Our Hydrogen Projects
The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor connects the production centres in North-East Europe with the consumption centres in Central Europe
The European gas transmission system operators Gasgrid Finland (Finland), Elering (Estonia), Conexus Baltic Grid (Latvia), Amber Grid (Lithuania), GAZ-SYSTEM (Poland) and ONTRAS want to develop the cross-border hydrogen transport infrastructure from Finland through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Germany, the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC). The aim of the project is to create a link between the green energy production regions in North-East Europe and the most important consumption centres in Central Europe. The NBHC could be the first among the European hydrogen corridors to be put into action.
Start of feasibility study decided
The project aims to ensure a future supply of green hydrogen produced in Finland to the countries involved. A hydrogen pipeline approximately 2,500 kilometers long is to be built from Finland via the Baltic states and Poland to Germany.
Comprehensive analysis and determination of requirements
Building on the results of the pre-feasibility study from 2024, the aim of the feasibility study is to carry out a detailed technical and economic analysis of the hydrogen pipeline at a national and corridor-wide level.
This includes:
- Investigations of possible routes for the hydrogen pipeline
- Evaluation of possible locations and technologies for hydrogen compressors
- Estimated investment and operating costs Investigations into a viable business model
- Tariff models to determine the economic viability of the overall project.
Furthermore, as part of the feasibility study, potential customers should be given the opportunity to specify their future requirements so that these can then be incorporated into the design of the corridor in the best possible way.
The findings from the investigations should subsequently enable the project partners to make well-founded decisions on further project phases. The investigations relating to ONTRAS as part of the feasibility study will begin in the middle of the year and run until the first quarter of 2027.
NBHC receives CEF funding
The grant agreement was signed on 1st of July 2025 by the countries developing the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor project and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to building a resilient and sustainable energy future across the Baltic Sea region. The Corridor aims to support the development of clean hydrogen markets and integrate them into Europe’s future energy system.
The maximum grant amount of €6.8 million will support the NBHC feasibility phase. The co-financing from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for cross-border energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) will allow NBHC project partners to conduct in-depth feasibility studies that examine the technical, economic, regulatory and environmental aspects of building a large-scale hydrogen pipeline network in the Baltic Sea region.
