Energy Transition
ENTSOG facilitates gas grids’ constructive role in the energy transition, including the repurposing, retrofitting and refurbishment of the gas grids for the transport of renewable and low carbon gases. The team will undertake the necessary activities required by Directive (EU) 2024/1788 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 (Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets package, adopted in May 2024). This legislation aims to decarbonise gas markets, promote hydrogen and biomethane integration in the gas infrastructure and reduce methane emissions.
ENTSOG is committed to the goals of the European Green Deal, including legislative initiatives within the 'Fit for 55' package, and policies such as the EU-wide 2040 climate target and the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy. ENTSOG also continues its work on Energy System Integration, specifically the development and planning of the EU hydrogen backbone via repurposing and retrofitting of existing pipelines, based on the revised TEN-E Regulation.
ENTSOG will continue dialogue with relevant stakeholders from the hydrogen, electricity, CO2 and natural gas value chains. Engagement with storage and LNG system and ports operators, DSOs and hard-to-decarbonise off-takers of hydrogen are of particular relevance.
ENTSOG will continue to engage with stakeholders in the following fora:
- Advisory Panel for Future Gas Grids
- Prime Mover Group on Gas Quality and Hydrogen Handling
- Prime Mover Group on Guarantees of Origin
- European Clean Hydrogen Alliance Roundtable on Clean Hydrogen Transmission and Distribution
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership
- Energy Investor's Dialogue
- Industry Advisory Group
- Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) Working Groups
For further information please contact:
Sara Piskor - Director, Strategy, Policy and Communication
European Clean Hydrogen Alliance publishes ‘Learnbook on Financing of Hydrogen Infrastructure’
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance published its ‘Learnbook on Financing of Hydrogen Infrastructure’, which is intended to illustrate perspectives on the possibilities for hydrogen infrastructure financings, including informing on the availability of current financing sources and exploring further options that could be established. Possible financing obstacles and how to tackle the most pressing challenges are also addressed.
European Clean Hydrogen Alliance publishes “Learnbook on Hydrogen Imports to the EU market”
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance published its Learnbook on Hydrogen imports, which is intended to serve as an overview document and reference point for discussions on hydrogen imports. To reach the European ambitions hydrogen imports to the EU are needed. Different import options are possible – each with specific benefits and challenges. The Learnbook provides insights into the different import options and on tackling the most pressing challenges.
Clean Hydrogen Alliance – Hydrogen Transmission and Distribution Roundtable prepared a ‘Learnbook on Hydrogen Supply corridors’
ENTSOG, as facilitator of the Roundtable, was engaged in preparing the ‘Learnbook on Hydrogen Supply corridor’. The Learnbook was developed based on the mandate from Roundtable CEOs and provides industry expertise and knowledge on the potential development of the six potential hydrogen import corridors as visualised in the REPowerEU Action Plan. The report was presented at a CEO meeting held on 4 April at the premises of Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
ENTSOG's Regulatory Affairs Manager Patricia Orglerova speaks to FSR about the H2 Infrastructure Map
In December 2022, ENTSOG along with GIE, Eurogas, CEDEC, GD4S, and GEODE, and in cooperation with European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB), launched the first edition of the 'Hydrogen Infrastructure Map'. Hear more about the objectives and benefits of this map from Patricia Orglerova, as she speaks with James Kneebone of the Florence School of Regulation.
New Hydrogen Infrastructure Map shows how infrastructure can enable the upscaling of hydrogen economy
Six industry associations for gas distribution, transmission, import and storage, in cooperation with European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative, have launched a website visualising hydrogen projects in an interactive map. This map was developed using bottom-up collection of data for relevant infrastructure projects, including those for demand and production, and presents the projects in 2030, 2040 and 2050.
Presentation of map at ENTSOG conference 2022
"Vision of the future: European hydrogen infrastructure map" - Politico article
ENTSOG Talks! Watch the post conference discussions on the gas infrastructure topics that matter now
After ENTSOG's Annual Conference 2022, Director for Strategy, Policy and Communication - Sara Piskor - had the opportunity to sit and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for the gas infrastructure with key stakeholders. Links for each of the five recordings are below.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Klaus-Dieter Borchardt (Baker McKenzie) and Bart Jan Hoevers (ENTSOG).
'ENTSOG Talks' with Wayne-Daniel Kern, Bosch.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Federica Sabbati, EHI.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Dennis Hesseling (ACER), Ivan Pineda (WindEurope) and Hendrik Pollex (ENTSOG).
'ENTSOG Talks' with Jacques Vandermeiren (Port of Antwerp Bruges).
ENTSOG Annual Conference 2022: ‘In The Pipeline: Secure Winter, Sustainable Future’
On16 December 2022, ENTSOG hosted their annual conference ‘In The Pipeline: Secure Winter, Sustainable Future’ in hybrid format, with online participants and attendees at the ENTSOG office joining the discussions. Security of supply and the gas grids’ readiness for hydrogen were discussed by participants.
Hydrogen Project Visualisation Platform
ENTSOG, together with its Members, have developed a Hydrogen Project Visualisation Platform to map the numerous hydrogen projects to identify supply and demand centres, to develop an EU-wide Hydrogen Backbone. This is comprehensive, interactive map for hydrogen projects along the whole value chain based on open source data.
ECH2A
ENTSOG facilitates the Roundtable on Clean Hydrogen Transmission and Distribution under the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, which contributed to two main ECH2A deliverables: Project Investment pipeline and Report on Barriers and Mitigation measures.
Advisory Panel for Future Gas Grids
ENTSOG launched in January 2021 an Advisory Panel for Future Gas Grids with the purpose to discuss openly among stakeholders along the entire value chain on how to transition the gas grids to net-zero by 2050. The video summarises the work done in 2021 and future steps and deliverables for 2022.
