Austria recently signed an agreement with Germany, Italy, Algeria and Tunisia for the Southern Hydrogen Corridor (SouthH2). The project aims to build a hydrogen transportation corridor connecting North Africa and Europe, and to enhance the sustainability and independence of Europe’s energy supply by transporting green hydrogen energy through a pipeline network of about 3,500 kilometers.
The signing of the agreement was attended by Jorgen Schneider, Director of the Climate Energy Division of the Austrian Ministry of Climate and Energy. According to the agreement, the project will be able to transport more than 4 million tons of green hydrogen energy per year, and is expected to meet about 40% of the EU’s hydrogen energy demand plan by 2030, when the project is fully operational.