A TRIAL is under way to bring the prospect of building a UK-wide delivery network for hydrogen a step closer to reality in a partnership between SGN and INEOS.
Hydrogen supplied from the Grangemouth site in Scotland to the SGN project will help determine how existing natural gas networks can be repurposed for hydrogen.
The trial which is funded by the Energy Regulator and gas distribution companies, will use hydrogen supplied by INEOS in a 15-mile section of decommissioned pipeline between the Grangemouth site and Granton.
It will help improve an understanding of existing networks and the suitability to deliver hydrogen as a clean alternative to natural gas to homes and businesses.
Gus McIntosh, SGN director of energy futures, said: “Our Local Transmission System is part of the national critical infrastructure that reaches millions of homes and businesses across the UK. So, repurposing it for hydrogen could support a hydrogen system transformation that is least cost and least disruptive to customers.”
Andrew Gardner, chairman INEOS Grangemouth, said, “We are delighted to be partnering with SGN in a trial that will help determine how the UK’s transmission networks can be repurposed for hydrogen gas. We believe that Grangemouth is the ideal location in Scotland to create a hub for hydrogen production, use and export.”
INEOS announced the next step in its plans to build a world-scale low-carbon hydrogen plant at Grangemouth In January as it commits to being net zero by 2045.
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