Munich – 15.5.2025 – Siqens GmbH welcomes and expressly supports the call by the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) to invest 10 per cent of special state funds specifically in the expansion and upgrading of the hydrogen infrastructure. For Siqens, it is clear that utilising and further developing the existing gas network is the most efficient and sustainable way to quickly, economically and comprehensively advance the supply of hydrogen in Germany.
Siqens believes that the current discussion about dismantling the gas network in favour of a separate hydrogen system is a mistake. CEO Dr Thomas Klaue refers to current scientific studies that show that the steel pipelines installed in the German gas network are suitable for transporting hydrogen. This means that an infrastructure of over half a million kilometres of pipelines is available – an advantage that hardly any other country in Europe can boast. ‘It’s high time to act. Germany is already technically capable of actively tackling the issue of hydrogen supply. Existing infrastructures could be used without unnecessary investment in a completely new infrastructure,’ emphasises Dr Klaue.
With the EHS technology from Siqens GmbH, hydrogen can be produced directly at the point of use from the existing gas network, biogas or industrial waste gas streams. The process is energy-efficient and enables municipalities, utilities and industry to use hydrogen flexibly and economically – for example to operate fuel cell buses in local public transport, to supply industrial estates or for industrial applications. Projects such as the one at Stadtwerk Haßfurt GmbH are already demonstrating how hydrogen can be separated from the local gas network and stored.
The demand for hydrogen is increasing rapidly: according to current forecasts, between 90 and 110 terawatt hours of hydrogen will be required per year by 2030 in German industry alone. Without an efficient, flexible and affordable infrastructure for distribution, this demand cannot be met – and Germany risks falling behind in achieving its climate targets. Investing in hydrogen infrastructure is therefore a forward-looking decision that will pay off in the long term – without costly new builds or lengthy authorisation procedures. The conversion and modernisation of gas grids, the expansion of storage facilities and the creation of flexible power plant capacities form the foundation for a secure, competitive and climate-neutral energy supply.
With its EHS technology, Siqens sees itself as part of the solution to the challenges of the energy transition. Decentralised hydrogen separation upgrades the gas grid as a low-cost distribution and storage system, reduces dependence on energy imports and strengthens Germany’s position as an industrial location.
Siqens appeals to the new political decision-makers to set the course accordingly now. The technology is available, the networks are in place – what is needed now is the political will to utilise the potential of the existing gas network as the backbone of a future hydrogen economy and thus advance climate neutrality in Germany.
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