The Peakshaver liquid natural gas installation and storage site operated by NV Nederlandse Gasunie at the Port of Rotterdam. The Netherlands is throwing a hydrogen life preserver to pipelines that are on the brink of becoming stranded assets. The nation will end most natural-gas production this year, forcing NV Nederlandse Gasunie to find alternative uses for its 15,000 kilometers of pipes. The state-owned company is studying which segments of its wide network to adapt to transport, produce and store hydrogen over the next decade as the European Union seeks to green its economy. Home to what was once Europe’s biggest gas field, the Netherlands decided to shut production at Groningen after decades of exploration and pumping triggered earthquakes . Demand will taper off, as well, since the government pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost half this decade. That leaves Gasunie with as much as 9,321 miles of […]