Flow – making hydrogen happen: A Hydrogen Program for the Future
With Flow – making hydrogen happen, gas transmission system operators GASCADE, ONTRAS, and terranets bw are developing a central pipeline system for hydrogen, thereby creating an essential component of the hydrogen core network. Together, the partners are creating a high-performance north-south transport route that will transport hydrogen from the Baltic Sea region via industrial sites in central Germany to the industrial centers in southwestern Germany.
The Lubmin site on the Baltic Sea serves as the starting point for the project. Electrolysis facilities for hydrogen production are planned there. At the end of 2025, the first section of the network, approximately 400 kilometers long, went into operation. In the coming years, the gradual conversion of additional pipeline sections is planned to continuously expand the core hydrogen network. The connection to the Baltic Sea region also lays the infrastructural foundation for future hydrogen imports.
Flow – making hydrogen happen is thus making a significant contribution to infrastructure development and to the national and international ramp-up of the hydrogen market.