{"id":15620,"date":"2025-12-11T14:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnb-gas.de\/news\/gascade-puts-400-kilometers-of-hydrogen-core-network-into-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:19:15","slug":"gascade-puts-400-kilometers-of-hydrogen-core-network-into-operation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fnb-gas.de\/en\/news\/gascade-puts-400-kilometers-of-hydrogen-core-network-into-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"GASCADE puts 400 kilometers of hydrogen core network into operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>North-South axis of \u201cFlow \u2013 making hydrogen happen\u201d converted to hydrogen. Foundation for successful hydrogen ramp-up created.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kassel. <\/strong>GASCADE Gastransport GmbH (GASCADE) has reached a decisive milestone in building the German hydrogen network: about 400 kilometers of existing natural gas pipelines have been successfully converted to transport hydrogen. The initial filling of the first pipeline sections as part of the program <em>Flow \u2013 making hydrogen happen<\/em> establishes a North-South axis from the Baltic Sea region to Saxony-Anhalt, forming a central part of the German hydrogen core network. The hydrogen infrastructure is now available to the market and thus provides the basis for a successful hydrogen ramp-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This internationally unique project demonstrates how existing infrastructure can be quickly and cost-effectively transformed for hydrogen transport. GASCADE thereby creates planning security for the hydrogen ramp-up and makes a significant contribution to reducing CO\u2082 emissions in German industry. Managing Director Ulrich Benterbusch emphasizes the technical dimension and resulting opportunities: \u201cWith the successful conversion of 400 kilometers of pipeline, we reliably provide large-scale and central hydrogen infrastructure. Converting existing natural gas pipelines with a diameter of 1.4 meters to hydrogen is a technical pioneering achievement. This project is a strong signal for the German hydrogen economy and the industrial location of Eastern Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing Director Christoph von dem Bussche highlights the potential and the European perspective: <em>Flow \u2013 making hydrogen happen<\/em> is more than a technical project. It is a promise for the future. In 2025 we are creating the conditions to receive hydrogen from the European Baltic Sea region, international hydrogen imports via the port of Rostock, as well as green hydrogen produced on the Baltic coast \u2013 especially at the Lubmin site. From the get-go, we are considering the connection to our European neighbors. Because only together can we succeed in building a strong cross-border hydrogen economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The now operational part of <em>Flow \u2013 making hydrogen happen<\/em> is the first step toward further core network connections to industrial hubs in southern Germany by 2029. As part of the program, additional pipelines to Poland, the Czech Republic, and also toward Bavaria and Austria will be converted or newly built. 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