Call for cooperation for the initial preparation of the hydrogen report in accordance with Section 28q EnWG

Pursuant to Section 28q EnWG, transmission system operators (TSOs), together with hydrogen network operators who have submitted a declaration pursuant to Section 28j (3) EnWG (opt-in H2 network operators), have the obligation to submit a report to the Federal Network Agency by September 1, 2022 at the latest on the current state of expansion of the hydrogen network and on the development of future network planning for hydrogen with the target year 2035 (hydrogen report).

The FNB hereby calls upon opt-in H2 network operators to register with FNB Gas e.V. as co-authors of the hydrogen report. For this purpose, it is sufficient to send an e-mail to info@fnb-gas.de with contact details and proof of the declaration pursuant to Section 28j (3) EnWG to the BNetzA. Opt-in H2 grid operators will be included in the development of the hydrogen report from the time they are contacted. Currently, the TSOs plan to hold a kick-off workshop on March 21, 2022, with the involvement of the known opt-in H2 network operators, and to define the content and form of the hydrogen report by April 15, 2022.

In addition, hydrogen network operators who have not submitted a declaration pursuant to Section 28j (3) EnWG are also obliged to cooperate with the authors of the Hydrogen Report to the extent necessary for its preparation. In particular, the information necessary for the preparation of the report shall be made available to the authors of the report. The TSOs therefore also ask these network operators to send their contact data by e-mail to info@fnb-gas.de.

Data protection agreement of the German transmission system operators

The personal data you provide will be processed exclusively by FNB Gas and the listed member companies. The processing of personal data pursues the legitimate interest of fulfilling the requirements of Section 28q EnWG for the initial preparation of the Hydrogen Report (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation). The personal data collected shall be stored for a period of two years from the date of submission of the hydrogen report (pursuant to Section 28 q (1) sentence 1 EnWG). There is a right to information about the personal data concerned, as well as a right to rectification or erasure or to restriction of processing, a right to data portability, and a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Contacts of the data protection officers