The meeting of the Transport, Distribution and Storage Vertical of the BH2C addresses current topics such as the European Hydrogen Backbone and H2Med, ammonia cracking, the effect of H2 on natural gas grid materials and flow batteries.
The fourth meeting of the Transport, Distribution and Storage Vertical of the BH2C was held on Tuesday, 24 September, at the EIC - Energy Intelligence Center. The meeting, led by Nortegas, brought together 36 people from 21 different organisations that form part of this Vertical.
Izaskun Gorostiaga, from Nortegas, reported on the latest developments of the projects and initiatives of the Vertical, as well as the most relevant regulatory aspects for the sector in the last few months. In addition, Luis Ignacio Parada, from Enagás, updated those present on the progress of the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative, focusing on H2MED, the Spanish hydrogen network comprising two interconnections (CelZa, between Portugal and Spain, and BarMar, a subsea connection between Spain and France), and the associated storage facilities. The combined investment of these two projects is estimated at EUR 2.5 billion. Once built, H2MED will be able to transport 10% of the H2 consumption expected in Europe in 2030. Of the 20 MT of H2 consumption expected in Europe by 2030, this corridor will provide 2 MT.
Other speakers at the event included Guillermo García-Miguel, from H2SITE, who gave a presentation on Ammogen, the largest ammonia cracking project in the UK; Pablo Benguria, from Tecnalia, who explained the effect of H2 on natural gas network materials as a result of his research in the HIGGS, H2SAREA, CANDHy, SHIMMER and PilgrHym projects; and Floris van Dijk, from the Dutch company Elestor, who presented the company's long-duration energy storage flow battery technology, a type of high pressure hydrogen-powered rechargeable battery which enables low-cost storage.
