Gaz Reseau Distribution France (GRDF) and 66 gas distributors across the EU have launched an initiative focusing on the role of gas distribution infrastructure for the energy transition.
By February 2022, the gas distributors involved in the Ready4H2 project aim to demonstrate the key role of the gas distribution networks in the injection of hydrogen in the medium to long term.
To this end, they will soon jointly deliver a vision for the use of gas networks supporting the European decarbonisation strategy, the networks being a key vector for the development of renewable hydrogen.
The roadmap will be a tool available to European and French politicians to help contribute to the goal of carbon neutrality, at a managed and acceptable cost both for producers and consumers.
The initiative aims to offer a shared vision, supported by the experiences of European distributors, of the essential role of gas distribution networks in supporting the development of hydrogen.
Convinced that gas will be part of the renewable gas bundle available by 2050, GRDF is already working on projects to inject hydrogen into the network.
In order to support the development of hydrogen, GRDF is already working on the conversion and operation of 100% H2 networks.
The structuring of an operating and training platform for a hydrogen distribution loop has been initiated; it should be commissioned in 2024, prior to a field experiment targeted for 2025.