Cadent submits proposal to Government for Hydrogen Towns

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Cadent has submitted an outline proposal to government for the possible development of a hydrogen town pilot in the Cheshire West and Chester and a town in Humberside region too.

Proposals for the initial pilot hydrogen heated towns are being considered by government across all UK gas network areas and this is the first stage.

No decisions have been made on where the potential towns might be located. The government is expected to announce which possible locations will be developed later in March 2023. The hydrogen towns are not likely to be realised until 2030 at the earliest.

This is a separate programme to the hydrogen village trial in Whitby, Ellesmere Port.

download HYDROGEN_TIMELINE.pdf

For further information about the Hydrogen Town pilot scheme:

BEIS

Energy Networks Association

In the UK Hydrogen Strategy the UK Government committed to developing plans by 2025 for a possible hydrogen heated town
The aim of the outline plan for the town project is to provide further information to inform policy decisions and future roll-out plans
If implemented, any technologies used in the town project will have already been deemed safe by the Health and Safety Executive following previous assessments
Following this submission, BEIS will make a decision on the proposals, announcing the results later in the year

Cadent

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Future of Gas:

Here at Cadent we support the Government’s plans to reach Net Zero by 2050. That means we’re backing the introduction of hydrogen as a low carbon alternative to natural gas for the future. We know people love the controllability of gas and, with our network already in place, it makes sense to switch to the lower carbon alternative offered by hydrogen, which we believe can keep homes and businesses warm for generations to come.

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