Leading transmission system operator OGE is working with green hydrogen company Tree Energy System-TES to install a CO2 transmission pipeline that will be reused in an annular closed loop system as a transport green Hydrogen carrier, used in other industries.
The strategic partnership, announced on April 4, will see OGE build a 1,000km pipeline network – starting with a green gas import terminal built by TES in Wilhelmshaven, Germany – that will transport around 18 million tonnes of CO2 per year quantity.
OGE CEO Dr Jorg Bergmann said CO2 infrastructure is a must to meet climate goals, “We must invest in renewable energy, especially hydrogen, but also for Germany’s need to capture and Solutions for industries that exploit their CO2 emissions.”
To gain further support for the project, the partners are currently in dialogue with representatives from industries that are notoriously difficult to eliminate, such as steel and cement producers, power plant operators and chemical plant operators.
Paul van Poecke, founder and managing director of Tree Energy System-TES, sees the pipeline network as a way to support a closed loop strategy, ensuring that carbon dioxide can be maintained within the TES cycle and avoid greenhouse gas emissions.
With industries such as cement accounting for 7% of global carbon emissions, industrial decarbonization through carbon capture is seen as an important part of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Post time: Apr-19-2022
