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UK-Germany Joint Feasibility Study on the Trade of Hydrogen Produced on behalf of the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Study Report | F01 © gettymages UK-Germany Joint Feasibility Study on the Trade of Hydrogen 2 Authored by Arup Marie Muench and Rebecca Rohe (Adelphi) Sven Morgen, Kim Malin Lakeit, Oliver Melches and Hrvoje Brlecic Layer (dena) Acknowledgements The authors would also like to thank all organisations and companies that participated in interviews and provided their feedback. Cover image: © getty images Published by: Arup, 8 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BJ Date: 23rd April 2025 Editorial responsibility: Arup Layout and design: Arup This report was developed under the framework of the UK Germany Hydrogen Partnership between the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Federal Ministry for the Economy and Climate Action (BMWK) and implemented by Adelphi. The report was a joint independent project by Arup, dena and Adelphi, funded by BMWK and DESNZ. How to reference this report: Arup et al. (2025) UK-Germany Joint Feasibility Study on the Trade of Hydrogen. London, UK: Arup. Published by Arup. UK-Germany Joint Feasibility Study on the Trade of Hydrogen 3 Contents 1 Introduction 15 1.1 Study Context 16 1.2 Study Objectives and Outputs 16 1.3 Study Scope 16 1.4 Low-Carbon Hydrogen Definition 21 2. Landscape 23 2.1 UK Context 25 2.2 UK Funding 30 2.3 Hydrogen networks and storage 32 2.4 UK Export Opportunity 34 2.5 Germany Context 38 2.6 German Industry Engagement 49 3. Delivery Enablers 55 3.1 The hydrogen value chain 56 3.2 Delivering the enablers 59 3.3 UK-Germany Hydrogen Partnership 60 3.4 Enabler 1: Develop the requirements to have the ability to technically trade the hydrogen molecule 62 3.5 Enabler 2: Enable commercial trade of the hydrogen molecule between the two markets with no/minimal friction between markets 64 3.6 Enabler 3: Develop an interconnector business model 74 3.7 Enabler 4: Develop the regulatory framework for the interconnector 80 3.8 Enabler 5: Align the delivery of the wider hydrogen value chain 86 4. Infrastructure Assessment 91 4.1 Infrastructure Basis 92 4.2 Landfall Locations 92 4.3 UK Onshore Infrastructure 95 4.4 European Onshore Infrastructure 97 4.5 AquaDuctus Offshore Pipeline System 98 4.6 Repurposing of Existing Gas Interconnectors 102 4.7 New Interconnector Pipelines 106 4.8 Pipeline Sizing Assessment 110 4.9 Alternative Options for Further Development 113 5. Focus Areas & Roadmap 115 5.1 Focus Areas 116 5.2 Roadmap 121 5.3 Project Initiation 122 UK-Germany Joint Feasibility Study on the Trade of Hydrogen 4 Executive Summary As the hydrogen markets develop in the UK and Germany, there is an opportunity to realise pipeline-based hydrogen trade between the two countries. This could either be through a pipeline directly between British and German landfall, connected into an offs