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HUNDREDS OF RESOURCES TO EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE

HERE ARE JUST some of the latest in the hard-to-decarbonise sectors to a community trial.
reports you can discover through the such as industry, heavy transport There is growing international
Hydrogen Knowledge Centre and domestic heating, saving an consensus that hydrogen will be
estimated 40 million tonnes of CO₂ essential to successfully tackling
SGN PROJECT REPORT: FLAME VISIBILITY RISK emissions every year. climate change. So BEIS is working
ASSESSMENT to develop hydrogen as a strategic
By DNV, Margaret Caulfield, Sarah HYDROGEN COUNCIL REPORT: decarbonised energy carrier for the
Kimpton and Andrew Phillips DECARBONISATION PATHWAYS UK, which will be an essential element
This report contains information on This report shows that low carbon of the UK’s efforts to transform and
the relative risks of natural gas and hydrogen supply at scale is decarbonise our energy system in
hydrogen fires, particularly regarding economically and environmentally line with our legally binding 2050 net
their visibility. The fires considered feasible and will have significant zero commitment. Hydrogen can be
are those that could occur on the societal benefits if the right localised used across multiple end-use sectors,
H100 Fife trial network. The H100 approach and best practices for including industry, transport, heat,
Fife project will connect a number production are used. The report also and power. BEIS is looking to support
of residential houses to 100 per cent demonstrates that there is not one and develop low carbon hydrogen
hydrogen gas supply and includes single hydrogen production pathway production methods, which will
hydrogen production, storage and to achieve low lifecycle greenhouse position hydrogen as a highly effective
a new distribution network. From gas (GHG) emissions, but rather the decarbonisation option, particularly in
a review of large and small-scale need for a fact-based approach that hard-to electrify sectors and processes.
tests and incidents, it is concluded leverages regional resources and At the end of 2017 BEIS appointed
that hydrogen flames are likely to be includes a combination of different Arup to be the programme manager
clearly visible for releases above 2bar, production pathways. This will for the Hy4Heat programme. Arup
particularly for larger release rates. achieve both emission and cost partnered with technical and
At lower pressures, hydrogen flame reductions, ultimately helping to industry specialists: Kiwa Gastec,
visibility will be affected by ambient decarbonise the energy system and Progressive Energy, Embers and
lighting, background colour and limit global warming. Yo Energy, and together the team
release orientation, although this is The report outlines that there are oversees the programme and
also the case for natural gas. many ways of producing hydrogen technical management of all the work
and although GHG emissions vary packages. For the past three years
GAS GOES GREEN: BRITAIN’S HYDROGEN widely, very high CO₂ savings can Hy4Heat has been exploring whether
NETWORK PLAN REPORT be achieved across a broad range replacing natural gas (methane)
By Energy Networks Association of different hydrogen production with hydrogen for domestic heating
Britain stands on the cusp of a pathways and end uses. For example, and cooking is feasible and could be
world-leading hydrogen revolution, while ‘green’ hydrogen produced part of a plausible potential pathway
one the UK gas industry is uniquely through water electrolysis with to help meet heat decarbonisation
positioned to take advantage of. renewable power achieves the targets. To do this the programme
With an extensive, world-leading lowest emissions, ‘blue’ hydrogen has been seeking to provide the
gas grid, huge amounts of offshore produced from natural gas with technical, performance, usability
wind resource and liquid energy high CO₂ capture rate and storage and safety evidence to demonstrate
markets, there are few other places as can also achieve low emissions if whether hydrogen can be used for
well-positioned as the UK to lead the best technologies are used and best heat in buildings.
international race to build a hydrogen practices are followed.
economy. Published as part of Energy
Networks Association’s Gas Goes HY4HEAT PROGRESS REPORT
Green programme, Britain’s Hydrogen Hy4Heat’s mission
Network Plan will play a vital role is to establish if
in delivering the UK’s ambitions for it is technically
hydrogen, as set out in the Prime possible, safe, and
Minister’s 10-point plan for a green convenient to
industrial revolution. replace natural
The plan sets out how Britain’s gas gas with
network companies will enable 100 hydrogen in
per cent hydrogen to be transported residential and
for use in different sectors of the UK commercial
economy. It also identifies the wider buildings and
actions needed to provide hydrogen gas appliances.
production and storage, showing This will enable
how transitioning the gas networks the government
to hydrogen will allow hydrogen to to determine
play a full role in achieving net zero whether to proceed

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