Germany and the UK took an initial step towards a hydrogen pipeline linking the two countries, when German gas transmission system operator Gastransport GmbH (GASCADE) and Great Britain’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) operator National Gas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of the project.
The project would look at the feasibility of a hydrogen corridor between the UK and Germany in the North Sea through an offshore pipeline interconnection with the aim of developing a cross-border hydrogen market between the two countries.
The two transmission companies are building on the results of a feasibility study carried out by Arup, Adelphi and Dena as part of the German-British hydrogen partnership.
The UK-Germany Hydrogen Corridor project would have two offshore pipeline sections. The first section will start from the UK mainland and will be linked to the second section, GASCADE’s AquaDuctus pipeline project, which connects to the German mainland.
The project would have bidirectional transport capability.
GASCADE and National Gas aim to pursue Project of Common Interest (PCI) or Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) status for the project.