November 27, 2024 |

It is still unclear exactly how much hydrogen will be needed in the future. However, the planned core network could supply the load centers in most demand scenarios of existing energy system studies, according to a recent analysis by the EWI.

Various climate neutrality scenarios identify hydrogen as an important energy carrier for achieving climate neutrality in Germany. Depending on the scenario, the demand of the sectors and the regional distribution differs. The EWI has therefore investigated the extent to which the approved hydrogen core network can cover regionally distributed hydrogen demand. Depending on the demand scenario, more than three quarters of regional hydrogen demand by 2045 could occur in districts that could have a good connection to the hydrogen core network. However, depending on the scenario, around one-sixth of the demand could arise in districts that are not connected to the hydrogen core network and would therefore be dependent on local hydrogen production.