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Hydrogen & Gas

Rethinking energy supply – moving into the future with hydrogen and green gas

The future of gas supply in Germany is uncertain. Geopolitical upheavals, volatile energy prices, and ambitious climate protection goals are posing fundamental challenges to the current supply system. In a dynamic market environment, investors, grid operators, consumers, and regulators face complex challenges – from the expansion of renewable energies and investment decisions to infrastructure development and market design.

The integration of zero-emission hydrogen is essential for the energy transition, especially in sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. However, the development of a robust hydrogen economy is progressing slowly – while political strategies set far-reaching goals, market-based investment signals are often still lacking. This uncertainty affects not only suppliers and grid operators but also investors who want to engage early in electrolysis projects and infrastructure for green gases.

In this area of tension, the strategic realignment of gas infrastructure is gaining crucial importance. Grid operators face the challenge of flexibly adapting their infrastructure to a changing energy system, which shows declining gas transport demand alongside uncertain developments, particularly in the hydrogen sector.

As the “Hydrogen & Gas” competence group at E-Bridge Consulting, we support grid operators, suppliers, policymakers, and industry throughout this transformation process. Our consulting combines deep energy market expertise with regulatory know-how and technical system understanding. We focus on four key areas of action:

  • Production and marketing of hydrogen and green gas: We support the development of business cases, the assessment of location potential, and integration into existing supply structures.
  • Gas network transformation and hydrogen networks: From H2-ready concepts to cross-system network development planning, we work with our clients to shape future-proof infrastructure for molecules.
  • Procurement of H2 and industrial use: We assist in developing integrated demand scenarios, evaluating economic options for H2 use, and creating tailored procurement strategies including guarantees of origin and contract design.
  • Strategies for integrated infrastructure planning: With a deep understanding of cross-sector network strategies and scenario-based transformation paths, we help our clients shape future-proof supply systems for gas, hydrogen, and heat.

Our goal: To help shape a reliable, climate-neutral, and affordable energy supply based on integrated supply technologies. With a clear focus on feasibility and system efficiency, we deliver impactful solutions – technically sound, economically viable, and regulatory compliant.

Your contact

Dr. Philipp Heuser
Principal Consultant

Production and marketing of hydrogen and green gas

  • Business Cases & Investment Security: Development of viable business models for investors and project developers, taking into account subsidies, market mechanisms, and long-term offtake agreements (PPA/HPA).
  • Tailored Power Procurement: Development and optimization of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to economically secure electricity supply for electrolysis projects.
  • Price Forecasts & Cost Transparency: Creation of reliable hydrogen price forecasts, incorporating global markets, marginal, full, and infrastructure costs for natural gas and hydrogen – including CO₂ price developments as a basis for market strategies and investment decisions.
  • Site Identification & Grid Connection: Analysis of suitable locations for electrolyzers, feasibility and market environment assessments, and support with grid connection and regulatory framework conditions.

Your contact

Philipp Steffens
Consultant

Gas network transformation and hydrogen networks

  • Strategies for Natural Gas Network and Hydrogen Transformation: Development of practical, tailored transformation and decommissioning plans for grid operators and municipalities – with a focus on technical feasibility, investment security, and regulatory requirements.
  • Regional Demand Forecasts: Derivation and regionalization of future gas and hydrogen demand – based on the E-Bridge energy model – as a central planning foundation for grid operators.
  • Target Network Planning for Gas Grid Operators: Development of robust target network scenarios at the desired level of detail for gas and hydrogen networks, considering H₂ repurposing, decommissioning, and cross-sector network integration.
  • Legal Framework for Infrastructure Transformation: Analysis and design of legal foundations for network conversion, decommissioning, H₂-ready concepts, and cross-sector infrastructure planning – incorporating current regulations such as KANU or § 71k GEG.

Your contact

Lorenz Valk
Senior Consultant

Procurement of H2 and industrial use

  • Integrated Demand Scenarios: Development of cross-sector demand forecasts for hydrogen and natural gas – considering technical and economic application potentials, climate targets, and regulatory framework conditions.
  • Market and Competitor Analyses: Evaluation of the economic viability and applicability of hydrogen and (green) gas compared to alternative energy carriers – with a focus on supply security, system costs, and emission intensity.
  • Tailormade Hydrogen Purchase Agreements (HPAs): Development of customized procurement concepts and contract design for long-term, risk-optimized hydrogen sourcing – tailored to demand profiles, location, and market environment.
  • Certificates & Guarantees of Origin: Analysis and optimization of green guarantees of origin and hydrogen certificates procurement – with a focus on regulatory requirements, market availability, and cost.

Your contact

Philipp Steffens
Consultant

Strategies for integrated infrastructure planning

  • Cross-Sector Network Strategies: We develop integrated infrastructure strategies across gas/H₂, heat, and electricity networks, creating efficient solutions for sector coupling and supply security.
  • Scenario-Based Implementation Roadmaps: We design gas and heat supply pathways based on regional conditions and integrate municipal heat planning as a central steering element.
  • Strategic Outlook & Regulatory Monitoring: Assessment of political and legal developments in the hydrogen economy and gas supply – serving as a decision-making basis for market participants, infrastructure operators, and investors.
  • Stakeholder Moderation and Strategic Decision-Making: We support municipal energy suppliers and provide well-founded recommendations for policymakers, public authorities, and grid operators regarding future gas and heat supply.

Your contact

Dr. Philipp Heuser
Principal Consultant