AquaDuctus, a pioneering GW-scale offshore hydrogen pipeline, is ready to transform Europe’s energy landscape by connecting offshore green hydrogen manufacturing to the mainland. Designed for open and non-discriminatory access, the pipeline will permit a couple of users—particularly offshore wind-connected manufacturers—to transport hydrogen effectively throughout borders.
Acknowledged as an essential Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), AquaDuctus will serve as the spine of an interlinked North Sea hydrogen network, linking Germany with the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the UK, and Norway. By linking manufacturing and demand centers across Europe, the venture is poised to boost up the continent’s large-scale deployment of green hydrogen.
Sven Becker, Project Director at AquaDuctus, and Martijn van Driel, Project Director at Worley, highlighted the collaboration driving the venture. Worley is offering EPC-Management services throughout all levels: Select (Project Development), Define (Planning), and Execute (Execution). Scope includes engineering, allowing, inspections, documentation review, and agenda and value tracking, in addition to supervision of engineering, procurement, EPC, and commissioning contractors.
“These service support certain exceptional, safety, and delivery certainly at some venture life cycle,” the team noted.
Worley is joined through StreamTec Solutions AG, pioneering the vast allowing scope and bringing specialized offshore construction and materials expertise. “StreamTec is a well known player within the North Sea, and Worley is pleased to welcome them as part of the execution group,” the assertion stated.
As the primary-of-its-kind huge-diameter offshore hydrogen pipeline, AquaDuctus will also act as a hub for linking hydrogen-producing wind parks and future interconnecting pipelines across the North Sea. The venture marks a prime milestone in Europe’s transition to a scalable, incorporated hydrogen economy.
