{"id":1052,"date":"2023-01-06T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T02:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/rwe-and-equinor-plan-subsea-hydrogen-pipeline-from-norway-to-germany\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T02:30:30","slug":"rwe-and-equinor-plan-subsea-hydrogen-pipeline-from-norway-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/rwe-and-equinor-plan-subsea-hydrogen-pipeline-from-norway-to-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"RWE AND EQUINOR PLAN SUBSEA HYDROGEN PIPELINE FROM NORWAY TO GERMANY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Norway and Germany have reached a deal to build the world's first subsea <\/p>\n

hydrogen pipeline, enabling exports of blue hydrogen extracted from Norway's <\/p>\n

abundant offshore natural gas.<\/p>\n

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The agreement would see the construction of a dedicated hydrogen line from <\/p>\n

Norway's western coast to an area near Bremerhaven, according to illustrations <\/p>\n

released by German state energy company RWE. The deal lso includes a plan to <\/p>\n

build three gigawatts of hydrogen-compatible gas powerplant capacity in Germany <\/p>\n

by 2030. The plants would be designed to run on 50 percent hydrogen at <\/p>\n

commissioning and 100 percent hydrogen by the mid-2030s.<\/p>\n

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File image courtesy Equinor<\/span><\/p>\n

The new generating capacity will help Germany wean its power grid off of <\/p>\n

coal, while also offsetting the loss of Russian natural gas supplies. The exact <\/p>\n

specifications and capex cost of the pipeline were not disclosed, but the <\/p>\n

partners want to have the system in operation from 2030 onwards.<\/p>\n

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On the supply side, Norwegian state energy company Equinor plans to build <\/p>\n

two gigawatts worth of blue hydrogen reforming capacity by 2030, expanding to 10 <\/p>\n

gigawatts by 2038. These plants would be fed by Equinor's offshore gas fields, <\/p>\n

providing a viable market for Norwegian offshore energy well into the low-carbon <\/p>\n

era. The CO2 from the reforming process would be captured and reinjected into <\/p>\n

subsea formations for permanent storage.<\/p>\n

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Illustration courtesy RWE\/Equinor<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Norway's upstream sector has the lowest emissions from production in <\/p>\n

the world, and about 95 percent of the carbon from the natural gas feedstock <\/p>\n

would be captured and stored after H2 reforming, the overall CO2 footprint of <\/p>\n

the project would be low – even if the initial energy source is fossil gas.<\/p>\n

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In the long run, RWE and Equinor plan to collaborate on ways to expand <\/p>\n

renewable green hydrogen production in Norway and other nearby countries, <\/p>\n

primarily from offshore wind. This includes the AquaSector project in the North <\/p>\n

Sea, a small 300 megawatt offshore wind farm purpose-built for making green <\/p>\n

hydrogen at sea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is an urgent need for a rapid ramp up of the hydrogen economy,\u201d said <\/p>\n

RWE CEO Markus Krebber in a statement. \u201cBlue hydrogen in large quantities can <\/p>\n

make a start, with subsequent conversion into green hydrogen supply.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Norwegian and German governments also pledged to work together on a <\/p>\n

variety of green initiatives, including offshore wind development and the <\/p>\n

promotion of green shipping. Together, they plan to continue their efforts to <\/p>\n

accelerate the phase-out of greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime industry <\/p>\n

via action at IMO and other venues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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