Our technical expertise, technological capabilities and drive for innovation power our product offer for energy transition applications: hydrogen storage and transportation, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), geothermal and other renewable sources of energy.
Thanks to our vertically-integrated process and the technologically advanced manufacturing tubular vessel line, Tenaris can supply reliable hydrogen storage systems with the highest quality large tubular vessels, characterized by tight tolerances, large dimensions and capacities of up to 1000 bar.
We have pioneered technical solutions in our manufacturing process to address hydrogen embrittlement and high working pressures. Our tubular vessel manufacturing enhances fatigue resistance, preserving quality and safety.
Tenaris acquired a solid experience in supplying pipes and tubes for hydrogen production requirements, mainly through Steam Methane Reforming – SMR and Autothermal Reforming – ATR processes. We provide a wide range of steels grades, reliability, custom product engineering, and project management.
In addition, we provide flexibility, fast tracking and very early involvement in projects as part of our Total Cost of Ownership model.
Hydrogen transportation requires safe line pipe infrastructure, with products able to withstand the embrittlement typically caused by hydrogen.
We are playing a leading role in the development of the HyLINE project, leveraging our expertise and R&D capabilities to provide H2-ready solutions to create a new European hydrogen transportation network.
As part of our renewable portfolio, we provide high precision, cold-drawn and structural hot-rolled seamless tubes to be used in wind and solar energy applications.
Our steel grades are designed according to the latest regulations.
We supply low carbon steel pipes and customized solutions for applications in waste-to-energy, biomass plants.
All our products are compliant with the strictest safety requirements and our steel grades are designed for excellent performance under extremely high pressures and temperatures.
Many new technologies aim to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) will play an essential role. Our products, including proprietary steel grades and TenarisHydril connections, have been extensively used in CO2 injection wells for Enhanced Oil Recovery and in salt domes. Our portfolio is well equipped to take on the latest challenges associated with CCUS injection wells.
We have solid expertise with the corrosive conditions found in offshore and onshore transportation for CO₂ use and sequestration.
In order to offer advanced performance for these challenging applications, we have been developed a wide variety of products (seamless and welded pipes, coating) through special R&D programs and international collaborations.
We supply a variety of low carbon steels and high alloys, such as the proprietary Thor®115 as a proven alternative to grade 91, as well as tubes and pipes with improved resistance to steam oxidation, allowing power plant engineers to take full advantage of the high efficiency HRSG in combined cycle power plants.
To ensure a 360-degree approach that captures all possible synergies, we have launched a global R&D program that focuses on the interaction of threaded connections and steels grades manufactured using different processes including hydrogen and CO2 in a variety of conditions of purity, pressure and temperature.
Also, Tenaris actively participates in normative bodies (ASME, API, ISO among others) and in relevant Joint Industrial Programs working on the development of essential knowledge in hydrogen-related technologies such as HyLINE (Norway, Sintef) and HyBlend (USA, DOE) and continues to participate in research groups such as EPRG, EIGA and DNVGL, which are dedicated to studying hydrogen.
Tenaris has published a number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) stating the environmental performance of its main products based on their Life Cycle Assessment. The EPDs measure the impact of steel pipe on air emissions, energy use, climate change, the recovery of co-products and water use, from a lifecycle perspective.
The EPD declaration is in compliance with the rules of the International EPD® System and meets the requirements of ISO14025. We have obtained the EPD for OCTG, linepipe, structural, large vessels and power generation solutions.
We believe that by being an active participant and projecting our industrial values we can act as a force for community development and sustainability. We are committed to minimizing the impact of our operations on the environment and surrounding communities.
Axpo Italia, a leader in the renewable energy sector, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tenaris, through which Axpo will supply Dalmine, Tenaris’s seamless steel pipe mill in Italy, with 15 GWh per year of certified green energy.
Mihaela Cristea, Senior Product Manager for Hydrogen Technology, was invited to share Tenaris’s experience at the Hydrogenius Symposium.
Tenaris has partnered with Snam and RINA to assess the capability of Underground Gas Storage (UGS) wells to manage gas blends up to 100% hydrogen content, as well as to define a hydrogen-ready design for new wells.