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Route Engineering & Energy Infrastructure

Energy distribution, energy and utility networks

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The expansion of high-performance energy and utility networks is a key prerequisite for the energy transition. DMT supports infrastructure projects in the fields of electricity, gas, hydrogen, water, heating and telecommunications with integrated engineering services across the entire value chain.

From the initial feasibility study through to planning and approval, right through to tendering, construction supervision and documentation, we support our clients as a reliable partner on projects involving gas and hydrogen pipelines, pipelines of all pressure ratings and dimensions, low-, medium- and high-voltage cables, new construction and decommissioning projects, or transmission and distribution networks.

Project management and construction supervision are handled either by our experts at DMT Engineering Surveying or by the Project Management Office. In this way, we ensure that projects are delivered on time and in compliance with all quality, safety and environmental requirements.

“Route engineering encompasses the planning, approval and implementation of line infrastructure for energy and utility networks.”

Alexander Reinhardt
Managing Director, DMT Engineering Surveying
+49 40 67587138 431

Let us bring together technical, economic, legal and environmental requirements to create a viable overall solution. I look forward to hearing from you!

Leistungen entlang des gesamten Projektzyklus

Feasibility studies, land use analysis and alternative route assessment

In the early stages of a project, we examine the technical, economic and spatial feasibility of planned pipeline infrastructure. We analyse potential route corridors, assess spatial constraints and compare different options in order to establish a sound basis for the project’s further development.

Our services include:

  • Feasibility studies
  • Spatial resistance analyses
  • Option studies
  • Route corridor assessments
  • Technical and economic assessments
  • Development of preferred options
  • Documentation and decision-making criteria

Conceptual and detailed design

Based on the preferred option selected, we draw up the technical plans for transmission and distribution networks. In doing so, we lay the groundwork for a safe, cost-effective and regulatory-compliant implementation.

Our services include:

  • Overview and route plans
  • Longitudinal and cross-sections
  • 3D renderings and visualisations
  • Design of special structures and crossings
  • Pipe layout plans
  • Detailed technical planning
  • Construction drawings for the building phase

Permit planning and land management

In parallel with the technical planning, we oversee the approval processes and coordinate the relevant technical and regulatory matters. The aim is to ensure that the project is implemented in a legally compliant and efficient manner.

Our services include:

  • Approval documents
  • Explanatory reports
  • Land management
  • Planning of working and buffer strips
  • Construction site organisation and access planning
  • Coordination with public authorities
  • Coordination with authorities and other project stakeholders

Our specialist expertise for holistic infrastructure projects

Complex infrastructure projects require close collaboration between different specialist disciplines. Discover our detailed services in the field of route engineering and energy infrastructure:
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Reference project: Voerde–Walsum H₂ pipeline

As part of the development of Germany’s hydrogen infrastructure, DMT is undertaking the technical design of the Voerde–Walsum H2 pipeline.

The project comprises an approximately eight-kilometre-long DN 400 pipeline. Specific technical requirements arise from several planned horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations, which enable the pipeline to cross sensitive areas in a way that minimises the impact on the environment.

Our services include:

  • technical pipeline design
  • Route development
  • technical preparation for the planning approval process
  • Preparation of detailed route-planning documentation

Project details

  • Client: Thyssengas GmbH
  • Pipeline: DN 400 hydrogen pipeline
  • Route length: approx. 8 km
  • Project status: Planning phase
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Reference project: Emsdetten high-pressure gas pipeline

DMT provided support throughout all phases of the project – from planning to as-built documentation – for the construction of a new high-pressure gas pipeline approximately 3.5 kilometres long.

Our services included:

  • Support with the planning permission process
  • Technical planning and design
  • Tendering and contract award
  • Construction supervision
  • Technical documentation

Project details

  • Client: Thyssengas GmbH
  • Pipeline: High-pressure gas pipeline DN 200, DP 16
  • Route length: approx. 3.5 km
  • Scope of work: Design through to as-built documentation

What you should know:

Frequently Asked Questions on Route Engineering and Energy Infrastructure

Route engineering encompasses the planning, approval and implementation of pipeline infrastructure for electricity, gas, hydrogen, water, heating and telecommunications networks.

DMT supports infrastructure projects by carrying out feasibility studies, land use analyses, route planning, planning for regulatory approvals, tendering, contract award and construction supervision.

DMT designs transmission and distribution networks for electricity, gas, hydrogen, water, heat and telecommunications.

Yes. DMT supports projects in the field of hydrogen infrastructure, from technical planning right through to the preparation of planning permission applications and planning approval procedures.

DMT prepares planning application documents, coordinates project stakeholders, supports land management and lays the groundwork for the project to be implemented in a legally compliant manner.

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