Putin raised the issue of the possible use of existing gas pipelines to pump hydrogen to Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue of the possible use of existing gas pipelines for pumping hydrogen to Europe. Members of the government and PJSC Gazprom will have to tackle this problem.
This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin, on whose website a corresponding official document appeared.
The task set by the president must be completed by June 1 of next year. It became one of the items on the list of instructions in the field of climate policy published on the Kremlin's website. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Alexei Miller are named as responsible for implementation.
It is planned to supply hydrogen to Europe as part of a methane-hydrogen mixture through existing pipelines.
This is not the first official document adopted in Russia on the issue of hydrogen energy. Even earlier, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation adopted a concept for the development of this industry. It says that by 2050 the Russian Federation will supply the world market from 8 to 33 million tons of hydrogen. And the head of this department, Pavel Sorokin, announced Russia's plans to occupy a fifth of the global hydrogen market by 2030.
It is assumed that the profit from the export of this raw material can bring Russia up to 100 billion dollars a year in favorable market conditions.
Let us recall that in the world the use of hydrogen energy is partly related to "green" energy (depending on the specific type of such fuel). Accordingly, Russia can occupy a significant percentage of the global energy market of the "new generation", which is so advocated by representatives of environmental organizations and relevant political forces.
- Sergey Kuzmitsky
- Gazprom website, the website of the President of Russia
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