TAP Receives Results Of First Tests On Pipeline Materials For Hydrogen Transportation (Exclusive)
Date
1/21/2025 1:10:31 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 21. The Trans
Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium (TAP AG) has received the
results of first tests on pipeline materials for hydrogen
transportation, TAP AG consortium told Trend .
"TAP's ambition is to develop the asset to allow transportation
of hydrogen. We have outlined a roadmap to prepare for the
medium/long-term transport of natural gas and hydrogen blends, as
well as renewable gases. In 2021, an initial study on hydrogen
readiness verified TAP's potential to transport hydrogen blend in
the future. We are currently conducting tests on pipeline materials
in an international laboratory. The results for first tests were
received in Q4 2024 and they are currently being assessed. The next
tests have already started, with results expected in 2025," said
the consortium.
TAP AG said that the required modifications can only be defined
once the suitability of the existing pipeline and other equipment
has been fully assessed.
"Once the material testing is complete, the results will need to
be thoroughly assessed. In addition, the suitability of other
equipment required for hydrogen transport must also be evaluated,
and those results will need to be considered. Only after these
assessments are complete can TAP's readiness for hydrogen
transportation be more accurately understood," said the
consortium.
TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in
the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 877 km
long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at
the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and
the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.
TAP facilitates gas supplies to Southeastern European countries
through existing and prospective interconnectors. TAP is connected
to Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB) which started its
commercial operations in October 2022, providing Caspian gas to
Bulgaria, thereby enhancing the security of energy supplies in one
more European country. TAP's exit points in Greece and Albania,
together with the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities
for further transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European
markets.
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