Luxembourg approves first phase of 40km hydrogen pipeline

Luxembourg’s government council has approved the first phase of the HY4Link hydrogen pipeline project connecting Thionville, France, and Pétange, Luxembourg.

• The 28 October approval covers the first phase of a 40km hydrogen pipeline linked to the planned European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB).
• Creos Luxembourg Hydrogen is developing the project with NaTran and Fluxys Hydrogen; the construction timetable and final routes are not yet fixed, and a provisional plan envisages service between 2032 and 2034.