The TAP AG consortium has already prepared a roadmap for medium and long-term transportation of natural gas and hydrogen mixtures, as well as other renewable gases, TAP AG Managing Director Luca Schieppati said at the 11th Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting and 3rd Green Energy Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting in Baku, Report informs.
"Materials used in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline are being tested in an international laboratory. In parallel, TAP equipment is being analyzed for its compliance with hydrogen transportation requirements. This work is being conducted as part of a gap analysis, and its results will be taken into account in further planning," noted Schieppati.
He also emphasized that the TAP consortium is paying attention to the prospects of biomethane use: "In particular, the project aims to facilitate the development of a regulatory framework at the EU level, starting with Greece. This includes creating a national registry, a system of certificates of origin and sustainability verification."
Schieppati noted that such a system will allow virtual purchases of biomethane in Europe with subsequent reverse delivery to the TAP compressor station. There it can be used as renewable fuel for turbines, which will completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas use, he added.
