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READY4H2
A project that aims to combine the hydrogen expertise and experiences across European gas distribution companies
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About Ready4H2
Hydrogen is key to the European energy transition, and gas distribution companies across Europe are a natural part of the rapid hydrogen development.
Ready4H2 is a project that aims to combine the hydrogen expertise and experiences across the European gas distribution companies creating a common understanding of how the distribution networks can help realize the huge growth potential and deliver the carbon reduction potential of hydrogen utilization.
For decades European gas distributors have shown the ability to deliver cost-effective and safe pipeline distribution and have gained extensive knowledge and experience that can contribute to the transformation of the European energy infrastructure.
Who we are
The Ready4H2 project consists of 91 European gas distribution companies and organisations working together to support the built-up of a strong hydrogen market and create a common European understanding of the future related to the transformation of the gas distributors towards climate neutrality.
At this point there are DSOs participating from the following countries:
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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England
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Holland
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Ireland
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Italy
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Israel
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Slovakia
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Turkey
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Ukraine
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What we do
The Ready4Hydrogen project consist of three new studies:
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The gas distribution companies’ hydrogen knowledge: The first analysis will be a collection of the experiences that the European gas distribution companies have with hydrogen projects and hydrogen infrastructure. It will furthermore investigate how the DSOs are involved in their country’s hydrogen developments and how far the country’s hydrogen strategy is evolved
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How can the gas distributors contribute to the hydrogen value chain: The second analysis will build upon the first analysis by analyzing how the European gas distributors can contribute to the hydrogen development. The gas distributors’ experiences and knowledge will be analyzed and converted into value propositions for the hydrogen value chain. Not just hydrogen experience but also the gas distribution companies’ unique positions and contribution to strategic land planning.
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A roadmap on how the gas distribution companies can transform into Europe’s primary hydrogen distribution infrastructure: The third analysis will provide a roadmap with concrete initiatives for how the gas distribution companies at the European and national level can be a link between hydrogen producers and consumers. It should describe possible barriers and opportunities along the gas distributors' road to being the responsible hydrogen pipeline distributor.
Participating DSOs and affiliated national umbrella organisations
Gas and Power Distribution Network Operator in west Germany
Bayernwerk - Grids for new energies
MRG is a natural gas distribution company in Madrid
Evida, operates, builds & maintains the gas distribution network in Denmark
supplying swabia with future energy
Attiki Natural Gas Distribution Company
Public Gas Distribution Networks (DEDA) SA. Greek DSO
GNI owns, operates, builds & maintains the gas network in Ireland.
Gas distribution company in Spain & part of the Naturgy group
Redexis is engaged developing natural gas, LPG and renewable
ÖVGW – Austrian Association for Gas and Water
German Gas and Water Association
Germany's strategic DSO energy transition initiative for gas
GGND Portugal’s main gas distributor
Powering a changing society.
Verteilnetzbetreiber, Dienstleister für Erdgasnetze
Electricity and gas grid operator in Flanders (Belgium
Regional Gas Company (RGC) – Ukraine
GRDF, the leading gas distribution company in France
Regional. Safe. Connected. Climate neutral 2035.
The Slovak gas distributor
Portgás - The Gas Distribution Network Operator in north west of Portugal
GNI owns, operates, builds & maintains the gas network in Ireland.
Netbeheer Nederland, The Dutch association for electricity and gas network operators
The largest Czech Gas DSO
Synergrid is the association of networkoperators for gas and electricity in Belgium
The largest and groundbreaking Italian gas DSO
Swiss Association of Gas Industry
Bulgarian Natural Gas Association
The Swiss Gas and Water Association
Spanish gas distributor
Harz Energie Netz GmbH
Energienetze Bayern GmbH & Co. KG
EAM Netz GmbH
Gas Extremadura
SWM Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG
Stadtwerke Essen AG
OsthessenNetz GmbH
NBB Netzgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg mbH & Co. KG
Inetz GmbH
ENERVIE Vernetzt GmbH
Energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH
GELSENWASSER AG
DVGW – Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfachs
Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim GmbH
Stadtwerke Bochum Netz GmbH
Gasnetz Hamburg GmbH
MVV Netze GmbH
ESWE Versorgungs AG
Avacon Netz GmbH
Gas network Ireland
Wesernetz Bremen GmbH
Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH
SachsenNetze GmbH
EWE NETZ GmbH
Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Gas mbH
Energienetze Mittelrhein GmbH & Co. KG
Dortmunder Netz GmbH
GALP
TEAG Thüringer Energie AG
Stadtwerke Heidelberg Netze GmbH
Rheinische NETZGesellschaft mbH
N-ERGIE Netz GmbH
Mainova AG
Participating organizations
Eurogas is a European trade association representing the gas industry.
The European Gas Industry’s collaborative R&D association
An international organization extending the energy acquis
The European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies
European association of Gas Distributors for Sustainability
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