The German transmission system operator GASCADE and Great Britain’s Gas National Transmission System operator National Gas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility to establish a hydrogen corridor between the UK and Germany in the North Sea through an offshore pipeline interconnection – a significant step towards a secure, resilient, and sustainable European energy system.

The two transmission companies are building upon the latest results of a feasibility study carried out by Arup, Adelphi and Dena as part of the German-British hydrogen partnership: the establishment of a hydrogen corridor through an offshore pipeline interconnection to facilitate the development of a cross-border hydrogen market between the two countries.

The UK-Germany Hydrogen Corridor project will consist of two offshore pipeline sections. The first section will start from the UK mainland and will be linked to the second section, GASCADE’s AquaDuctus pipeline project, which connects to the German mainland.

The planned project aims to establish critical infrastructure that will not only accelerate the decarbonization of industry through green and low-carbon hydrogen but also significantly enhance Europe’s energy independence. By connecting the substantial hydrogen production potential in the UK with the hydrogen demand in Germany and continental Europe through the AquaDuctus pipeline in the German North Sea, the project will contribute substantially to the resilience and flexibility of Europe’s emerging hydrogen economy.