As part of developing the Hydrogen Cooperation Agreement, a standardized model contract for capacity reservations in the hydrogen core network has been agreed upon. On 06 January 2026, it was published by the participating associations BDEW, VKU, and GEODE: Model contract for capacity reservations in the hydrogen core network (German only)
The hydrogen core network operators will provide further information on hydrogen pipelines, clusters, offering zones, and capacities in time for the start of reservation marketing.
