A TRIAL is underway to bring the idea of establishing a UK-wide hydrogen distribution network closer to reality through a collaboration between SGN and INEOS.
Hydrogen supplied to the SGN project from the Grangemouth plant in Scotland will aid in determining how current natural gas networks might be reused for hydrogen production.
The Energy Regulator and gas distribution firms are funding the study, which will utilise hydrogen supplied by INEOS through a 15-mile piece of disused pipeline between the Grangemouth and Granton sites.
It will contribute to a better knowledge of current networks and their appropriateness for delivering hydrogen to households and businesses as a clean alternative to natural gas.
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.”
“We are happy to be collaborating with SGN on a study that will assist assess how the UK’s transmission networks can be repurposed for hydrogen gas,” said Andrew Gardner, chairman of INEOS Grangemouth. Grangemouth, we feel, is the optimum site in Scotland for establishing a hydrogen production, usage, and export hub.”
INEOS unveiled the next phase of its plans to create a world-scale low-carbon hydrogen production in Grangemouth. In January, it committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2045.
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