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14 April 2025

OGE to replace old pipeline

Rerouting of Südwestfalen pipeline in Schwerte-Ergste gets underway.

10 April 2025 / Cooperation

TENP III reaches milestone

The Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline (TENP) has reached an important milestone: the last weld in the Hügelheim-to-Hüsingen section, also known as the "golden weld", has been completed.

3 April 2025

Start of construction for OGE's first dedicated H₂ pipeline

Gas grid operator Open Grid Europe GmbH (OGE) has teamed up with Nowega GmbH to build a dedicated hydrogen pipeline, named HEp, from Heek to Epe in the district of Borken.

24 March 2025

"Infrastructure for a future worth living"

OGE publishes its Sustainability Report 2024.

21 March 2025

Central pipeline link from the north to the west for Germany's hydrogen economy

North Sea-Ruhr Link I runs from Wilhelmshaven to Dykhausen / Project presented to the public for the first time.

10 February 2025 / Cooperation

Results of the Call for Interest - H2med promoters share insights and outline future steps of the project

The results of the call for expressions of interest in the H2med corridor are promising. Almost 170 companies have participated with over 500 projects. This will help to better assess supply and demand along the hydrogen corridor from the Iberian Peninsula, through France and into the German hydrogen core grid along the entire value chain. The corridor is intended to significantly advance the decarbonisation of the economy.

31 January 2025 / Cooperation

H2med projects secures CEF Funding

On 30th of January, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) awarded 35,558,850 euro of grants for the H2med project studies submitted to the 2024 CEF energy call.

16 December 2024

European companies launch the Alliance to accelerate decarbonisation through the H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor

The five H2med TSO partners are part of this Alliance which main goal is to get the H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor set in motion by the early 2030´s.

12 December 2024

OGE receives ESG Transparency Award for its excellent 2023 Sustainability report

With its 2023 report, OGE competed for the ESG Transparency Award for the first time, achieving an overall score of 86%, which places the report in the Excellence Class.

18 November 2024 / Cooperation

Hydrogen for Essen from Germany’s nationwide H2 core network: Stadtwerke Essen and OGE in partnership

The gas transmission system operator OGE and the municipal utility Stadtwerke Essen are working together on the future of hydrogen transportation to and within Essen. The partnership agreement signed by both companies will enable Stadtwerke Essen and OGE to explore how hydrogen can be transported through the nationwide core network to businesses and consumers in Essen.

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