Climate in figures: How hydrogen is to c • Table.Briefings

Werne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland - Verdichterstation fuer Erdgas und zukünftig auch Wasserstoff. Open Grid Europe wird mit seiner H2-Trainigsstrecke zukünftig Ingenieure und Handwerker zu Experten im Umgang mit Wasserstoff im Ferngasnetz schulen. Die OGE-Verdichterstation in Werne ist die zentrale Drehscheibe im deutschen Erdgasnetz. Mit rund 25 Milliarden Kubikmeter jaehrlich fliesst rund ein Viertel des in Deutschland verbrauchten Erdgases durch die Verdichterstation Werne. Ueber fuenf grosse Eingangsleitungen stroemt das Erdgas aus Norddeutschland, der Nordsee und den Niederlanden in die Station. Nach der Reinigung des Gases erfolgt dessen Verdichtung ueber elf Kompressoren, angetrieben durch Gasturbinen mit einer Gesamtantriebs — New pipelines need to be built in Europe and neighboring regions for hydrogen imports. Pictured: a compressor station for natural gas and, in future, hydrogen.

On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet approved the hydrogen import strategy. A new study shows which corridors could be used to bring hydrogen to Europe and Germany. However, further efforts are needed to achieve this.

Germany’s future hydrogen requirements can largely be covered by pipelines from the „extended European neighborhood“. This is the result of a study by the think tanks Agora Energiewende and Agora Industrie. However, the pipeline infrastructure would have to be expanded quickly for this to happen. If this succeeds, „around 60 to 100 terawatt hours (TWh)“ of green hydrogen could be imported from neighboring countries by the mid-2030s. „This would cover a significant proportion of the new demand for hydrogen and derivatives specified by the German government for 2030“, the two think tanks estimate.

Climate in figures: How hydrogen is to come to Germany

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