A key way to stimulate low-carbon hydrogen demand is to increase its accessibility to potential consumers via efficient transport networks. Although the production of derivatives such as ammonia and methanol represents one potential transport option that holds advantages such as easier handling, hydrogen pipelines are being favoured for transporting pure hydrogen or hydrogen blends over long distances. Hydrogen pipelines can offer the efficient transport of hydrogen between production hubs and end-use industries, but pipelines also represent large-scale infrastructure that have recently struggled with spiralling project costs amid high interest rates and material costs globally.
In recent years, there has been a rapid uptick in the number and scale of hydrogen plant announcements. As a result, low-carbon hydrogen production capacity could reach up to 87mtpa by 2030, based on active and announced projects. However, despite this volume of announcements, the global hydrogen market has encountered headwinds in the last year, with demand uncertainty coupled with concomitant policy support undermining business confidence in the sector. Bolstering demand from existing and prospective hydrogen-consuming industries will be key to providing project stakeholders with the necessary security to progress projects.
A key way to stimulate demand is to increase the accessibility of low-carbon hydrogen to potential consumers via efficient transport networks. Although the production of derivatives such as ammonia and methanol represents one potential transport option that holds advantages such as easier handling, hydrogen pipelines are being favoured for transporting pure hydrogen or hydrogen blends over long distances. Hydrogen pipelines can offer the efficient transport of hydrogen between production hubs and end-use industries, but pipelines also represent large-scale infrastructure that have recently struggled with spiralling project costs amid high interest rates and high material costs globally.
In recent years, there has been a rapid uptick in the number and scale of hydrogen plant announcements. As a result, low-carbon hydrogen production capacity could reach up to 87mtpa by 2030, based on active and announced projects. However, despite this volume of announcements, the global hydrogen market has encountered headwinds in the last year, with demand uncertainty coupled with concomitant policy support undermining business confidence in the sector. Bolstering demand from existing and prospective hydrogen-consuming industries will be key to providing project stakeholders with the necessary security to progress projects.
A key way to stimulate demand is to increase the accessibility of low-carbon hydrogen to potential consumers via efficient transport networks. Although the production of derivatives such as ammonia and methanol represents one potential transport option that holds advantages such as easier handling, hydrogen pipelines are being favoured for transporting pure hydrogen or hydrogen blends over long distances. Hydrogen pipelines can offer the efficient transport of hydrogen between production hubs and end-use industries, but pipelines also represent large-scale infrastructure that have recently struggled with spiralling project costs amid high interest rates and high material costs globally.
Key Highlights
- Based on active and announced projects, low-carbon hydrogen capacity could reach up to 87mtpa in 2030.
- This represents a strong increase on current active capacity, which stands at 1.9mtpa. However, sluggish near-term demand growth has presented a stumbling bloc to the low-carbon hydrogen market. As a result, there remains a need to increase the accessibility of hydrogen to prospective consumer sectors by developing efficient and low-cost transport networks.
- Currently there are approximately 67 hydrogen pipeline projects that have been completed. The majority of completed hydrogen pipelines are small-scale, with under 10 exceeding 100km in length.
- The cumulative length of hydrogen pipelines by 2040 has the potential to be significantly boosted by projects that are currently in the feasibility stage, which account for 65,000km.
Scope
The largest upcoming hydrogen pipeline projects, hydrogen pipeline length outlooks, leading regions and countries developing hydrogen pipelines, leading companies developing hydrogen pipelines, global hydrogen market trends, breakdown of hydrogen production capacity by end-product, hydrogen pipeline policies and funding initiatives.Reasons to Buy
- Identify the market trends within the hydrogen production and hydrogen pipeline market.
- Understand the key geographies leading the development of hydrogen pipelines.
- Identify which companies are investing heavily in hydrogen pipeline projects.
- Learn about the policy developments and funding opportunities that are shaping hydrogen pipeline development.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- The low-carbon hydrogen market
- Low-carbon hydrogen capacity outlook
- Key geographies for low-carbon hydrogen production
- Low-carbon hydrogen capacity scenarios
- Mega-scale project activity
- The largest upcoming blending projects globally
- Hydrogen pipelines
- The growth of hydrogen pipeline lengths up to 2030
- Key regions and countries for hydrogen pipeline activity
- The largest hydrogen pipeline projects globally
- Transportation
- Key companies investing in hydrogen pipelines
- Trends across new-build vs repurposed pipelines
- Hydrogen pipeline CAPEX trends
- Policies and key hydrogen pipeline projects
- Europe
- Middle East and Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Americas
- The largest upcoming hydrogen blending projects
- The largest upcoming hydrogen pipelines globally
- Hydrogen pipelines in Europe
- Middle East and Africa pipeline projects
- Asia hydrogen pipelines and key policy
- Oceania hydrogen pipelines and key policy
- Americas hydrogen pipelines and key policy
- Regional low-carbon hydrogen outlook in 2030
- Leading countries for hydrogen capacity in 2030
- Hydrogen production capacity scenarios to 2030
- The world's largest upcoming hydrogen projects
- Breakdown of end-products based on active and announced projects
- Breakdown of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by project-type, 2024 vs 2030
- Hydrogen pipeline outlook, 2024 2040
- Regional breakdown of hydrogen pipeline length across active and upcoming projects
- Leading countries for hydrogen pipeline length across active and upcoming projects
- Hydrogen pipeline projects by start region and end region
- Leading companies by kilometers of active hydrogen pipeline capacity
- Leading companies by kilometers of upcoming hydrogen pipeline capacity
- Breakdown of hydrogen pipeline length by type in 2024 vs 2035
- Hydrogen pipeline CAPEX investment by project type, 2020 2040
- Leading players by CAPEX spend for upcoming hydrogen pipelines
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- CWP Global
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners KS
- Enagas SA
- Fertiberia SA
- Naturgy Energy Group SA
- Vestas Wind Systems AS
- Korea Electric Power Corp
- SK Inc
- Essar Group
- Progressive Energy Ltd
- TotalEnergies SE
- Tree Energy Solutions Gmbh
- Enel SpA
- Grupo Etra
- Smartenergy Invest AG
- Sunfire Gmbh
- Vestas Wind Systems AS
- NNPC Ltd
- Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines
- Bayerngas GmbH
- OMV AG
- Snam SpA
- Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
- First Gas Ltd
- National Grid Plc
- Gasgrid Finland Oy
- Air Liquide SA
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc
- Linde Plc
- China Petrochemical Corp
- China National Petroleum Corp
- China National Offshore Oil Corp
- Deokyang Co Ltd
- Dow Chemical Co
- Publigaz SA
- LyondellBasell Industries NV
- Eni SpA
- OMV AG
- Engie SA
- NNPC Ltd
- NV Nederslandse Gasunie
- Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
- Gaz-System SA
- Nordion Energi AB
- OMV AG
- Energy Estate Pty Ltd
- APA Group
- Texas Hydrogen LLC
- Sempra Energy
- Green Hydrogen International Corp
- Siemens Energy
- Parex Resources.
