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ENERGY
HYDROGEN 47

Hydrogen will have a role to play as “Hydrogen will have a role to
the UK moves its energy supply to
‘renewable, greener’ sources. The UK play as the UK moves its energy
hydrogen strategy was released in
August 2021, which included a target supply to ‘renewable, greener’
of 5GW of hydrogen based energy
production by 2030 with The British sources.”
Energy Security Strategy being
updated in April 2022 stating the UK
Government’s intention to double its burners. The fi nal decision on this will blended into natural gas (NG). The
output to a capacity of 10GW by be made by the end of 2023. project, managed by a specialist
2030. Hydrogen blending has some major energy company, started during 2017
advantages compared with pure and is due for completion in 2023, in
At least half of this target is to come hydrogen. In the main, there is no time for the Government’s decision
from electrolytic hydrogen which change necessary for consumers on hydrogen implementation. Some
avoids the requirement for natural gas using gas boilers to heat their homes of the trials, both completed and
as the feedstock. A commitment was or for industries using gas-fi red ongoing, include the following:
made by the Government to meet heating and drying equipment.
this aspiration by 2025 with 2GW of • Keele, Staff ordshire. A hundred
low emission hydrogen production Moving to a 20% blend in the homes and 30 university buildings
capacity, either in operation or country’s natural gas network requires received a NG/H blend between
construction and 1GW of electrolytic the scientifi c evidence to prove it will October 2019 and March 2021,
hydrogen. work eff ectively and is safe. marking a safe and successful
operation of the UK’s fi rst live
A concerted eff ort is needed to HyDeploy project hydrogen trial. This trial provided
ensure that all pieces of the UK's HyDeploy, a major collaborative over 42,000 standard cubic metres
hydrogen puzzle come together to project, developed and delivered in a (scm) of hydrogen, abating over 27
achieve the Government's consortium partnership between six tonnes of CO .
2
commitment. One of the applications organisations, is helping to shape the • Winlaton, Gateshead. A school,
will be to blend 20% of hydrogen into UK Government’s policy on its church, 668 homes and a shop,
the existing natural gas supply. At this hydrogen strategy. The project entails currently receive a NG/H blend. The
level there should be no noticeable the running of several industrial and trial commenced in August 2021.
eff ects on the combustion domestic trials to evaluate the issues No appliance issues or diff erences
performance of domestic or industrial when 20% of hydrogen (H) is have been observed by residents.

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