Case Study: NGN accelerates East Coast Hydrogen route planning with Optioneer by Continuum Industries

NGN defines 45 hydrogen route scenarios in 8 weeks with Continuum Industries

The customer, NGN, faced the challenge of strategically planning a large-scale hydrogen pipeline network. This complex process required assessing numerous routes while accounting for future hydrogen demand, regulatory changes, public safety, and environmental impacts, all within a highly constrained urban area. To address this, NGN partnered with Continuum Industries and used their Optioneer platform for the pre-FEED study.

Using Continuum Industries' Optioneer, the project team was able to rapidly develop and compare hundreds of route options and scenarios. This solution enabled them to assess 800 km of pipeline routes and over 100 customer locations in a fraction of the traditional time. The impact was significant: route design time was cut from an estimated 9 months to just 3 months, and major route changes that previously took over a month could now be accomplished in minutes, greatly accelerating the entire project planning process.

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