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New study: sufficient hydrogen available within reach of the European Hydrogen backbone

Jun 15, 2021

New study: sufficient hydrogen available within reach of the European Hydrogen backbone

The European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative presents an analysis on future demand, supply, and transport of hydrogen across Europe. This study complements the recently published EHB maps, which showed a hydrogen pipeline network of nearly 40,000 km by 2040, connecting 19 EU Member States plus the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

  • New study by the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative estimates 2,300 TWh of hydrogen demand in EU+UK by 2050 corresponding to 20-25% of future EU and UK energy demand.

  • Sufficient potential exists to produce this quantity as green and blue hydrogen within the EU and UK, hydrogen imports from neighbouring regions are likely.

  • Pipeline transport is more cost-effective than seaborne transport and powerlines.