en.Wedoany.com Reported - Finnish gas transmission operator Gasgrid Finland, Swedish Nordion Energi, and co-developers OX2 and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have decided to jointly study a large-scale offshore hydrogen pipeline across the Baltic Sea. The project, named the "Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector" (BHC), aims to connect Finland, Sweden, the Åland Islands, and Germany by 2030, with potential extensions to energy islands such as Gotland and Bornholm.

The project aims to transform the offshore wind power potential of the Baltic Sea region into a functioning hydrogen market. The partners stated that the Baltic Sea basin boasts abundant wind energy resources, and the region could meet up to 55% of the clean hydrogen targets set by the EU's REPowerEU plan. The pipeline will provide a guaranteed transport route from supply to demand for hydrogen producers and industrial users, which the parties consider a prerequisite for investing in the new hydrogen value chain.

This initiative is part of the European Hydrogen Backbone, a vision jointly developed by 31 gas infrastructure companies. The project is based on the political commitment of the 2022 Marienborg Declaration, in which eight Baltic Sea countries set a target of at least 19.6 GW of total installed offshore wind capacity by 2030, recognizing the basin's potential capacity of up to 93 GW.

For the Baltic Sea region, the significance of the BHC project lies in addressing a common issue accompanying offshore wind expansion: how to handle surplus electricity when the grid is saturated. Connecting power generation from the Gulf of Bothnia and the wider Baltic Sea region to hydrogen offtake markets in the Nordic countries, Baltic states, and Central Europe will provide a flexible secondary market for wind power in the region and enhance supply security. The study phase will assess the project's economic feasibility.

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