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DIGEST Gas Networks, SGN and Wales & West
Utilities run the pipelines that deliver
gas to 85 per cent of the UK’s homes.
In his recent 10-point green
plan, Prime Minister Boris Johnson
recognised that hydrogen could play a
role in the future.
The plan, presented by Energy
Networks Association on behalf of the
gas networks, aims to ensure hydrogen
GAS NETWORKS SET can be safely delivered to homes. This
involves testing hydrogen-enabled
boilers, heaters and cookers.
SIGHTS ON HYDROGEN AS invested around £28 billion in replacing
By 2032, the networks plan to have
old iron gas mains with hydrogen-ready
GREEN FUTURE LOOMS pipes. It is the final third of a decades-
long investment to make the gas network
safer, which it now turns out also makes
them ready to handle hydrogen.
The companies also want to ensure
their networks have the capacity to
SOME OF THE UK’S biggest gas programme, sets out the plans of the meet demand for hydrogen.
networks have set out a plan which they UK’s biggest gas network companies. “Building the UK’s first hydrogen
hope will carve out a space for them in Cadent, National Grid, Northern town is not just about replacing the
an emissions-neutral future. natural gas that most of our homes rely
The companies said they want to be on today; it’s about reducing our carbon
ready by 2023 to make sure up to one emissions in a safe and secure way,”
fifth of gas pumped into UK homes is said Chris Train, from the ENA’s Gas
hydrogen, reports the Press Association. Goes Green project.
The plan also includes an ambition to “It’s about delivering meaningful
help the UK meet its production target choice for households, businesses and
for one gigawatt of hydrogen by 2025, communities. And it’s about ensuring
and five gigawatts by 2030. that the economic benefits of hydrogen
The Hydrogen Network Plan, are spread around the country, to take
which is part of the Energy Networks advantage of the breadth and scale of
Association’s Gas Goes Green GAS GOES GREEN’S CHRIS TRAIN that transformation.”
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