Gascade has started filling hydrogen in the first section of its German pipeline network project, which aims to repurpose approximately 400km of infrastructure by 2025.
The Flow project, a 1,630km pipeline set to become part of Germany’s hydrogen core network, will repurpose a 1.4-metre-diameter former natural gas pipeline for hydrogen transport.
When fully operational, Gascade’s pipeline is said to have a capacity of up to 20GW. It will be able to transport energy produced offshore and onshore in Northern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Southern Germany.
