Europe has invested billions of Euros for their extensive natural gas pipeline network. Consuming natural gas became problematic in the recent years due to its origin. On the other hand, Europe is heavily investing on the offshore wind farms. I propose the building of new generation of wind farms that generate hydrogen and oxygen. The offshore pipelines carrying these gases would then be connected to the existing natural gas pipelines. There are already some ports that have natural gas pipelines connected to the main network. These ports receive Liquified Natural Gas from big tankers. These ports can be used to pump hydrogen to the main natural gas network. The natural gas pipelines can be used to transport hydrogen as stated on an article. "Just like natural gas, hydrogen can be safely transported to the end user by pipeline. The HyWay 27 study shows that the existing natural gas network can be used for the transport of hydrogen, and that this is a necessity in the energy transition." (Hydrogen through natural gas pipelines: safe and sustainable)
During transitioning phase some regions may use hydrogen and natural gas mixture. The HyBlend initiative aims to address technical barriers to blending hydrogen in natural gas pipelines. (Opportunities for Hydrogen Blending in Natural Gas Pipelines)
The wind farms would also generate oxygen which is a raw material used by many industries including healthcare.
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