Penta-West Gas Pipeline

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Penta-West Gas Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Austria.

Location

The pipeline starts in Ried, Austria, and runs to Oberkappel, Austria.

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Project Details

• Operator: Gas Connect Austria GmbH
• Owner: Gas Connect Austria GmbH
• Parent: OMV (51%), AS Gasinfrastruktur GmbH (49%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 95 km
• Diameter: 700 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1999
• Corresponding SciGrid name(s): PENTA_West1, PENTA_West2

Project Details: Hydrogen Ready Expansion

• Operator: Gas Connect Austria GmbH
• Owner: Gas Connect Austria GmbH
• Parent: OMV (51%), AS Gasinfrastruktur GmbH (49%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 95 km
• Diameter:
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year: 2030

Background

This pipeline can supply gas to France and Germany, and connects to the transmission system in Central Europe. The pipeline is capable of bidirectional flow.

This newly built hydrogen-ready pipeline will be part of the European Hydrogen Backbone, and is expected to be operational by 2030. Gas Connect Austria notes that the pipeline will initially be able to carry up to 4% Hydrogen by 2030.