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Building the plants for the Hydrogen Backbone

By 2030, the European Hydrogen Backbone is expected to reach 31,500 km and estimated to expand to 57,600 km by 2040 as the continent switches away from natural gas. The time to start building the green hydrogen production plants is now.

Around 5,000 km of hydrogen pipelines operate globally, mainly in the U.S. and Europe, connecting refineries and chemical complexes under constant loads. The challenge is that the fragmented network can't efficiently provide industries with enough green hydrogen. By 2030, the Hydrogen Backbone, a large-scale regional and international hydrogen transport infrastructure, will transform the landscape. The network will distribute hydrogen from the production sites near renewable energy sources to industrial hubs, power plants, and transit networks as a foundation for the green hydrogen economy.

Building the essential infrastructure, including the Hydrogen Backbone for transportation, takes years, but so does constructing green hydrogen plants. Early action positions the producers ahead of the curve, enabling them to meet the accelerating sustainability demands. For those interested in harnessing the possibilities of green hydrogen production, the time to act is now.

The transition towards a green hydrogen economy starts today

Promising market for the pioneers

The Hydrogen Backbone opens the green hydrogen market by ensuring its large-scale availability.
 



Quick adoption of green hydrogen

Using the network, industries like steel, chemicals, and heavy transportation, requiring massive and consistent energy sources, can quickly adopt green hydrogen.


Thriving investments
 

Governments and businesses will likely invest in hydrogen production and related technologies, knowing the pipeline infrastructure will support a sustainable market.


According to McKinsey, clean hydrogen demand is projected to increase to between 125 and 585 Mtpa by 2050, driven by growing demand from industries and governments aiming for net-zero targets.

Soon, green hydrogen will be sold as electricity or natural gas is sold today. According to Global Hydrogen Review 2024, the upcoming hydrogen pipelines will be regulated according to the European Union's standard Regulated Asset Base model, allowing operators to obtain a guaranteed return on investment for enabling third-party access to their infrastructure.


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Andreas Rupieper

"We believe the pipeline is the most effective means to transport and distribute molecules, enabling efficient connections between regions with optimal production conditions and areas with high demand. We are pleased to witness the first concrete steps towards this vision with Germany's commitment to establishing a 9,200 km hydrogen pipeline infrastructure."


Andreas Rupieper, VP Strategy and Business Development, P2X, ANDRITZ


ANDRITZ: Your holistic partner in green hydrogen plants

ANDRITZ responds to the urgent need for the steel industry's decarbonization  and green transition. We provide holistic and integrated P2X  plants enabling the production of green hydrogen — ranging from consulting to EPC projects with full performance guarantees. Our long-term service agreements are based on our proprietary digital solution.

ANDRITZ's solutions include

  • Converting an idea into a detailed design and project plan
  • Pre-engineering work (FEL-1 - FEL-3) to fully support the customer's FID (final investment decision)
  • Executing the project plan as EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) 
  • Providing LTSA services for the operating plant.



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