The EHB plans to develop five supply corridors across Europe
EU hydrogen backbone commits to supply corridors
Pledge delivered to the European Commission says members of the EHB initiative will deliver the infrastructure required to support EU hydrogen targets
The CEOs of the 31 members of the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative have presented a pledge to the European Commission committing to establish hydrogen supply corridors across the EU by 2030. The EHB consortium envisages five corridors emerging in Europe to connect hydrogen supply with demand. These are known as the Nordic and Baltic, Southwest, North Africa, North Sea, and Southeast supply corridors. The last three of these routes are consistent with the three major hydrogen corridors identified by the Commission in its RepowerEU package—within which they are referred to as the Mediterranean, North Sea and Ukraine corridors. €80bn – Estimated lowest cost of EHB In the pledge, de
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