Denmark delays key green export link to Germany

Danish government stresses support for hydrogen pipeline project despite slippage of three or four years in commissioning timetable

Scandinavia’s efforts to position itself as a key supplier of green hydrogen to German industry has suffered a further setback, with the delay of a major Danish export pipeline project by at least three years. Updated schedules published by Danish energy system operator Energinet imply commissioning of the onshore “hydrogen backbone” interconnector project in 2032, compared with a previous target of 2028. However, the Danish government said it will work to support the possible commissioning of the pipeline’s first stage in 2031. “We are working on measures to make Energinet’s timeline more robust and to limit the delay as much as possible” Aagaard, Danish energy minister “The timelin