The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that connects Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea suffered damage in September 2022 following an explosion. StreamTec Solutions, a company formed from the management team of the Nord Stream pipelines, has conducted research on the current condition of Nord Stream 2 as well as future options, noting it could be repurposed for hydrogen transport.
Nord Stream 2, whose construction was completed in 2021, consists of two parallel pipeline strings, each 1,230 kilometers long and with a diameter of 1.2 meters, routed through the Baltic Sea from Narva Bay in Russia to Lubmin in Germany.