Hydrogen network: Key to the future of energy in Berlin in Berlin

In Germany it is bubbling! The hydrogen deficiency not only threatens to paralyze the energy supply from successful space, but could also powder over 770,000 jobs! These are real shock messages from industry that concern us all. Why? Because we talk about the heart of the German economy here - the energy -intensive businesses that are dependent on natural gas for their production!

What exactly happens? A newly published study by the German Association of the Gas and Wasserfach e.V. (DVGW) has raised the alarm. The analysis shows that industry needs process heat for its manufacturing processes over 200 terawatt hours! This energy is used for everything - from food production to the chemical industry. The need for process heat is gigantic and corresponds to almost a tenth of German final energy consumption! Isn't that frightening?

The dangers of the hydrogen bottleneck

The Gastechnological Institute gGmbH Freiberg (DBI) has examined all power plants and industrial plants. The results? The distribution networks are of crucial importance! They provide 80 percent of German industry, and that is the basis on which our economic success is!

But here comes the cold shower: over three quarters of the gas requirement for the process heat are over a kilometer from the planned hydrogen kernel network. The hydrogen core network, which was approved by the Federal Network Agency last week, is mainly based on large industrial hubs. What about the smaller companies? Without a functioning, hydrogen -compatible distribution network, you face decommissioning. And that has fatal consequences!

"Due to the process, not all companies that today receive natural gas from the distribution network can switch to electrical systems," warns DVGW boss Prof. Dr. Gerald Linke urgently. If the gas supply breaks away and no hydrogen is available, it endangers hundreds of thousands of jobs in counties and municipalities!

alarming statistics

According to the calculations of DMT Energy Engineers, the subsidiary of TÜV Nord, this is around 770,000 jobs subject to social security contributions. In a nutshell: That is almost 10 percent of employees in the processing industry! In order to secure the economic strength of these locations, the infrastructure urgently needs to be invested. Hydrogen must be established as an energy source - and quickly!

for further information:

Discover the summary and study on the process heat at www.dvgw.de/processwaerme .

Learn how hydrogen can be made usable for everyone via gas distribution networks at www.h2vorort.de .