Ukraine is up for Europe hydrogen pipe switch

摘要

UKRAINE'S state gas pipeline operator is ready to join an ambitious European initiative that could see it convert its existing gas pipelines to handle hydrogen and also build dedicated hydrogen lines. Operator GTS Ukrainy said recently that it is "talking to other gas pipeline operators to work out the technical, regulatory and economic issues" of adapting and upgrading its gas network to transport hydrogen for export in the event it joins the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB). The EHB initiative is supported by European gas infrastructure companies - including Italy's Snam, Spain's Enagas and the UK's National Grid - which plan to develop a bespoke, pan-European hydrogen transportation network. Ukraine has a large network of legacy gas pipelines that run across the country and are capable of transporting an estimated 140 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to European destinations.