velocity, and most importantly, composition, GCV and Wobbe index, therefore prior to H2 addition to the grid, the installation has to achieve that the resulting blend will satisfy gas parameters. The above will be controlled by a smart hydrogen injection and operation system, which will keep hydrogen percentages at certain levels, while also deblending solutions will be applied for consumers with special needs in fuel purity.  

Adjustment of the line of the transmission system for transmission of 100% H2 between Slovakia and Hungary will create possibility for H2 transmisson in the North -South direction. Project is part of the Slovak Hydrogen Backbone and the SEEHyCorridor inititative. Eustream has been conducting informal market survey. Close discussions with potential H2 producers and offtakers have resulted in conclusion of several Letters of Support or Memorandum of Understanding confirming their support to and interest in the Project implementation.

Besides directly reducing the CO2 emission, the project will also enable CO2 neutral production of H2 in a transitional period until the full decarbonisation is achieved when the production of H2 will be carried out entirely from the renewable energy through electrolysers. The location and the capacities of CO2 storing enable, if proven to be economically justified, receiving and storing of CO2 from the neighbouring EU countries (SLO, HU) and Energy Community countries (SER, B&H). Project enables the collecting and receiving CO2 from the Zagreb and Sisak-Moslavina area for storing in the central and western Sava aquifer and in the depleted oil and gas fields in that area.

Contact: PLINACRO

The project is intended to develop the necessary repurposing of the national transmission network (RNTG) for blending of hydrogen into the natural gas streams. According to the current national legislation and regulation, the network has to be able to receive gas mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas with hydrogen content of 10% v/v until 2030. For the national transmission network (RNTG), the investments are split into pipelines and inspection programs, control systems, AGI (above ground installations) equipment and analysers and metering equipment.

Contact: Pedro.Morais@rengasodutos.pt