Réseaux pour le transport de H2

Adoption by the Federal Government of the investment plan “Backbone for H2 & CO2” after, based on market needs to develop the first clusters for H2 & CO2 backbone projects, after consultation with the competent regulatory body (CREG). The investment plan shall contain a proposed selection of projects, meeting the following conditions: (DNSH conditions) for H2 pipelines shall be met: 1. Construction or operation of new transmission and distribution networks dedicated to hydrogen (within this point shall fall also the expansion of existing dedicated hydrogen pipelines and changes made to these pipelines to assure more connection points and an open access methodology); 2. Conversion/repurposing of existing natural gas networks to 100% hydrogen; (DNSH conditions) for CO2 pipelines shall be met: 1. The CO2 transported from the installation where it is captured to the injection point does not lead to CO2 leakages above 0.5 % of the mass of CO2 transported. 2. The CO2 is delivered to a permanent CO2 storage site that meets the criteria for underground geological storage of CO2 set out in Section 5.12 of that Annex; or to other transport modalities, which lead to permanent CO2 storage site that meet those criteria. 3. Appropriate leak detection systems are applied and a monitoring plan is in place, with the report verified by an independent third party. 4. Where assets that increase the flexibility and improve the management of an existing network are installed, the installation is eligible.

Construction and operation of 150 km of pipeline for H2 and CO2 (or realized via re-purposing of pipelines hitherto used for transporting other gases). (DNSH conditions) for H2 pipelines shall be met: 1. construction or operation of new transmission and distribution networks dedicated to hydrogen (within this point shall fall also the expansion of existing dedicated hydrogen pipelines and changes made to these pipelines to assure more connection points and an open access methodology); 2. conversion/repurposing of existing natural gas networks to 100% hydrogen; (DNSH conditions) for CO2 pipelines shall be met: 1. The CO2 transported from the installation where it is captured to the injection point does not lead to CO2 leakages above 0.5 % of the mass of CO2 transported. 2. The CO2 is delivered to a permanent CO2 storage site that meets the criteria for underground geological storage of CO2 set out in Section 5.12 of that Annex; or to other transport modalities, which lead to permanent CO2 storage site that meet those criteria. 3. Appropriate leak detection systems are applied and a monitoring plan is in place, with the report verified by an independent third party. 4. Where assets that increase the flexibility and improve the management of an existing network are installed, the installation is eligible.