FNB Gas welcomes the Federal Government’s cabinet resolution on the Hydrogen Acceleration Act of October 1, 2025. However, the transmission system operators also see a need for targeted adjustments in order to effectively accelerate the development of the hydrogen core network.
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The operators of the German hydrogen core network have published key information for the market, paving the way for the reservation of hydrogen capacities from the beginning of 2026
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Have you ever heard of KO.NEP, the coordination office for integrated network development planning for gas and hydrogen? Our colleagues Stefan Mellahn and Zana Aga tell you what it’s all about in our third and, for the time being, last team video.
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TSOs welcome legislative will to speed up planning and approval procedures
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The European Commission wants to revise the legal framework for energy networks – an important step towards establishing an integrated European energy system.
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With the KSpG, the German government is setting the course for the use of CCS technology and the transportation of CO2. We appeal to political decision-makers to stay the course in their financial and political commitment to the hydrogen ramp-up and the hydrogen core network and to enable CCS as a complementary option for decarbonizing industries with heavy and unavoidable emissions.
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A large association initiative from the energy sector and industry is calling on the German government to initiate a hydrogen alliance at EU level. In this way, the agreement in the coalition agreement to play a leading role in a European hydrogen initiative can be filled with life and the ramp-up of the European hydrogen economy can be driven forward more successfully. The associations outline possible goals and fields of action in an impulse paper.
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The Vereinigung der Fernleitungsnetzbetreiber Gas e.V. is the umbrella organization of the major supra-regional gas transmission companies. We plan the arteries of a climate-neutral and secure energy future. We are also the point of contact for politicians, the media and the public.
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FNB Gas welcomes the fact that the Federal Network Agency is taking important steps with the current consultations on the ramp-up tariff for the hydrogen core network and on the key issues paper to supplement the WANDA regulation in order to clarify central questions regarding the design of the tariff system for the hydrogen core network.
In their statement on the ramp-up tariff, the transmission system operators support the methodology and assumptions of the underlying expert opinion and consider the proposed tariff of €25.00/kWh/h/a to be necessary in order to ensure the full refinancing of the hydrogen core network by 2055. However, in view of the uncertainties surrounding the market ramp-up, they emphasize the importance of a regular review and dynamic adjustment of the tariff. Anchor customers from industry and power generation as well as targeted funding instruments are crucial to ensure a successful market ramp-up.
The consultation on the definition of WANDA is also an important building block for the further development of the regulatory framework. The differentiated product design envisaged therein creates a basis for pricing that is fair to the source and efficient network use. At the same time, it must be ensured that discounts and multipliers do not jeopardize the refinancing of the hydrogen core network.
Both consultations are closely related and must therefore also be considered in conjunction with each other. The interaction of multipliers and discounts must therefore also be taken into account when determining the ramp-up tariff in order to avoid a structural deficit in the amortization account.
The statements are available in the download area.
Continue reading → At our location in the center of Berlin, we are looking for reinforcement for the Coordination Office for Integrated Network Development Planning Gas and Hydrogen at FNB Gas e.V. as of April 1, 2025.
Continue reading → The NEST process for the further development of the regulatory system is to be welcomed in principle. However, the BNetzA is not achieving its goal of making the regulatory framework fit for the challenges of the transformation with its current considerations.
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With today’s vote of confidence in the German Bundestag, Chancellor Scholz has paved the way for early elections on February 23, 2025. It is therefore clear that the elections to the German Bundestag on February 23, 2025 will also provide an opportunity to set the course for a secure, affordable and climate-neutral energy future.
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The Association of Gas Transmission System Operators (FNB Gas) has re-elected Dr. Thomas Gößmann, Managing Director of Thyssengas GmbH, as Chairman of the Executive Board for the next two years at its General Meeting.
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FNB Gas welcomes the German government’s “Import Strategy for Hydrogen and Hydrogen Derivatives” (July 2024) on this fundamental aspect of the hydrogen ramp-up. It will not be possible to meet the demand for hydrogen in Germany without imports. In this respect, the import strategy contains many important aspects that we as an association support.
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A milestone for the energy transition: The Federal Network Agency today approved the construction of the Germany-wide hydrogen core network.
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In our statement, we support the position of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) and also make points that reflect the special features of natural gas grids.
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As part of the hearing on the Hydrogen Acceleration Act (WassBG) in the Committee for Climate Protection and Energy in the German Bundestag, Barbara Fischer, Managing Director of FNB Gas, emphasized the importance of acceleration measures for the rapid development of the hydrogen infrastructure.
Continue reading → – First hydrogen pipelines to be commissioned as early as next year
– Length: 9,666 km, of which around 60% are lines to be converted
– Investment costs: 19.7 billion euros
– Feed-in volume: 278 TWhth
After intensive planning, the transmission system operators have submitted their joint application for the hydrogen core network to the Federal Network Agency. They are thus presenting a Germany-wide, expandable, efficient and quickly realizable hydrogen network for approval. The core grid will gradually connect central consumption and generation hubs as well as storage and import centres by 2032.
“The core network solves the chicken-and-egg problem by initially developing the infrastructure on the basis of a scenario worked out together with politicians. It lays the foundation for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. The TSOs are thus making an advance payment: the core network is the offer to the market, it comes for the market and continues to develop with it,” explains Barbara Fischer, FNB Gas Managing Director.
“The TSOs are united behind the concept of the core network. Together, we are applying for the complete core network and will build and operate it step by step. The core network is intended to optimally promote and support the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in Germany and Europe“, affirms Dr. Thomas Gößmann, Chairman of the FNB Gas Executive Board.
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Tomorrow, the Bundestag will discuss the Hydrogen Acceleration Act (WassBG) at first reading. The law is crucial for the start and success of the hydrogen economy, because without infrastructure, an essential foundation for the hydrogen market is missing.
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The newly established Coordination Office for Integrated Gas and Hydrogen Network Development Planning (KO.NEP) officially starts work today.
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The TSOs expressly welcome and support the BNetzA’s approach of creating the necessary regulatory provisions for implementing the financing model of the EnWG draft for the hydrogen core network with the WANDA specification at this point in time.
Continue reading → FNB Gas welcomes the BMWK’s consultation on the “Draft law to accelerate the availability of hydrogen and to amend further legal framework conditions for the hydrogen ramp-up”. The draft is aimed at a large number of facilities for the import, production and storage of hydrogen and underlines the public interest in the accelerated implementation of this important part of the hydrogen infrastructure.
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For the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 and the transformation of the energy system by then, gaseous energy sources are the second main pillar of the energy supply alongside renewable electricity generation. In order to achieve the climate targets, the transformation of the entire gas supply and thus the entire gas infrastructure to climate-neutral gases must therefore be made possible.
Continue reading → The forthcoming adoption of the amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) in the German Bundestag creates the legal framework for financing the hydrogen core network and anchors integrated network development planning for gas and hydrogen. The decision on the financing concept closes the remaining gap in the legal framework for the hydrogen core network.
Continue reading → The TSOs are committed to the core grid and remain convinced that the core grid is a necessary prerequisite for the decarbonization of German industry and the economy. Unfortunately, crucial adjustments to the draft law were not taken into account
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Thank you for your interest in the Germany-wide survey of infrastructure requirements for the electricity and hydrogen grid. The market survey for hydrogen projects (WEB) received a total of 1724 project notifications. On expiry of the deadline on 22.03.2024, the reported data was write-protected and is considered reported. The registered projects remain in the associated database and can still be viewed – but not changed or deleted – by project registrants after March 22, 2024.
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In order not to jeopardize the success of core network planning to date, a few decisive changes to the draft legislation are necessary from an investor’s perspective. The main aim is to improve the risk assessment for investors.
Continue reading → Hydrogen is a key prerequisite for the decarbonization of industry and thus for Germany as a business location. The energy transition cannot succeed without hydrogen. We therefore need an appropriate infrastructure as quickly as possible.
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The first joint survey of infrastructure requirements by the transmission system operators (TSOs) for the preparation of the scenario framework drafts for the electricity, gas and hydrogen network development plans starts today.
Continue reading → The electricity and gas TSOs are now setting a milestone for sector coupling with the first joint survey of infrastructure requirements for electricity and hydrogen. The network operators will use specially developed web applications to ask existing and potential customers about their future needs. Based on this information, the grid operators can develop the corresponding infrastructure in line with demand and thus ensure a reliable energy supply for the future.
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The financing framework already contains many good and important elements. However, as future core network operators, the transmission system operators consider a few but decisive changes to the proposed regulatory framework to be necessary in order to ensure capital market viability
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The transmission system operators (TSOs) generally welcome the development of a target picture of the integrated energy system, in which the infrastructure requirements are also clearly taken into account.
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FNB Gas e.V. today submitted the draft application for the hydrogen core network to the Federal Network Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. “This marks the next milestone in the realization of the core network,” emphasizes Barbara Fischer, FNB Gas Managing Director.
Continue reading → Barbara Fischer, Managing Director of FNB Gas e.V., explains on the occasion of the adoption of the Act on the Adaptation of Energy Industry Law to EU Requirements and on the Amendment of Further Energy Law Provisions, which the Federal Government presented on 24 May 2023: “With today’s decision, the Bundestag is paving the way for a Germany-wide, expandable, efficient and quickly realizable hydrogen network with the target year 2032. The hydrogen core network is the desired signal for the hydrogen ramp-up. The transmission system operators published the initial planning status in July and are currently working flat out to finalize the planning so that implementation can begin next year.”
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FNB Gas e.V. is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. On this occasion, the association discussed with guests from politics, the energy sector and industry at the hydrogen infrastructure conference how the market ramp-up of hydrogen can be further accelerated together.
Continue reading → FNB Gas welcomes the submission of a draft bill for a legal and regulatory framework for financing the hydrogen core network.
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FNB Gas welcomes the draft legislation that enshrines the second stage of the development of a Germany-wide hydrogen network in law and thus further supports the acceleration of the hydrogen market ramp-up. Combining network development planning for the natural gas network and the future hydrogen network is in line with previous experience of transmission system operators, according to which both processes have multiple interactions and interdependencies and can therefore only be carried out efficiently in a single integrated network planning process.
Continue reading → The hydrogen core network is the starting signal for the hydrogen ramp-up. It solves the so-called chicken-and-egg problem and creates an infrastructure on the basis of which the hydrogen market can develop.
Continue reading → “TSOs and DSOs are pulling together in planning the hydrogen network. It is important that hydrogen infrastructure planning goes hand in hand at all levels. FNB Gas therefore welcomes the fact that hydrogen network planning is also progressing at the distribution network level. The FNB’s interregional hydrogen core network connects generation regions and import points with consumption regions. The downstream distribution networks take over the area supply.
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The transmission system operators welcome today’s adoption of the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy by the German cabinet. The strategy sets important guidelines for the rapid development of the national hydrogen infrastructure and for its integration into a European network.
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The German hydrogen core network as the first stage of the future hydrogen infrastructure is taking shape: With the planning status published today, the German transmission system operators (TSOs) present a first modeling result for the future supraregional hydrogen core network.
Continue reading → dena has presented a proposal to accelerate the development of the hydrogen start-up grid, which is also welcomed by the transmission system operators.
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dena has presented a proposal to accelerate the development of the hydrogen start-up grid, which is also welcomed by the transmission system operators.
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dena has presented a proposal to accelerate the development of the hydrogen start-up grid, which is also welcomed by the transmission system operators.
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The transmission system operators support the declared goal of the German government to accelerate the market ramp-up of hydrogen and its downstream products and to massively increase the level of ambition along the entire value chain by updating the National Hydrogen Strategy. To ensure the success of the energy transition and maintain its competitiveness, Germany as an industrial location needs reliable framework conditions for hydrogen ramp-up as quickly as possible in this highly dynamic environment.
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Munich (energate) – With the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy, the Federal Ministry of Economics has proposed the establishment of a hydrogen network company with state participation. Opposition came promptly from the Bavarian state government. In the Free State, the long-distance network operator bayernets is already working on a hydrogen start-up network. energate spoke with Stefanie Jacobi, Hydrogen Project Development and Deputy Head of Grid Strategy & Innovation at bayernets GmbH, about the project and the proposal from Berlin.
Continue reading → Munich, December 21, 2022 – The plans of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) for a national hydrogen grid company are incomprehensible, as they would slow down the urgently needed development of hydrogen transport networks without any recognizable added value. Against this background, bayernets GmbH welcomes the clear positioning of Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy, Hubert Aiwanger, against the BMWK’s plans for a national hydrogen grid company.
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Transmission system operators (TSOs) today launch the consultation on the 2022-2032 gas network development plan (NEP Gas). The new LNGplus supply security variants take into account the profound changes in the energy supply situation. Measures to connect LNG plants and provide the necessary transport capacities are being implemented at full speed by the TSOs. The first grid connections for LNG plants will be completed by the end of 2022.
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