Gas pipelines could switch to hydrogen in ‘green’ plans
A quarter of Britain’s gas transmission pipelines could be converted to carry clean-burning hydrogen within a decade under ambitious plans from National Grid.
The FTSE 100 energy company is exploring proposals to repurpose 2,000km of steel pipes to link a series of new industrial clusters that are expected to produce hydrogen and use it to decarbonise manufacturing.
The proposed “hydrogen backbone” would be expected to cost many billions of pounds as compressor equipment that pumps gas through the pipes is not suitable for use with hydrogen and would need to be replaced.
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