BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.9
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Slovakian EUSTREAM plans to dedicate one of the main lines of its transmission network only for transport of 100 percent hydrogen, Trend quoted Director General of EUSTREAM Rastislav Ňukovič as saying.
EUSTREAM has joined the international industry partnership for the production and supply of green hydrogen "H2EU+Store". Hydrogen from sun and wind will be produced in Ukraine, transported via EUSTREAM’s network to Austria and Germany and stored for seasonal demand in Central Europe in the future.
In order to accelerate and ramp up the production of green hydrogen for Europe, the international industry partnership consisting of Bayerngas GmbH, bayernets GmbH, Eco-Optima LLC, Open Grid Europe GmbH and RAG Austria AG has designed the "H2EU+Store" project.
The initiative focuses on the complete supply chain of clean hydrogen including hydrogen production in Ukraine and transport via EUSTREAM’s network to Austria and Germany. “H2EU+Store" will on the one hand create the necessary capacities for renewable electricity and hydrogen production in Ukraine and on the other hand the expansion of storage volumes in Austria and Germany, accompanied by adaptations in the area of gas transport to Central Europe.
Hydrogen pipelines are the most cost-efficient option for long-distance, high-volume transport of hydrogen to connect hydrogen supply regions with demand clusters within the EU+ UK. Cost-efficient hydrogen transport by pipeline enables hydrogen imports from neighbouring regions such as North Africa, Ukraine, Norway, and potentially the Middle East – where renewable energy is abundant and cheap – to complement domestic hydrogen production and to support the security of European supply.
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