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Repurposing: Pass or Fail?

Hydrogen repurposing: which pipelines are suitable?

In the August issue of World Pipelines, Penspen’s Integrity Engineers Luke Fahy and Ben Cowell and Executive Vice President of Technical Excellence Nigel Curson delve into one of the most pressing questions facing pipeline operators today: how can existing pipeline infrastructure be repurposed for hydrogen transport? 

Our team introduces a structured screening assessment to evaluate the feasibility of repurposing pipelines to transport hydrogen, using two different aged pipelines to illustrate the approach of determining which pipelines are viable candidates. 

Read the full article on page 39 of the August 2025 edition of World Pipelines.

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