Transformation of transmission networks: arteries of the climate-neutral future

Today’s natural gas customer is tomorrow’s hydrogen customer.

In the face of climate change, only one thing is certain: we must do everything in our power to limit the global rise in temperature. Fossil fuels therefore have no long-term future. At the latest, with climate neutrality targeted for 2045, natural gas can no longer play a role without capturing CO2.

Nevertheless, the continued use and development of gas infrastructure is not a commitment to the continued use of fossil fuels. On the contrary, it is a prerequisite for efficient and thus socially acceptable climate protection and will remain the guarantor of a secure energy supply in the future energy system.

The use of renewable electricity in end-use applications alone will not be enough to achieve our climate protection goals. We need hydrogen and other green gases, and we need them in large quantities and in all sectors. This is shown by numerous energy industry studies and the market surveys that transmission system operators conduct as part of their network planning.

We can develop the infrastructure for this from existing networks at comparatively low cost. Where natural gas flows today, hydrogen and other green gases may flow tomorrow. This is how we make the energy transition affordable.

The course for the changeover must be set now, not in the distant future. To enable transmission system operators to get started in a target-oriented manner, we need a holistic legal framework and integrated network planning.

That’s what we’re all about.