​Third market information package: Reservations show significant demand along the hydrogen core network

“The high demand for transport capacity and the willingness to pay are a strong signal for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. The distribution of reservations across large parts of the core network confirms that it has been planned in line with demand and underlines the concrete need for a high-performance hydrogen infrastructure,” said Barbara Fischer, Managing Director of FNB Gas.

As of the reference date of 23 July 2026, entry and exit capacities of just under 6 GW had been reserved on a paid basis across the clusters, representing a doubling compared with the last publication on 13 May 2026. Capacities totalling approximately 0.6 GW have been contractually reserved for cross-cluster transport (CÜT).

A further 0.5 GW of capacity has been requested and is currently under review.

The excess demand process developed by the network operators was applied in several instances to meet demand that exceeded the initial capacity offer and has proven its worth. The network operators therefore explicitly invite requests for capacity exceeding the offer to continue to be submitted in future.

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Hyperlink – a key pillar for decarbonising industry

With the Hyperlink project, Gasunie Deutschland will account for 10 per cent of the hydrogen core network, thus making a significant contribution to the foundation for developing a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany. By connecting important production, import, and storage locations with major industrial regions, we facilitate the decarbonisation of industries. With its direct connection to the national hydrogen networks in the Netherlands and Denmark, Hyperlink is also an important part of a European hydrogen infrastructure. Around 70 per cent of Hyperlink is based on the conversion of existing natural gas pipelines – a sustainable solution that saves valuable resources and enables faster implementation. By the end of 2025, 190 km of the Gasunie network will already have been converted for future hydrogen transport in this way.

Hyperlink 1 and 2 are part of the IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest) Hy2Infra wave, which was approved by the EU Commission in February 2024. The German government subsequently gave the green light, by means of the associated grant decision, in July 2024. The funding under the grant is provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Action, the Lower Saxony Ministry for Economic Affairs, Transport, Construction and Digitalisation and the Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Gasunie Deutschland – full of new energy

Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH, headquartered in Hanover, is responsible for managing, operating and expanding a long-distance pipeline network of approximately 4,600 kilometres. Due to its geographical location, the Gasunie network, which totals over 17,000 kilometres in the Netherlands and Germany, serves as a gas hub for north-western Europe. Gasunie Deutschland is a subsidiary of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie. As an important part of the north German natural gas network, Gasunie’s transport facilities make a significant contribution to secure gas supply in Germany and Europe. Gasunie is driving forward the hydrogen market by connecting supply and demand for hydrogen and providing the necessary infrastructure. In this way, Gasunie is strengthening the energy transition.