Transformation and innovation

Systemic transformation with vison


The energy industry is changing from the ground up and at a rapid pace. With new solutions and technologies, we also want to make our contribution to making the energy system renewable and CO2-neutral. This transformation is affecting all areas of our company.

Tomorrow’s energy world cannot run on electricity alone: fuels will remain essential because they can be stored in large quantities, transported efficiently, and used in a wide variety of ways. Trading, transporting and storing natural gas therefore remains the core of VNG’s business activities today. In the medium and long term, the importance of natural gas will decrease.

We are therefore pressing ahead with the expansion of our biogas generation and with the ramp-up of hydrogen, that is to say with the transformation to green gases. This has implications for trading and sales, gas transport and storage.

At the same time, this transformation must also be affordable for customers and in harmony with social needs. This also includes security of supply, which must be assured even after the transformation to green gases. This is why we are expanding our inventory of biogas plants and holding numerous talks with future hydrogen trading partners. We are also involved in various projects to develop a transport infrastructure for hydrogen and climate-neutral gases. 

 

Future projects of VNG

The future lies with green gases


With the ‘Green Gases’ roadmap, we are gradually creating the conditions for fully exploiting the advantages of renewable and decarbonised gases such as biogas, biomethane and hydrogen. With their climate protection potential, they offer themselves as a potential solution for all sectors.

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Future of green gases

This simplified schematic representation refers to the forecast development of energy supply by energy source in Germany.

* Primary energy consumption in 2021; source: AG Energiebilanzen, as of December 2021.
** Climate-neutral energy mix from 2045; source: own projections and estimates.
*** This relates to green, blue and turquoise hydrogen

Ideas, innovations and partnerships
 

The energy transition is a huge challenge. The current upheavals in gas supply makes it yet more so. That’s why we need smart ideas and carefully thought-through innovations that can achieve the goal of climate neutrality. 

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