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Germany and Norway will build a large hydrogen pipeline

2023-01-06 22:38:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Germany and Norway will build a large hydrogen pipeline
Germany and Norway will build a large hydrogen pipeline

Germany just took another step to find a long-term, greener supply option to Russian natural gas and coal.

German power producer RWE and Norwegian state energy firm Equinor on Thursday announced plans to build hydrogen-fueled power plants in Germany over the next few years, as well as a major pipeline between the two countries to supply them.

The agreement, which is not yet legally binding, is part of Germany's efforts to phase out all coal-fired power plants by 2030 and decarbonize its energy sector. Berlin has been drastically cut off from Russian supplies since the invasion of Ukraine and needs to find other supplier countries that provide security.

"Through this cooperation, we will strengthen the long-term energy security of Europe's leading industrial country," Anders Opedal, CEO and president of Equinor, said in a joint statement.

The power plants, which will be jointly owned by RWE and Equinor, will initially run on natural gas produced in Norway, before switching to the use of "blue" hydrogen, which is also produced in Norway using natural gas. and sent through an underwater pipeline, the companies said.

More than 95% of the carbon dioxide emitted during hydrogen production will be captured and stored under the seabed, they added. Equinor plans to create a production capacity of 2 gigawatts for "blue" hydrogen by 2030.

The ultimate goal is to generate so-called "green" hydrogen using renewable energy produced by offshore wind farms, they said.

The European Union aims to create renewable hydrogen production capacities of 40 gigawatts by 2030.

"There is an urgent need for rapid growth of the hydrogen economy," Markus Krebber, RWE's chief executive, said in the statement. "Blue hydrogen in large quantities could be the start, with the subsequent transition to green hydrogen supply."

The companies have not stated how many power plants they intend to build, or the value of their joint investments.

Norway is now the largest supplier of natural gas in Europe, according to official EU statistics. Since Russia began reducing its exports to the bloc in retaliation for European sanctions that came as a result of the war in Ukraine, the Nordic country has increased its exports to help fill the gap created./CNN


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