Today at the North Sea Summit 2026 in Hamburg, Hydrogen Networks for the Northern Seas (HyNOS) joined governments, the wind industry and electricity TSOs to sign the Joint Offshore Wind Investment Pact, a key step toward a more integrated and decarbonised European energy system. Gas Networks Ireland welcomes the Pact’s commitment to scaling offshore wind and enabling future offshore hydrogen production.
At the Summit, HyNOS launched its latest Expert Paper, “Integrated Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Production in the Northern Seas – A Pathway to Scalable Renewable Energy Deployment”. Themes explored include how:
- Hydrogen will play a critical role for hard-to-abate sectors and for system flexibility.
- Electrolysers can convert surplus renewable electricity into green hydrogen, reducing curtailment and supporting offshore wind growth.
- Hydrogen provides advantages such as low-cost transport via pipelines, large-scale storage, and enhanced system resilience.
To unlock this potential, European governments need to work towards:
- Assigning integrated offshore wind areas
- Designing tenders that incentivize electrolysis at integrated wind areas
- Mandating electricity-TSOs and hydrogen-TSOs to jointly execute an integrated offshore electricity and hydrogen network planning, providing both an electrical and hydrogen network connection to the offshore wind area.
HyNOS is ready to work alongside strategic partners to deliver Europe’s green energy future.
