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PLANNING

FOR CHANGE

The UK’s gas networks have come together to
formulate a plan for the UK’s hydrogen future.
Published in collaboration with the Energy
Networks Association (ENA) the Hydrogen
Network Plan provides a blueprint for a low
carbon energy mix by 2050

ublished as part of Energy of homes in Great Britain. owning and operating £24 billion of
Networks Association’s Gas Britain’s Hydrogen Network Plan energy infrastructure, will:
Goes Green programme, also sets out the work gas network Ensure the safe delivery of hydrogen
Britain’s Hydrogen Network companies will undertake to meet through innovation projects. This
P Plan sets out the detail of the the UK’s other hydrogen objectives, includes work being undertaken
activity that all five of Britain’s gas including being ready by 2023 to blend by the Hy4Heat programme (led by
network companies (Cadent, National up to 20 per cent hydrogen into local BEIS), to test different household
Grid, Northern Gas Networks, SGN & gas grids and to help the UK meet its appliances such as boilers, heaters
Wales & West Utilities) will undertake hydrogen production target of 1GW by and cookers in variety of different
to turn Britain’s hydrogen ambitions 2025 and 5GW by 2030. settings, and the world-leading H21,
into reality, as set out in the Prime It sets out how they will help deliver H100 Fife and HyNTS Future Grid
Minister’s November 2020 10-point a network of refuelling facilities projects, which are testing different
plan for a green industrial revolution. for zero emissions heavy good parts of the gas network.
This includes plans to deliver the vehicles, and connect the renewables Maintain security of energy supply,
UK’s first hydrogen town by 2030, in a production, carbon capture and to ensure gas networks have enough
major new blueprint for building the storage and hydrogen use for industrial capacity to meet Britain’s energy
UK’s hydrogen economy. SuperPlaces, helping deliver two demands using hydrogen. This
Between them, the companies are clusters by the mid-2020s and two includes modelling how gas networks
responsible for owning and operating more by 2030. will behave, to ensure that capacity
the pipelines and other infrastructure Specifically, the plan provides explains is put in place in the right places and
that currently deliver gas to 85 per cent how the companies, responsible for how much hydrogen will be needed.

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