TAP develops roadmap for transporting hydrogen, other renewable gases
The TAP AG consortium has already prepared a roadmap for medium and long-term transportation of natural gas and hydrogen mixtures, as well as other renewable gases, TAP AG Managing Director Luca Schieppati said at the 11th Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting and 3rd Green Energy Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting in Baku, Report informs.
Schieppati, noted:
Materials used in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline are being tested in an international laboratory.
“In parallel, TAP equipment is being analyzed for its compliance with hydrogen transportation requirements. This work is being conducted as part of a gap analysis, and its results will be taken into account in further planning,”
He also emphasized that the TAP consortium is paying attention to the prospects of biomethane use:
In particular, the project aims to facilitate the development of a regulatory framework at the EU level, starting with Greece.
“This includes creating a national registry, a system of certificates of origin and sustainability verification.”
Schieppati noted that such a system will allow virtual purchases of biomethane in Europe with subsequent reverse delivery to the TAP compressor station. There it can be used as renewable fuel for turbines, which will completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas use, he added.
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, the final component of the Southern Gas Corridor designed to transport Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian to Europe, was put into commercial operation on November 15, 2020. The 878-kilometer pipeline runs through Greece, Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and Italy.
Azerbaijan began exporting gas to Europe on December 31, 2020. According to the agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU, by 2027, Azerbaijani gas supplies should reach a minimum of 20 billion cubic meters per year. As part of the first phase of the pipeline expansion, Italy will receive 1 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas, and Albania will receive 200 million cubic meters.
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