05 Nov 2024

The Hydrogen Project Nordic Hydrogen Route Enters Feasibility Phase

The Nordic Hydrogen Route is a project aimed at establishing a hydrogen infrastructure along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, with a branch towards Kiruna. The goal is to create a common hydrogen market in the region by 2030, contributing to the green transition of industry in northern Sweden and Finland. The project is now starting a feasibility analysis.

The main route for the Nordic Hydrogen Route, approximately 1000 kilometers long, will run along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, with a branch up towards Kiruna. The ambition is to have a hydrogen infrastructure and a common hydrogen market in the Gulf of Bothnia region by 2030.

“During the preliminary study phase, we conducted a mapping of potential customers, updated the business analysis, and carried out technical analyses of issues such as route planning. The collaboration has gone well, and now that the project is moving into the feasibility phase, it will become even more intense,” says Jukka Hietanen, project manager at Gasgrid.

In April 2024, the project was approved as a PCI project by the European Parliament and the European Council, which means simplified permitting processes and the possibility to apply for EU funding.

“Nordic Hydrogen Route will play an important role in the green transition of industry in northern Sweden and Finland. We are now taking the next step to realize our plans,” says Björn Santana Arvidsson, Deputy CEO of Nordion Energi H2 AB.

The more detailed planning now starting will include technical feasibility studies, selection of partners, and initiation of the first permitting activities.

The hydrogen pipeline between Sweden and Finland is planned to be operational by 2030 and will enable the transfer of hydrogen produced from green electricity between the two countries. In Finland, the project is part of the national hydrogen pipeline project, while the Power2Earth project (Letsi-Luleå) is the first part of NHR in Sweden.

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