By confirming the commitment today (Feb 1), Amber Grid will join 29 gas and energy infrastructure operators in 27 European states, which all share the same vision of a carbon-neutral Europe.

Speaking to H2 View in December last year (2021), Anthony Wang, a representative from the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative, told H2 View that repurposing the existing gas pipelines across Europe could create cost competitive hydrogen across the continent.

Through repurposing the pipelines, this interconnects countries with vast renewable energy generation potential with other countries with less potential to create a system that allows cheap hydrogen to be transported in the most cost-efficient way across Europe.

Now, Amber Grid is a part of this effort and will provide its expertise.

Nemunas Biknius, CEO of Amber Grid, said, “By participating in the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative, we are building the necessary links between the company and the state with the European green hydrogen community.

“This will help in creating national guidelines for the development of hydrogen and in the exploration of practical possibilities for the integration of hydrogen into the gas transmission system.

“In cooperation with other European operators, we will create a vision of a common European hydrogen network, which also involves Lithuania, taking over best practices and sharing the knowledge we have.”