Our network
For Germany and Europe
GASCADE currently transports natural gas and soon also hydrogen – safely, reliably and efficiently. Set in the heart of Europe, our 3,700-kilometre-long pipeline network connects different sources with the major consumption centres in Germany and Europe. We transport energy over long distances to exactly where it is needed. We are constantly developing the pipeline system to also guarantee high supply security in the era of energy transition.
EUGAL documentary: The film about the project
Planning and building EUGAL were a challenge for everyone involved. Key planning and construction steps were filmed for the EUGAL documentary film. The story is told by those actively involved in the project. Impressive scenes were produced with strong images and personal impressions. Enjoy watching it!
Our stations
put pressure back into the gas.
On its route from the source to consumers, natural gas travels many thousands of kilometres in large pipelines, during which it loses pressure as the molecules in the flow of gas rub against each other and the inside of the pipe. This loss has to be compensated for. That is done by GASCADE's eleven nationwide compressor stations, which are spaced at around 250 kilometres apart in the pipeline network.
Up to 5,700 revolutions a minute
Natural gas compressors are the heart of those stations. Several impellers arranged behind each other on a shaft in a steel casing rotate at a speed of up to 5,700 revolutions a minute, spinning the molecules of the inflowing gas outwards and so compressing them more densely together. Gas turbines like those used in aircraft – and the steam turbine drive the compressors. For the purpose of noise control, the gas turbines are located in sound enclosures, which are in turn located in compressor houses.
The gas volume is reduced when it is compressed. That means more energy can be transported through the pipeline. The pipeline's capacity increases – and so does supply security for customers.
If you are planning construction projects in the vicinity of our pipelines, we check them with a view to the safety of our facilities. Before starting any construction work, it is essential to obtain comprehensive pipeline information in order to avoid damage to underground supply lines.
Do you want to make a construction and planning enquiry? GASCADE uses the German Nationwide Information System for Pipeline Research (BIL) to answer your enquiry. The portal offers a complete digital workflow for pipeline information – and the best way for you to formulate your enquiry quickly, free of charge and in a legally secure manner.
Please submit your third-party planning inquiries via the portal of the German national information system for pipeline inquiries BIL.
The easy-to-follow menu navigation guides you safely through the process. All the necessary information is requested in a structured way.
Thanks to official map backgrounds and aerial photographs, the construction project can be precisely localised. This guarantees you high-quality and complete line information from all affected operators that can be reached via BIL. In addition, you have the option of importing your planning data directly into the system as a KML file.
You submit your enquiry to BIL centrally and just once. BIL checks which utility operators are responsible and forwards the enquiry to them. The utility operator checks the enquiry and also replies via BIL. This means that all the information is bundled for you and you receive a quick response.
The BIL enquiry and documentation system ensures automatic archiving and history recording. This provides you with legally secure proof that you have duly obtained the information you require about the pipeline.
Any questions?
Dimitrius Bach
Third-party planning inquiries
Rights of way & pipeline network documentation
Telephone: +49 561 934-1372
Consequential damage
Following completion of the construction of our pipeline, consequential damage to agricultural crops may occur. This damage will be examined, assessed and compensated for by our company or by agricultural experts acting on our behalf. The prerequisite for compensating for consequential damage is that we receive notification of the damage claim in good time, at least four weeks before the damaged agricultural crops are harvested.
To simplify matters, we reserve the right to settle minor damage in a simplified procedure. This requires that the damage claim contains an estimated, but as accurate as possible, initial assessment of the damage.
For this purpose, please use only the form available on this page, and send the completed damage claim to us by e-mail, post or fax. We will then get in touch with you.
Any questions?
Holger Hübert
Consequential damage
Rights of way & pipeline network documentation
Telephone: +49 561 934-1936
Christian Peine
Consequential damage
Rights of way & pipeline network documentation
Telephone: +49 561 934-2528
