A masterplan for a national green hydrogen pipeline network across Israel will now be developed after approval from the country’s National Planning and Building Council, as part of wider government plans to reduce emissions and improve energy security.
The pipeline network could stretch hundreds of kilometres from the north of the country to the south, and utilise surplus renewable energy to generate green hydrogen that can be piped to industrial centres, while also helping to balance the electricity grid.
The coalition government also plans to build a hydrogen valley in the south of the country that will include the production of green H2, the manufacture of H2 equipment , as well as the usage of renewable hydrogen in transportation, industry and power production.
“This is an important step towards a low-carbon and independent economy,” said National Planning and Building Council chairman Rabbi Nathan Elnatan.
Rafi Elmaleh, director-general of the Israeli Planning Administration, part of the Ministry of Interior, added: “We are required to prepare today for tomorrow’s challenges. The infrastructures that we will approve now will enable the smooth integration of green hydrogen into the Israeli economy — and will serve the national goals of reducing emissions, protecting the environment and energy security.”
