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IGEM NEWS | Industrial Affiliates

Arup and Kiwa Gastec explore

potential for hydrogen

explore the practicalities of Ultimately, the project will
using the zero-carbon gas in have laid all the ground
homes and will facilitate work for the demonstration
the design and manufacture of a pilot project in a village
of new appliances such as or small town.
fires, cookers and boilers, Claire Perry, Climate
for both domestic and Change Minister, said: “Our
commercial use. Clean Growth Strategy sets
In 2016, natural gas met out how we intend to
nearly two-thirds of total reduce carbon emissions
UK domestic demand for from homes across the
energy. Hydrogen fuel country. This £25 million
produces only water and Hydrogen for Heat
heat when burnt, so a move programme will provide
away from natural gas in important evidence on how
homes would have a we might convert heating
significant impact on and cooking systems to
reducing the UK’s carbon hydrogen, explore the
footprint. feasibility of the transition
The use of other fuels in from natural gas and,
the gas network is not new. crucially, the opinions of
Until the 1970s, town gas the people who could be
made from coal contained using this zero-carbon fuel.”
up to 50 per cent hydrogen. Mark Crowther, Technical
The programme will look at Over 44 million gas Director at Kiwa Gastec,
the feasbility of replacing appliances were said: “This programme will
natural gas with hydrogen successfully moved from make a significant
town gas to natural gas contribution to the UK
IGEM INDUSTRIAL Department for Business, following the discovery of tapping into the hydrogen
AFFILIATE Kiwa Gastec is Energy and Industrial oil and natural gas in the economy. It will help build
working alongside Arup as Strategy (BEIS), will look at North Sea. This programme the UK’s capability to design
it leads a UK government the feasibility of converting will examine how a similar and manufacture appliances
project examining the a small village or estate to conversion could be to use hydrogen. It also
feasibility of phasing out replace natural gas with achieved in moving to could open up options for
domestic natural gas in hydrogen for cooking and hydrogen gas. decarbonising transport – a
favour of hydrogen. heating. The project, expected to development that would be
The £25 million Hydrogen The Arup-led consortium, run until March 2021, will far easier if hydrogen is
for Heat programme, including hydrogen explore public attitudes to available via existing gas
commissioned by the specialists Kiwa Gastec, will changing to hydrogen. infrastructure.” ■

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