Press Releases

04.09.2020

INES Suggests Adaptive Regulation for Hydrogen Network

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) closes a market consultation on the future regulation of hydrogen pipelines today. The Initiative Erdgasspeicher (INES) suggests an adaptive regulatory approach. This means regulation…

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08.07.2020

EU Strategies for Hydrogen and Sector Integration Acknowledge Gas Storage

Almost four weeks after the German National Hydrogen Strategy was presented, the European Commission published the EU Strategies for Hydrogen and Sector Integration today. With its strategies, the Commission also…

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01.07.2020

Gas Network Development Needs Paradigm Shift

German Transmission System Operators present the Network Development Plan (NDP) Gas 2020-2030 to the German Regulatory Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) today. Despite immense uncertainties the NDP includes new pipeline development for almost…

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10.06.2020

National Hydrogen Strategy Triggers Transformation

The German government passes the much-anticipated National Hydrogen Strategy today, thereby leading the transformation path towards a carbon-neutral gas sector in an entirely carbon-neutral energy system. Many of the concerns…

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21.04.2020

Hydrogen is not Energy Storage yet

Germany’s Federal Government neglects gas storage facilities in its National Hydrogen Strategy. Though the government regards hydrogen as a key storage option for renewable energies, hydrogen itself is not energy…

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25.03.2020

Mild Winter Spares Gas in Stock

Gas in storage stayed almost untouched during the past months due to mild temperatures. Preparing for the next heating season is therefore feasible without any problems.

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