The corridor will be able to transport “green” hydrogen produced in the Baltic Sea region to supply consumers throughout the corridor, as well as in Central Europe.
Six gas operators from Lithuania, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Germany have signed a cooperation agreement on the development of hydrogen infrastructure, Lithuanian company Amber Grid said in a statement.
The project is named the North Baltic Hydrogen Corridor. In addition to Amber Grid, Gasgrid Finland (Finland), Elering (Estonia), Conexus Baltic Grid (Latvia), Gaz-System (Poland) and Ontras (Germany) became parties to the agreement.
It is reported that “green” hydrogen produced in the Baltic Sea region will be transported along the corridor to supply consumers throughout the corridor, as well as in Central Europe. As hydrogen infrastructure around the Baltic Sea is further developed, the company notes that a strong hydrogen market could be created.
The project is expected to improve the region’s energy security, reduce dependence on imported fossil energy, and play a major role in reducing the carbon footprint of households and energy-intensive industries along the corridor.
“For several years, we have been working on analyzing the possibilities of hydrogen as a substitute for natural gas, energy transport, blending, safe transfer and market demand for the production, consumption, import or export of hydrogen. Further work shows a unified approach to the importance of energy conversion and the need to implement it as soon as possible,” said Nemunas Biknius, CEO of Amber Grid.
It was earlier reported that the European Union approved the hydrogen gas pipeline project.
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