Gascade has converted 400 kilometers of natural gas pipeline to hydrogen.
(Kassel / Germany) – Gascade Gastransport GmbH has converted approximately 400 kilometers of existing natural gas pipelines to hydrogen transport. With the initial filling of the first sections as part of the "Flow – making hydrogen happen" program...
Operators of the hydrogen core network will reserve pipeline capacities from 2026
(Berlin / Germany) – Hydrogen suppliers and users will be able to reserve entry and exit capacities for the future core network starting in 2026. The reservation will later be replaced by a capacity booking, according to the participating gas transmission system operators....
EU Commission supports German-French hydrogen project with 3,5 million euros
(Stuttgart / Germany) – The German-French hydrogen project of the network operators Terranets BW GmbH, Badenova Netze GmbH, and NaTran SA has received €3,5 million in funding from the EU Commission. This funding will go to NaTran and Terranets BW for...
Nowega starts filling a section of the H2 core network
(Münster / Germany) – The long-distance pipeline operator Nowega GmbH has begun filling a 55-kilometer section of the hydrogen core network in Nordhorn. The pipeline between the Lower Saxony cities of Lingen and Bad Bentheim consists of...
Gascade starts filling 400 kilometers of hydrogen pipeline
(Kassel / Germany) – The transmission system operator Gascade Gastransport GmbH says it is starting the "initial filling" of the first pipeline section of the German hydrogen core network in the "Flow – making hydrogen happen" program. By the end of 2025...
EWE completes tests on H2 storage in Rüdersdorf cavern
(Oldenburg / Germany) – After five years, the energy service provider EWE AG has completed the tests and research into underground hydrogen storage in Rüdersdorf. As part of the “HyCAVmobil” project, the company, together with the...
Federal Network Agency publishes decree on financing the hydrogen core network
(Bonn / Germany) – The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has determined the financing of the hydrogen core network. “Network operators and investors now have a reliable regulatory framework that allows them to finance the core network on a private-sector basis...
Test in island operation: Hydrogen can be added to the natural gas network
(Öhringen / Germany) - “The distribution network for natural gas in Baden-Württemberg is fundamentally capable of transporting hydrogen.” Stuttgarter Netze BW GmbH has come to this conclusion after the scheduled completion of its “network laboratory” test in...
EWE and Ontras want to connect storage facilities in Rüdersdorf to the H2 starting network
(Oldenburg / Germany) - The long-distance gas network operator Ontras Gastransport GmbH wants to connect the Rüdersdorf gas storage site of the Oldenburg energy service provider EWE to the future hydrogen start-up network in eastern Germany. A corresponding declaration of intent...
Companies agree on large-volume H2 storage in Etzel
(Etzel / Germany) – The investor Patrizia SE and the operating company Storag Etzel GmbH, which it manages, have signed option rental agreements with the Dutch company Gasunie NV for the hydrogen caverns in Etzel, Lower Saxony. This...
Framework conditions for promoting H2 power plant projects
(Berlin) – The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the European Commission have held discussions about the framework conditions for future hydrogen power plants. There has been progress on the issue of funding three new...
Hydrogen strategy (2): Opinions, concerns and desires
(Berlin) – The federal government has updated the National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS) from 2020. The evaluation and further development after three years had already been determined at the time, and an update was also explicitly part of the...
