BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.27
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Blue hydrogen production is to be developed in Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Austria in coming months, Trend reports with reference to Slovakian Eustream.
EP Infrastructure (EPIF), Eustream, NAFTA and RWE Supply & Trading are looking to jointly explore the potential development of state-of-the art blue hydrogen production facilities in eastern Slovakia.
To this end the companies have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding. RWE Supply & Trading could off-take and import the produced hydrogen to Germany and other RWE core markets in Western Europe. The hydrogen could then be transmitted through a repurposed Eustream gas pipeline to Germany. The carbon dioxide captured during hydrogen generation could be stored within depleted natural gas fields in Slovakia or neighbouring Central Eastern European countries, including Ukraine. The partners aim to help accelerate the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy and significantly contribute to the European decarbonisation ambitions.
EPIF, Eustream and NAFTA are leading infrastructure operators in the CEE region. Both companies under the umbrella of EPIF are planning to become leading hydrogen infrastructure operators:
The companies are creating a joint working group, which is going to create a roadmap for project implementation and hold dialogues with relevant stakeholders enabling the project implementation, most notably in Ukraine, Czech Republic and Austria in the coming months. All companies consider the memorandum as an important step towards further developing their hydrogen businesses.
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