UK’s first hydrogen town planned for 2030

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The companies that run the UK’s gas grid have set out a blueprint to establish the country’s first hydrogen town by 2030.

Britain’s Hydrogen Network Plan, which is part of the Energy Networks Association’s Gas Goes Green programme, will see coordinated activity from all five of Britain’s gas network companies - Cadent, National Grid, Northern Gas Networks, SGN & Wales & West Utilities.

Acting as a roadmap towards the UK’s first hydrogen town, it lays out several objectives along the way, including being ready by 2023 to blend up to 20 per cent hydrogen into local gas grids and a hydrogen production target of 1GW by 2025.

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“Building the UK’s first hydrogen town is not just about replacing the natural gas that most of our homes rely upon today; it’s about reducing our carbon emissions in a safe and secure way,” said Chris Train, the Energy Networks Association’s Gas Goes Green champion.

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