H2Direkt: With 100 % Hydrogen Directly to the Customer
The transformation of local gas distribution networks to green gases such as hydrogen plays a central role in the energy transition. Energie Südbayern, Energienetze Bayern and Thüga are leading the way with the H2Direkt project: in the fall of 2023, they converted an existing local network with connected private customers in Hohenwart, Bavaria, to 100 % hydrogen for the first time in Germany. Since then, ten households and one commercial customer have been supplied with H2 via the repurposed network. On a small scale, but in practice and with success, H2Direkt is demonstrating how the conversion of today’s fossil gas supply to a hydrogen supply can be achieved. And this is possible in principle for all customer groups, from households to trade and industry.