2023/01/10

Natural gas pipelines become hydrogen pipelines

Since October 2022, the “HyGrid²” project, supported by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), has been conducting studies to facilitate the transport of pure hydrogen using existing natural gas infrastructure. A consortium consisting of the “Österreichische Vereinigung für das Gas- und Wasserfach” (Austrian Gas and Water Association – ÖVGW), research institutions and industrial services provider BIS Austria under the leadership of Energienetze Steiermark GmbH, aims to put the knowledge gained in “HyGrid²” to use in an effort to answer open questions by 2025. The findings are expected to make future conversions possible. These include the inspection and cleaning of the pipelines, the quality of the transported hydrogen, the application-oriented purification of H₂, and the H₂ compatibility of the individual components and materials used.

In the course of the project, the first Austrian natural gas steel pipeline section in the grid territory of Energienetze Steiermark will be converted for hydrogen transport and developed into a demonstration plant with the help of BIS Austria.

Further information and more details can be found in the press release.

Natural gas pipelines become hydrogen pipelines

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