Grand plans for gas infrastructure
Gas Infrastructure Europe is coordinating plans to overhaul the continent’s distribution system in preparation for decarbonisation
Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) is in a unique position to reimagine how existing gas infrastructure assets can be utilised and augmented to facilitate the delivery of many national governments’ pledges to become net-zero carbon emitters by 2050, including the potentially central role of hydrogen. The organisation—which represents the interests of 69 gas infrastructure operators active in transmission, storage and LNG regasification across 26 countries—has near-universal coverage across the continent and deep insight into its interconnections. “GIE’s vision is that, by 2050, the gas infrastructure will be the backbone of the new innovative energy system, allowing European citizens to benefi
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