German gas grid operators request for hydrogen permit

Germany hopes to eventually replace most of its gas needs with hydrogen, which can be made using renewables. — Bloomberg

HAMBURG: Germany’s gas grid operators have requested approval to build a 10,000-km hydrogen network, with first pipes set to be operational next year.

In one of the strongest steps yet toward establishing a hydrogen market, operators submitted an application for the €19.7bil (US$21.4bil) project, which envisages connecting key industrial hubs with electrolysers and storage sites.