2. Content
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The voice of the European gas industry
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Where are we now?
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The European gas package
3. 1. EU Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets Package:
EU Commission 2020 Hydrogen Strategy: “Renewable electricity is
expected to decarbonise a large share of the EU energy consumption by
2050, but not all of it. Hydrogen has a strong potential to bridge some of
this gap, as a vector for renewable energy storage, alongside batteries,
and transport, ensuring back up for seasonal variations and connecting
production locations to more distant demand centres.”
Frans Timmermans, 15 December 2021:
“We know that electricity alone cannot deliver all the energy we'll
need in the future, and renewable and other low-carbon gases will
increasingly replace fossil fuels… To deliver those volumes to end-users
in the most effective and low-cost manner, we need competitive
markets and infrastructure to connect production and consumption.”
➢ Fit for 55 package
➢ Electrons and molecules
➢ Important role for hydrogen
➢ Legislation challenges
➢ Re-use of existing infrastructure
4. The voice of the European gas industry
Source : Gas Quality and H2 handling PMG_Workshop 25 November 2021 (2).pdf (entsog.eu)
6. Role of DSOs and local gas networks in net-zero Europe?
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link
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90 European gas distribution companies
and organisations working together to
support the built-up of a strong hydrogen
market and create a common European
understanding of the future related to the
transformation of the gas distributors
towards climate neutrality.
37 project partners have joined forces to
investigate the question of how a regional
and secure supply of climate-neutral gases
can be implemented nationwide in the
future.
Britain’s Hydrogen Blending Delivery
Plan - Gas Grid Ready for 20% Blend
From 2023
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7. Example of grid conversion planning for DSO (Source: H2VorOrt)
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9. Roadmap to deliver a safe hydrogen roll-out successfully
To gain broad acceptance and adoption for hydrogen in domestic area’s, the gas industry needs to prove the safety case
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1. DESK RESEARCH
2. RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS
3. FIELD TRIALS
4. COMMUNITY PILOTS
5. ROLL OUT
Knowledge building
now
10. Understanding the fundamentals
Hydrogen experiments at DNVs research and test centres in UK and NL
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Identical to the research programs the industry did approx. 40-50 years ago when introducing natural gas
1. Small & large releases
4. Ignition potential 5. Explosion severity
3. Odorisation
6. End-use appliances
2. Re-purposing existing infrastructure
11. Field demonstration and learning in realistic conditions
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Rozenburg/Rotterdam – The Netherlands HyStreet – DNV Spadeadam – UK
12. Blending and 100% hydrogen projects in Europe (source: Ready4H2 )
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13. Next step:
Bringing 100% hydrogen to villages and communities
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➢ Winlaton (UK - near Newcastle) 300+ houses
➢ H100 Fife (Levenmouth - Scotland) – 300-1000
houses
➢ Stad aan 't Haringvliet
➢ Hoogeveen
14. Roadmap to deliver a safe hydrogen roll out successfully
To gain broad acceptance and adoption for hydrogen in domestic area’s, the gas industry needs to prove the safety case
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1. DESK RESEARCH
2. RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS
3. FIELD TRIALS
4. COMMUNITY PILOTS
5. ROLL OUT
Knowledge building
now
