Hydrogen network engineering and consulting

Sweco offers consulting and design services for hydrogen network route assessments, environmental impact assessments and permitting, as well as the technical design of hydrogen networks and pipelines and construction management in Finland, the Baltic Sea region and Europe-wide hydrogen infrastructure projects. Our experienced experts are familiar with the hydrogen market in the Baltic Sea region, and we also provide support for feasibility studies, investment and financing studies, and due diligence consulting.

Our clients include municipalities, industrial companies, energy companies and hydrogen infrastructure development companies.

New hydrogen networks are needed in Finland and Europe

The energy transition and the electrification of society are increasing the need for hydrogen networks in Finland and Europe. In addition to industrial and transport solutions, hydrogen production and hydrogen networks are part of the energy market of the future: efficient transmission and storage of renewable energy in hydrogen pipelines.

The advantage of hydrogen networks in energy transmission and storage is that the land use requirement of hydrogen pipelines is lower than that of electricity transmission lines. The energy content of one hydrogen pipeline corresponds to approximately 14 transmission lines (400 kV).

International expertise in the hydrogen network engineering

In the design of hydrogen networks, we utilise the Sweco Group’s extensive experience in hydrogen network projects under construction in the Netherlands and Belgium, for example. We can be responsible for the implementation of the hydrogen pipeline as a whole, from permitting to design, construction and supervision.

An essential part of the technical design of hydrogen networks is map-based route reviews. We model the routes of hydrogen pipelines based on public geospatial datasets, which helps to avoid areas where hydrogen pipelines are difficult to implement due to land ownership or natural values.

Sweco’s services in hydrogen network projects

Sweco’s services cover the different phases of a hydrogen network project, from feasibility studies to planning, permitting and implementation supervision. All project consultation and design needs can be obtained from a single source.

• Feasibility studies
• Construction permit process
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and environmental permit procedures
• Material reports
• Field visits and nature surveys
• Profitability calculations
• Business strategies
• Due Diligence
• Pre-planning, general and implementation planning
• Geotechnical engineering
• Project management, construction and supervision