Germany is working hard to make its central hydrogen network a reality. Completed last October, the creation of this gigantic infrastructure, which should cover 9,040 kilometers by 2032 with an investment estimated at 19 billion euros, will take shape in 2025 with the construction of an initial 525 km network.
Conversion and creation of new infrastructure
To achieve its objective, Germany is adopting a mixed approach: 60% of the network will come from the conversion of existing natural gas pipes, while 40% will be based on completely new infrastructure. Of the 525 km planned by the end of 2025, 507 km will come from the reuse of existing pipelines.
In practice, the first section of the hydrogen corridor will extend over approximately 400 km. It will connect Lubmin, on the Baltic Sea, to Bobbau, in Saxony-Anhalt. Other achievements to come in 2025 include the construction of a 25 km pipeline which will connect Bad Lauchstädt to Leuna, in Saxony-Anhalt. A 50 km section between Lingen and Legden (west of the country) is also being built as part of the Get H2 initiative.
