Energy Transition
ENTSOG facilitates gas grids’ constructive role in the energy transition, including the repurposing of the gas grids for the transport of renewable and low carbon gases. The necessary activities will be undertaken, as required by Directive (EU) 2024/1788 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 (Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets package). 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 security of supply and reducing carbon emissions, including the legislative initiatives within the 'Fit for 55' package, the EU-wide 2050 Climate targets, 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
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.
ENTSOG Annual Conference 2021: ‘Infrastructure for a Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market’
EC Head of Cabinets – Stefano Grassi and Diederik Samsom discussed the regulatory framework the newly published Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets in detail with participants, with a transition phase by 2030, towards a hydrogen market in 2050. Watch the recording here:
ENTSOG, GIE and Hydrogen Europe publish “How to transport and store hydrogen? Facts and figures”
ENTSOG, GIE and Hydrogen Europe have joined forces on a factsheet that answers a number of fundamental questions about gaseous and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. This factsheet provides an objective and informative analysis on key concepts, terminology and facts and figures from different public sources.
Video recording of ENTSOG Online Conference ‘Future of Gas Grids: Decarbonisation and Energy System Integration’
On 8 December 2020, ENTSOG hosted its fourth annual conference online - ‘Future of Gas Grids: Decarbonisation and Energy System Integration’.
Please click the adjacent image to watch the full recording of the conference
Video highlights
ENTSOG’s 10 Year Anniversary
In 2019, ENTSOG celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary. See the video here of stakeholder perspective of ENTSOG’s achievements
Video Highlights
'Video highlights from ENTSOG Conference 'Gas Infrastructure in a Sustainable Economy'
On 12 December 2018 ENTSOG hosted its second annual conference, to a wide group of ENTSOG stakeholders, including the European Commission and a range of electricity and gas representatives. See here the main highlights from the event.
ENTSOG Conference 12 December 2018
Interviews with stakeholders
Hear from our key stakeholders at ENTSOG's Conference on 'Gas Infrastructure on Sustainable Economy'.
- Andris Piebalgs, Florence School of Regulation
- Bart Biebuyck, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
- Beate Raabe, Eurogas
- Giles Dickson, WindEurope
- Marion Labatut, Eurelectric
- Bartek Gurba, DG ENER, European Commission
