Luxembourg greenlights 40km hydrogen pipeline

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🗞️ Driving the news: Luxembourg has approved the first phase of a 40-kilometre hydrogen pipeline designed to connect the country to neighbouring European networks
• The project, Hy4Link, will establish a connection with France and, through Germany’s Mosel Saar Hydrogen Conversion (mosaHYc) project, link Luxembourg to a wider cross-border hydrogen network.

🔭 The context: The government council adopted the project on 28 October
• Its first phase is intended to form part of a wider European hydrogen infrastructure, supporting cross-border transport and connections between national energy networks

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Hydrogen infrastructure could support the development of lower-carbon energy systems, particularly where hydrogen produced using renewable electricity can replace fossil fuels in industrial processes
• However, the climate benefits depend on how the hydrogen is produced and the energy used to transport it.

⏭️ What’s next: The next steps will involve developing the approved pipeline connection and coordinating it with the French and German networks

📈 One stat: 40 kilometres — the planned length of Luxembourg’s Hy4Link hydrogen pipeline.

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