Recent developments
Hydrogen networks expand
The Netherlands and Germany advanced cross-border hydrogen supply as Gasunie, Thyssengas, and Gasunie Deutschland agreed on specifications for the first cross-border hydrogen transport infrastructure via Oude Statenzijl and Vlieghuis. Defined parameters (capacity, pressure, schedule) support safe operation and future links, facilitating trade with German clusters and Denmark through coordinated TSO arrangements relevant to industrial gas logistics and quality management.
Green ammonia advances
Denmark commissioned a dynamic green ammonia plant in Ramme (Skovgaard Energy, Topsoe, Vestas), integrating wind and solar directly with synthesis and operating without hydrogen storage. The 5,000 t/y unit demonstrates flexible power-to-ammonia coupling, potentially informing future hydrogen-to-derivatives schemes for fuel, agriculture, and shipping while highlighting grid interaction and storage cost considerations for industrial gas conversion.
LNG project dynamics
In US LNG, Technip Energies was authorized by Commonwealth LNG to place long‑lead orders (mixed‑refrigerant compressors, cryogenic heat exchangers, gas turbine‑generators) for a 9.5 Mtpa facility using SnapLNG modular trains. The move advances an EPC scope ahead of an expected Q1 2026 FID, signaling equipment demand in cryogenic gas processing and modular construction interfaces with industrial gas technologies.
Norway LNG update
Norway’s Snøhvit Future project reported start-up delay of onshore compression to 2029 and costs exceeding NOK 20 billion. Electrification of Hammerfest LNG is expected to avoid 850,000 t/y CO2. Factors include adverse weather, complex brownfield integration, prolonged turnaround, and inflation—implications for LNG reliability, power sourcing, and emissions intensity of cryogenic gas operations.