South German Gas Pipeline
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South German Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline under construction in Germany .[1]
Location
The proposed pipeline would run from Bissingen to Lampertheim.
Project Details
Lampertheim - Heidelberg
- Operator: Terranets BW[2]
- Owner: Terranets BW[2]
- Parent Company: Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Current capacity:
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 24km[3]
- Diameter: 1000-1200 mm[2]
- Status: Proposed[3]
- Start Year: 2027[3]
Heidelberg-Heilbronn
- Operator: Terranets BW[2]
- Owner: Terranets BW[2]
- Parent Company: Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Current capacity:
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 61km
- Diameter: 1000-1200 mm
- Status: Construction
- Start Year: 2026
Heilbronn - Löchgau
- Operator: Terranets BW[2]
- Owner: Terranets BW[2]
- Parent Company: Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Current capacity:
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 24km
- Diameter: 1000-1200 mm[2]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2024
Löchgau - Esslingen
- Operator: Terranets BW[2]
- Owner: Terranets BW[2]
- Parent Company: Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Current capacity:
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 43km[2]
- Diameter: 1000-1200 mm[2]
- Status: Proposed[2]
- Start Year: 2026[2]
Esslingen - Bissingen
- Operator: Terranets BW[2]
- Owner: Terranets BW[2]
- Parent Company: Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Current capacity:
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 100km[2]
- Diameter: 1000-1200 mm[2]
- Status: Proposed[2]
- Start Year: 2032[2]
Background
Cancelled Project
South German natural gas pipeline was initially proposed as a natural gas pipeline project in Germany in the 2000s. It was planned to run from Burghausen, Altötting on the German-Austrian border to Lampertheim, state of Hesse. The length of the pipeline was to be about 500 km (310 mi) and the diameter was to be 1200 mm (47 in). The pipeline was to be constructed jointly by E.ON Ruhrgas and Wingas, a joint venture of Wintershall and Russian Gazprom. The project was expected to cost €600 million ($759.2 million). The project was stopped in November 2008, mainly due to difficulties in financing. According to Wingas, the pipeline project was not economically sustainable; hence the halt of operations.[4]
Revived Project
In 2022, the project was revived as a green hydrogen pipeline, that will carry a blend of natural gas and hydrogen by 2035, putting it in pole position to be the first hydrogen-ready pipeline in Germany.[5] The revived project consists of a planned 250 km of pipeline which will run from Hesse via Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg, Esslingen am Neckar, Göppingen and Heidenheim to Bavaria.[1] Constuction of the pipeline began in early 2024 and will proceed in sections. The first two sections of the project are already underway and comprise 67 km of pipeline. The third section is slated to be constructed starting in the summer of 2025 and will increase the total pipeline length to 128 km. [6] The pipeline was announced as a hydrogen pipeline but will initially transport natural gas, with plans for the pipeline to begin transporting hydrogen in the early 2030s.[1]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Paving the way for the energy transition | EnBW". www.enbw.com. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 "terranets bw – Süddeutsche Erdgasleistung". www.terranets-sel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "terranets bw – By Lampertheim to Heidelberg". www.terranets-sel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ↑ "Germany's Wingas Nixes Natural Gas Pipeline". USA Today. Associated Press. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ↑ "terranets bw – Süddeutsche Erdgasleistung". www.terranets-sel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ "Friedrich Vorwerk Group Wins Contract for New 61km Section of South German Gas Pipeline | Pipeline Technology Journal". www.pipeline-journal.net. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
Related GEM.wiki articles
Natural Gas Pipelines in Europe
External resources
External articles
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