Norway-Germany Hydrogen Pipeline

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Norway-Germany Hydrogen Pipeline is a proposed offshore hydrogen pipeline between Norway and Germany.

Location

This pipeline is proposed to run from Kårstø, Norway to Dornum, Germany.

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Project details

• Operator: RWE AG, Equinor
• Owner: RWE AG, Equinor
• Parent company: RWE AG, Equinor
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• Status: Proposed
• Start year: 2030
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Background

The Norway-Germany Hydrogen Pipeline is expected to follow a similar route to the Norpipe and Europipe pipelines, running offshore from Kårstø, Norway to Dornum, Germany. Initially, the pipeline is expected to carry blue hydrogen from a reforming plant in Karsto but will eventually switch to transporting green hydrogen as production facilities in Karsto and the North Sea (eg: AquaSector wind farms) come online.

Equinor plans to develop 2GW of green hydrogen production by 2030, and up to 10 GW by 2040.

The pipeline is envisioned to connect to a broader German hydrogen transportation network, although these projects are still in very early stages of development.