Network Customers
Your connection to the ONTRAS hydrogen network
Are you a hydrogen supplier, final consumer, storage facility operator or network operator interested in connecting to our pure hydrogen network? We would be pleased to support the implementation of your project.
Start network for hydrogen
ONTRAS is committed to the development of a hydrogen infrastructure in central and eastern Germany. As part of the Germany-wide hydrogen core network, the ONTRAS H2 starter network is the starting point: We are starting with around 600 kilometers of hydrogen pipelines, most of which are to be realized by converting existing natural gas pipelines and by building new sections. We want to start in central Germany: the Leipzig area will be connected to the central German chemical triangle, the industrial centers in Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony, the Berlin area and the Meissen industrial arc. ONTRAS projects with a planned commissioning will be reviewed once again as part of the integrated gas and hydrogen network development plan, as required by law.
If you are interested in connecting to the hydrogen network please get in touch with us. For concrete projects and connection plans to our ONTRAS hydrogen grid, please use the grid connection data sheet for hydrogen injection* or for hydrogen offtaking*. If you are looking to blend, you can find important information on the following site: blending of hydrogen.
*Note: The current documents will be available again shortly.
Gas quality
The gas quality requirements for hydrogen as the base gas are defined by DVGW standard G260. Hydrogen has now been established as the 5th gas family. There are two groups, which differ in purity:
- Group A: Fraction H2 ≥ 98 mol% to < 99.97 mol%
with minor components of the 2nd gas family for repurposed pipelines - Group D: Fraction H2 ≥ 99.97 mol% to ≤ 100 mol%
in line with DIN EN 17124 for fuel cell application
Our network is the ideal starting point for the development of a hydrogen transport infrastructure. We can only develop a hydrogen network that optimally covers future demands together with our customers. Let's get talking about it!
