Denmark and Germany to build green hydrogen pipeline

A land-based pipeline will transport green hydrogen from Denmark's western region to northern Germany by 2028.

PHOTO: Flags of Denmark (left) and Germany (right). Getty Images

Germany will use imported green hydrogen - produced from solar and wind energy - as an alternative fuel for transportation and industry, according to a joint statement from the governments of Germany and Denmark.

The Danish government has set a target to generate around 4-6 gigawatts (GW) of green hydrogen for use in “hard-to-abate sectors like shipping and aviation” among others under its national Power-to-X (PtX) strategy.

PtX is a "group of technologies" that converts renewable electricity from wind or solar into carbon-neutral synthetic fuels.

According to the European Commission, PtX will help Denmark "upscale the production" of renewable hydrogen and derivatives like low-carbon ammonia, methanol, and e-kerosene.

The European Commission has given Denmark a grant of €170 million ($184 million) to complete this project.

“Denmark is in a unique position to become Northern Europe’s green powerhouse and contribute to the green transition. Soon we will be more than self-sufficient in green electricity, and this must be used to produce green fuels for export,” says Denmark’s Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagard.

In its national hydrogen strategy, Germany expects its green hydrogen demand to reach approximately 3 million mt/year by 2030, and up to 11 million mt/year by 2050.

Meanwhile, the EU has set itself a target of producing 10 million mt/year of green hydrogen and importing another 10 million mt/year by 2030.

By Konica Bhatt

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