Finland's Gasgrid has selected StreamTec Solutions (STS) as its Owners Engineering partner to support the development of hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea. Under a four-year Framework contract for Owners Engineering Services, the project will focus on two main projects: The Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector (BHC) and the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC). The BHC project aims to construct an offshore hydrogen pipeline connecting Finland, Sweden, and central Europe, while the NBHC project targets developing hydrogen infrastructure from Finland to Germany through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland by 2030. Six gas transmission operators have completed a pre-feasibility study for the 2,500km NBHC, which is projected to transport up to 2.7 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2040. Gasgrid also has the option to extend the framework contract with STS for an additional four years. Esa Hallivuori, Gasgrid's Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Projects, highlighted that the hydrogen economy will enhance security of supply, safety, flexibility in the Baltic Sea region and Europe, and stimulate new investments and job creation. Georg Nowack, Project Manager at STS, emphasized the firm's expertise in delivering innovative projects in hydrogen and offshore construction.