Cooperation between Northvolt and SH Netz
The old high-pressure gas pipeline on the site of Northvolt, a Swedish manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, has been replaced by a new gas transport pipeline. The location is the German town of Heide.
This new line, which has been laid since May, was recently put into operation by Schleswig-Holstein Netz (SH Netz), a company of the HanseWerk Group. The aim is to ensure security of supply for Northvolt.
This new gas pipeline will transport around 130 million standard cubic meters of gas per year, which is enough to supply around 100,000 households with an average annual consumption of 15,000 kilowatt hours.
Project details
The pipeline is reportedly 2.6 kilometers long and only needs to be pressure tested. The pipeline was also filled with 86,000 liters of water and tested for leaks.
Northvolt's temporary office building was evacuated for safety reasons.
A connection was also made between the old and new pipelines. This meant that the new main gas transport pipeline could be completely filled after three and a half hours.
The rerouting of the gas pipeline was necessary so that the pipeline would not run under future buildings of the battery factory, according to the information.
Further plans
SH Netz plans to complete the dismantling of a 200-metre section of the old pipeline on a private site in the south this week. The dismantling of the 1.1-kilometer-long pipeline should be completed by the end of October.