
Feasibility Study Confirms Plans for SunsHyne Corridor
According to a feasibility study commissioned by the gas transmission system operators involved in the project, there are no technical or economic obstacles to the planned SunsHyne Corridor. As a central transport infrastructure for hydrogen imports from North Africa, the SunsHyne Corridor is set to become a key pillar of the European hydrogen network, the Hydrogen Backbone.
The corridor is planned to run from Sicily in southern Italy to Germany over a distance of 3,400 kilometers. Around 85 percent of the infrastructure will be repurposed natural gas pipelines adapted for hydrogen transport. Five transmission system operators are involved in the project: NET4GAS in the Czech Republic, Snam in Italy, Eustream in Slovakia, TAG in Austria, and OGE in Germany.
The SunsHyne Corridor is intended to link hydrogen production hubs in North Africa with regions in southern and northeastern Germany that have high hydrogen demand. According to Czech operator NET4GAS, the corridor will have a daily transport capacity of around 450 GWh, equivalent to an annual transport capacity of about 5 million tons of hydrogen.
“The SunsHyne Corridor is another step towards diversifying energy sources and strengthening energy security in the region,” said NET4GAS CEO Michal Slabý. “Once implemented, this import corridor will complement other planned corridors that are also integral parts of the European Hydrogen Backbone and will support the market ramp-up of this commodity in Europe,” Slabý added.
Source: https://www.net4gas.cz/en/media/press-releases/news-list/from-africa-europe-via-czechia-net4gas-among-leaders-completed-study-sunshyne-hydrogen-corridor.html