Wood, the engineering and consulting company, is delivering a scope for an energy company in southern Europe that will assess the feasibility of converting 125 km of natural gas pipelines for H₂ transportation along the Mediterranean coastline.

The study will advance the energy company’s decarbonization goals and its ambitions to become a H₂ enabler, linking European production to demand.

Dan Carter, Wood’s President of Decarbonisation said, “The European H₂ Backbone Initiative has underlined the critical role H₂ and its associated infrastructure will play in the transition to carbon neutrality. The project is another step forward in realizing the backbone vision, which aims to repurpose approximately 32,000 km of natural gas transmission pipeline by 2040.

“We’re at an exciting juncture in the transition. Moving at pace, at scale and continuing to prove viability is required to meet the ambitious targets. With our vast global experience in H₂ design, conversion and repurposing of pipelines we will support our client to innovate and harness the potential of H₂ as a vehicle for decarbonization.”

As further evidence of Wood leading in this area, Wood is providing front-end engineering design (FEED) for the HyNet project, the UK’s first H₂ distribution pipeline infrastructure system. Wood is also delivering concept and FEED studies for nearly 2,000 miles of onshore low carbon pipelines in North America.

As a leader in H₂ production technology, Wood has been supplying H₂ production units globally for more than 60 years. With experience in carbon capture and storage, renewable power and pipelines for distribution, Wood is well positioned to support the opportunities of low carbon H₂ energy systems.