Realisation agreement for the connection of thyssenkrupp Steel to the future hydrogen network has been signed

Nowega, OGE and Thyssengas are connecting thyssenkrupp Steel's steelworks in Duisburg to the planned German hydrogen network and the import route from the Netherlands. The pipelines are planned to be ready for operation by 2027 and the thyssenkrupp Steel connection by 2028.

As early as 2028 the thyssenkrupp Steel plant in Duisburg is to be connected to the GET H2 network, which is to become part of the planned German hydrogen network. The transmission system operators Nowega, OGE and Thyssengas have now signed a realisation agreement with the steel manufacturer. thyssenkrupp plans to convert steel production in Duisburg to green hydrogen in the future and thus reduce CO2 emissions by up to 3.5 million tonnes per year with the construction of a first direct reduction plant with smelters. The pipelines link the Duisburg-Walsum site with the GET H2 network and the Dutch import routes via the border crossing point Vlieghuis.
The GET H2 pipeline coming from Lingen will be extended via a new 40-kilometre pipeline from Dorsten to Duisburg-Walsum, where it will connect to the steelworks. To open up the import route, existing pipelines between Vlieghuis in the Netherlands and Kalle (Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony) and onwards to Ochtrup will be converted to transport hydrogen and connected to the GET H2 pipeline system. All pipeline sections are scheduled to be operational in 2027, with thyssenkrupp Steel to be connected in 2028.
Source: thyssenkrupp