Germany’s Federal Network Agency has approved transmission system operators’ (TSOs) applications to build the country’s 9,000km hydrogen core network (HCN), allowing for construction to begin.
Set to cover Germany by 2032, the approved network comprises 9,040km of pipelines; 60% of which will be converted natural gas lines, requiring an estimated €18.9bn ($20.4bn) of investment.
Planned to connect production centres, import areas, storage facilities and end-users, by 2032, the network’s feed-in capacity will be 101GW of hydrogen, with a feed-out capacity of 87GW.
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