OGE and TES combine to develop 1000 km CO2 transport network
Essen – Brussels – OGE, one of Europe’s leading transmission system operators, is planning to build a pipeline network to enable the transport of CO2, like unavoidable process-related CO2 emissions for sequestration, and to enable the reuse of CO2 in a green circular closed-loop system to transport green hydrogen. This network will at start be 1,000 km long and will enable a transport volume of around 18 million tons of CO2 per year.
To prioritize the provision of green energy while reducing CO2, OGE and Tree Energy Solutions (TES), which recently announced a green energy hub for importing green gas into Wilhemshaven, Germany, entered a strategic partnership for a CO2 circular economy.
The pipeline network, starting from the green gas import terminal to be built by TES in Wilhelmshaven, will integrate important industrial, power and mobility locations around Germany. The commissioning of the first part of the network is expected from 2028.
“To achieve our climate targets, we must invest in renewable energies and above all hydrogen but also offer a solution to industries in Germany that need to capture and utilize their CO2 emissions,” Dr Jörg Bergmann, CEO of OGE, says. “This requires a CO2 infrastructure. We will offer these to all interested parties openly and at standardised conditions.”
OGE and TES are in conversation with German steel producers, cement/ lime producers, power plant operators and chemical plant operators to transport CO2 via the new pipeline back to the future Wilhelmshaven green energy hub. Right from the start, the transport network will be equally open to other market participants.
“The CO2 pipeline network supports the closed-loop circularity strategy, ensuring that CO2 can be kept within the TES cycle and GHG emissions are avoided,” Paul van Poecke, Founder and Managing Director at TES, says. “Via this project, the CO2 will be captured and re-used in a circular closed-loop system as a carrier to transport green hydrogen or as a resource in other industries.”
The carbon cycle strategy will significantly accelerate the energy transition in Germany and help the industry, power and mobility, sectors to achieve their decarbonization targets. This requires a Germany- wide CO2 strategy and corresponding instruments.
More information on www.co2-netz.de
About OGE
OGE is one of the leading transmission system operators in Europe. With our approximately 12,000 kilometers of pipeline network, we transport gas throughout Germany and, due to our geographical location, are the link for gas flows in the European internal market. Our approximately 1,450 employees stand for security of supply. We make our network available to all market participants in a non- discriminatory, market-oriented and transparent manner. We design energy supply. Today and in the energy mix of the future.
You can find more information about the company at www.oge.net.
About TES
Tree Energy Solutions (TES) is a green and clean hydrogen company supplying long term non-intermittent carbon neutral energy on demand at industrial scale. TES aims to accelerate the energy transition by leveraging existing global energy infrastructure to reach customers with green hydrogen, green gas and green power, while accelerating the phase-out of fossil fuels from the energy system worldwide and adopting a circular carbon economy.
TES is currently developing energy supply and import terminal locations in Germany, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, and the United States to provide an integrated network of significant global scale. Initial production and export terminal locations are being developed in the Middle East and North America.
For more information visit www.tes-h2.com.
