A

hydrogenvision

forthe

UKHow

theevolutionof

aUK-wide

hydrogennetworkcan

unlockeconomicgrowth,provideconsumerchoiceandbolsterenergysecurityApril

2023The

voice

of

the

networksENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKContributing

PartnersThe

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023ForewordEnergy

touches

every

part

of

our

economy

–

and

we

are

onthe

brink

of

a

major

transformation

in

how

we

both

produceand

use

it.Lawrence

Slade

FEIChiefExecutiveEnergyNetworksAssociationOverthenext27yearsallhomes,businessesandindustriesmustmoveawayfromtheunabatedfossilfuelsthatcurrentlymeetmostofourenergydemandsto

cleanalternativeslikerenewables,nuclearandhydrogen.Buildingourgreenerfuturewillrequireinnovation,investmentandrapidThisreportisavisionfor

howto

dojustthat,showinghowtheinfrastructurewehavetodaycanevolvefromonebasedonthesupplyoffossilfuelsto

oneprovidingthebackboneofacleanhydrogensystem.infrastructuredevelopment.Yet

againstsuchchallenge,thereisopportunity.Acleanenergysystemwithenergysecurityanda?ordabilityatitsheartwillbene?tcompanies,communitiesandconsumersalike.WiththerightcommitmenttoThisdecadeiscritical;we

mustmovefromtalkingaboutchangeto

deliveringit.TheambitiousgovernmenthydrogentargetsacrosstheUKwillonlybemetwithclarity,focusandpartnership.Thegasnetworksare

readyto

playtheirpartintheUK’senergyfuture.Theyhaveaplan,knowwhatisneededto

deliveritandaretakingthenecessarystepsto

dojustthat.Thistransitionto

cleanenergywillrequiresigni?cantchange.Someofthesechanges,

change,andtherightpolicyandregulatorylikebuildingnewo?shorewindfarms,maygounnoticedbyconsumers.Otherchangeswillrequireusto

adjustourbehaviour;for

example,shiftingto

electricvehicles,replacingindustrialfossilfuelequipmentandexchangingthenaturalgasframeworkinplace,we

canusethistransformationto

delivereconomicgrowth,jobsandacleaner,greenerworldthatwillbegoodfor

theUKtodayandforthegenerationsthatfollowtomorrow.boilersthatheatourhomesandbusinesses

Itwillneednewinfrastructure.We

willtodayfor

lowcarbonalternatives.Thescaleandpaceofthischangewilleclipseanythingseeninthesectorbefore.needto

repurposetoday’spipesto

safelyandreliablymovethehydrogenwe

needaround.We

willalsoneednewfacilitiesto

store

hydrogenbetweenwhenitLawrence

Slade

FEIChiefExecutiveWe

willneedarangeoflowcarbonisproducedinsummerto

whenitisneededinwinter.

Andwe

willalsoneednewappliancesinindustry,businessandhomesto

turnthehydrogenintouseableenergy.

ThegasnetworksinGBandNorthernIrelandare

committedto

playingaleadingroleindeliveringthis.GBnetworkoperatorsstandreadyto

invest￡6.8bn2bytheendofthedecadeinhydrogen-focusedprojects,whilstdeliveringtechnologiesto

decarboniseourenergysystem.Hydrogencouldplayacriticalpartofthisstory,

projectedto

providebetween20-35%ofourenergydemandby2050,1deliveringourclimateandsecuritygoalsinawaythatensurestheenergyweneedisa?ordable.Thismeansaneedforrenewables,nuclear,biofuelsandenergye?ciency,

aswellasotheremergingtechnologiessuchascarboncaptureandonthecoreroleofsafelyandreliablystorageandbatteries.Butwithouthydrogen

movingenergyaroundthecountryfrominthemix,therecanbenoNetZero.whereitisproducedto

whereitisused.1

..uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/?le/1

01

1

2

83/UK-Hydrogen-Strategy_web.pdf2./industry-hub/resource-library/gas-goes-green-innovation-impacts.pdf03ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKOur

?

ve

pledges1.

Play

a

lead

rolein

deliveringagainst

the2.

Conduct3.

Engageconsumeacross

ounetworksdeliverinNet

Zerofurther

researchand

testing

inan

open

andtransparentmannerUK's

hydrogenambitionsSteve

FraserPaddy

LarkinChiefExecutiveO?cerMutualEnergyJon

ButterworthChiefExecutiveO?cerNationalGasMark

Wild

OBEChiefExecutiveO?cerSGNChiefExecutiveO?cerCadentGas04The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023e

withers4.

Work5.

Invest

in

bothcollaborativelywith

alldeveloping

aurskilled

workforcefor

the

future

anda

UK

supply

chains

onngstakeholdersacross

thesector

using

a‘whole

systems’approachMark

HorsleyGraham

Edwards

OBEChiefExecutiveO?cerWales&West

UtilitiesChiefExecutiveO?cerNorthernGasNetworksMore

detail

on

these

pledges

can

be

found

on

p.25

?05ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKA

hydrogen

visionfor

the

futureOur

shared

vision

is

one

where

hydrogen

will

havea

crucial

role

to

play,alongside

other

technologies,in

the

energy

system

of

the

future.

It

will

o?erconsumers

choice

when

it

comes

to

decarbonisationand

can

deliver

signi?cant

economic

value

forcommunities

across

the

UK.RConsumerNet

ZeroEconomyDeliveringfor

thewantsandneedsof

consumers,whethertheybeindustrial,commercialorresidential;complementingothertechnologiesby

o?eringadecarbonisationroute

whichmaybecheaperandlessdisruptivefor

some.Transforming

ournetworkto

deliverNetZero

energyfor

theUK,tacklingclimatechangeandimprovingairquality.Supportingajusttransitionto

cleanenergywithjobs,economicvalueandenergysecurity;growingtheUK’sdomestichydrogeneconomywhilstdeliveringwiderbene?tsto

communitiesacrossthecountry.06The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023H

ydrogen

is

essentialfor

Net

Ze

ro“Our

analysis

hasToday,

in2023,theUK(andtheworld)islargelydependentonfossilfuels–for

power,

transport,demonstrated

multiplepathways

to

Net

Zeroin

the

UK.

In

all

of

them,it’s

clear

we

will

needa

lot

of

clean

hydrogen.”industrialprocessesandourfood

system,aswellasfor

heatinghomes,businessesandpublicsectorbuildingslike

schoolsandhospitals.Politiciansandthepublicare

unitedintheambitionto

achieveNetZero

by2

050,thoughtheprecisepathto

reachthisisnotyetknown.Whilstwe

maynotbeableto

sayhowmuchofeachlowcarbontechnologywe

willneed,itisclearthathydrogenisanessentialpartofthefuturelowcarbonenergysystemin2

050,hereintheUKandacrosstheworld.Putsimply,

withouthydrogen,therewillbenoNetZero.CHRIS

STARKCEO,CLIMATECHANGECOMMITTEE(CCC)EXTRACTFROMCOMMENTSMADEBYCHRISONANIGEM-HOSTEDTOUROFUKHYDROGENPROJECTSPowerCleanrenewableswillprovidethebackboneofourfutureelectricitysystem.CleanTransportElectricvehicleswillbedominantinpersonalcars,van?eetsandsometrainsandtrucks,howeverhydrogen-poweredvehicleswillberequiredto

ful?llheavy-dutytransportneeds,suchasshipsandplanes.Itwillalsobeneededto

fuelsomelorries,coachesandlongerbusroutes,aswellasemergencyandconstructionvehicles,andagriculturalmachinery.sourcesofback-uppowerandenergystoragewillcomplementtheseassetstoensurethelightsstayonwhenthesunisn’tshiningorthewindisn’tblowing.Hydrogenwillbeoneofthesecleanback-upsources.Domestic

heatTechnologies

likeheatpumpsandIndustryManyindustries,includingthosethatmakethechemicals,steelandhouseholdgoodswe

allrelyon,willneedthehightemperatureprocessheatthatlowcarbonhydrogenwillsupply.

ThiswillbecriticaltodecarbonisingtheseindustriesandkeepingjobsintheUK.heatnetworkshaveamajorroleindecarbonisingourheatandhotwater,howeverhydrogenislikelyto

bethebestsolutionfor

someconsumers,dependingonwheretheylive,thecharacteristicsoftheirhomeandhowtheyuseheat.07ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKHydrogen

can

get

thebest

use

out

of

ourexisting

infrastructure“Hydrogen

transportand

storageinfrastructure

will

be

acritical

enabler

to

meetGovernment’s

ambitionfor

10

GW

of

hydrogenproduction

by

2030.”Gasnetworksare

usingthetoolswe

are

responsiblefor

to

deliverthisvisionfor

consumers.Withoutgaspipelineinfrastructure,weriskincreasingthecostofthetransitionto

cleanenergy,

forcingindustryandbusinessesto

relocateandunderminingpublicsupportfor

NetZero.ThisiswhytheUK’sgasnetworkshavebeenworkingtogetheronaplanfor

readyingtheexistingnetworksto

deliverNetZero

inthemostcost-e?ectiveandleastdisruptivewaypossible-ablueprintthroughwhichourgasnetworkscanmeetthechallengesandopportunitiesofclimatechange.Hydrogencano?er

alowertotalcostofdecarbonisation,providechoiceandkeepUKbusinessescompetitive.ENAworkhasalreadydemonstratedabalanceddecarbonisationsolutionthatincludesasigni?cantrolefor

hydrogentransformation,alongsidebiogasesandelectri?cation.Thereisgoodevidencetosuggestthatthisbalancedapproachisthemostcost-e?ectivewayto

decarbonise,producinganestimatedsavingofaround￡13bnayearby2050inGBalone.3JANE

TOOGOODUKHYDROGENCHAMPIONEXTRACTFROMHERMARCH2023REPORTACCELERATINGTHE

GROWTH

OF

THE

HYDROGEN

SECTOR:

UK

HYDROGENCHAMPION

RECOMMENDATIONSA2050energysystemwithhydrogenwillmakeuseoftheUK-wideundergroundpipenetworkbuiltandpaidfor

byconsumersoverdecades-reducingtheneedfor

new,

abovegroundinfrastructurewhichcouldbedisruptivefor

thecommunitiesthatwouldlivearoundit.ThousandsofbusinessesandindustrialsitesacrosstheUKare

lookingfor

alowcarbongasto

meettheircarbonreductionrequirementsandremaineconomicallycompetitive.Manycompaniesare

alreadyworkingwithgasnetworkstodaytointroducehydrogenintotheirmanufacturingprocesses.Otherlowcarbongasessuchasbiomethanewillalsoplayimportantrolesalongsidehydrogen.We

willbeevaluatingtheinterplaybetweenhydrogenandbiomethaneinfuturework.3.

ENA,GasDecarbonisationPathways,/assets/images/Resource%20library/ENA%20Gas%20decarbonisation%20Pathways%202050%20FINAL.pdf08The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023Hydrogen

unlocksmultiple

bene?ts

forthe

end

consumerFull

UK

decarbonisationTherewillbenoNetZerowithouthydrogen.ModellingfromUKGovernment,NationalGridandtheCCCallshowconsumerswillneedhydrogeninthefutureNetZeroenergysystem.Increased

energy

securityHydrogencanbeproduced,storedandused?exibly.

Excessrenewableenergycanproducehydrogen,providingenergystorageandback-uppowergeneration,givingconsumerscon?denceinthesecurityoftheirenergysupply.Lower

Net

Zero

costENAanalysishasshownthatamixoflowcarbonheatingsolutionscouldsaveconsumersasmuchas￡13bnayearby

2050intheUK,comparedtoanall-electri?cationscenario.Reliance

and

resilienceAdiverseenergysystemismoreresilient.Gasnetworkso?er99.999%supplyreliability,withconsumersexperiencingunplannedsupplyinterruptions,onaverage,onlyonceinevery14

0years.Consumer

choiceGrowth

opportunityThereare

arangeoftechnologieswhichcanhelpconsumerstoTheUKhydrogeneconomywillneedhomegrownsupplychains,providingnew,

skilledjobsandnewareasofmanufacturingthatcanexportto

consumersinamulti-trillionpoundglobalhydrogenmarket.decarbonise.Thereare

scenarioswherehydrogenmaywellbecheaperandlessdisruptiveforsome.Hydrogenenablesconsumerchoice.Jobs

and

skillsProtectingandcreatingjobsinthegassectorandwidereconomy,

withpotentialto

create221,000jobsby

2050.44.

ENA,Britain’sHydrogenNetworkPlan,/industry-hub/resource-library/britains-hydrogen-network-plan.pdf09ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKHydrogen

can

be

a

uniqueUK

economic

growth

story“Hydrogen

presents

asigni?cant

economicopportunity

for

the

UKand

could

transformour

North

Sea

energyindustry

and

industrialheartlands.”Throughengagementwithconsumersacrossournetworks,ithasbecomeincreasinglyclearthatmovinghydrogenthroughthegasnetworkisnotjustrequiredfor

decarbonisationandcost-e?ectivenessbutisamajoropportunityfor

growingtheUKeconomyanddeliveringajusttransitionto

cleanenergy.ThegasnetworksinGBalonestandreadyto

invest￡6.8bninhydrogen-focusedprojectsby2031/32.5HydrogenUKestimatesinvestmentinthewiderhydrogensupplychaincoulddeliver￡18bneconomicvalueandcreate75,000jobs,6andspeci?cally,withinthegasnetworks,investmentisexpectedto

deliver13,337jobs(a

33%increaseonthecurrent40,000strongworkforce),withafurther11,486createdinthewidersupplychainby2031/32.Throughthisinvestment,andfurtheractionupto

2050,thegasnetworkswillbethebackboneoftheUKhydrogeneconomy:l

Providingcleanfuelwithlowornocarbonemissionsto

keyindustries,manufacturers,ports,schools,hospitalsandagriculture.CHRIS

SKIDMOREl

Protectingandcreatingjobsinthegassectorandwidereconomy,

withpotentialto

create221,000jobsby2050.7l

Boostingexportpotentialfor

UKhydrogencompaniestosellintoafuturemulti-trillionpoundmarket.CHAIROFTHEINDEPENDENTGOVERNMENTREVIEWONNETZEROEXTRACTFROMTHEMISSIONZERO:INDEPENDENTREVIEWOFNETZEROMaximisingopportunitiesfor

economicgrowth,energysecurity,andsupportingcost-e?ectiveconsumerbillsanddecarbonisationwillrequireajoint-endeavourbetweenindustryandtheGovernment.The

joint

endeavorGovernmentIndustryWillsetthestrategyandframeworkstounlockinvestmentWillprovidethecapitalanddeliveryexpertiseAsthemapsinthisreportillustrate,thegasnetworkswillinvestto

ensurewe

are

readyfor

whateverroleisrequiredofus.However,thiswillrequirepolicyandpoliticalsignalsfromWestminster,aswellaslocalgovernment,inorderto

continueto

progressatpace.OutcomeMaximumbene?tsto

UKeconomicgrowthandcost-e?ectiveconsumerbills5.

ENA,NetZeroInnovationImpacts,/industry-hub/resource-library/gas-goes-green-innovation-impacts.pdf6.

EconomicImpactAssessment,HydrogenTaskforce,Economicvaluenumberisgrossvalueadded.7.

ENA,Britain’sHydrogenNetworkPlan,/industry-hub/resource-library/britains-hydrogen-network-plan.pdf10The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023DistilleriesHarnessinghydrogentoprovideheatfor

distillationAndrexQuornReplacingnaturalgaswithhydrogento

powertheirtoiletpaperfactoryUsinghydrogentodecarbonisefoodproductionoperationsWrightbusGreenhydrogenproductionprojectinBallymenato

powerhydrogenbusesinNorthernIrelandSCNINOFelixstowe

Port100

MW

electrolytichydrogenfacilityto

decarbonisetheUK’sbusiestportNERWE

PembrokeNet

Zero

CentreNW100-300MWelectrolytichydrogenfacilitywithopportunityto

supportGW-scaleFloatingO?shoreWind(FLOW)intheCelticSeaEMWNWSWMEALanzatech’s

ProjectDRAGONAcommercial-scalefacilitytotransformwastegasesintosustainablejetfuelNTSOSESWAirbusTate&

LyleZero

EmissionDevelopmentCentrefor

hydrogentechnologiesExploringtheuseofhydrogento

decarbonisethesugarre?neryprocess11ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKMapping

out

the

potentialThe

UK’s

gas

network

consists

of

overFor

the

?rst

time,

Britain’s

gas

networks

have

come280,000

km

of

pipes;

enough

to

travel

around

together,

alongside

Mutual

Energy

from

Northern

Ireland,the

world

seven

times.

Around

75%

of

thegas

distribution

pipelines

havebeento

show

the

opportunity

to

develop

a

UK-wide

hydrogeneconomy

between

2030

and

2050.replaced

under

the

Iron

Mains

Risk

ReductionProgramme

–

a

scheme

which

will

see

a

totalinvestment

of

￡28bn.8As

a

result,

the

gasnetworks

already

stand

in

a

strong

positionto

transition

to

new,

low

carbon

gases.We

havedevelopedaseriesofmaps,outlinedinsubsequentpagesofthisreport,depictingaplausiblevisionfor

therolloutofhydrogenandtheinfrastructureto

supportit.In5-yearincrements,themapsshowwhatagradualshiftto

ahydrogen-basednetworkcouldlooklike.

Theyshowwherepipesare

beingrepurposedtokeeptransitioncostsdownfor

consumers,supportedbystrategicnewbuildinfrastructure.Newpolicyannouncementsare

acceleratingthedevelopmentofthehydrogeneconomyinorderto

increasesystemresilience,andpreparefor

rapidscaleupinthe2030sinlinewiththeHydrogenStrategyandSixthCarbonBudget.Thesemapsare

rooted

inrobustmodelling,completedin2021,whichwe’vecollaboratedwiththeUKGovernmentto

develop.ThisisknownastheCommonFutureEndStates(or“CFES”)modelling.Thescenariore?ectedinthesemapsisthe“H5”scenariofromthismodelling,whichisanambitiousyetrealisticscenariofor

therolehydrogencouldplayintheenergysystemofthefuture.We

havecollaboratedwithMutualEnergyinNorthernIrelandto

supplementthismodellingwithplausibleestimatesfor

therolloutofhydrogeninNorthernIrelandaswell.10Governmenttargetsfor

o?shorewindwillseeahugeincreasein?xed

and?oatingo?shorewindaroundourcoasts.Therewillbetimeswhentheelectricitygeneratedfromourwindresourcesoutstripsdemand.Winddevelopersunderstandthatgreenhydrogenproductionisanopportunityto

avoidcurtailment,whichcostUKconsumersover￡500min2022fromonshorewindfarmsalone.ThisiswhySGNisconductingastudyto

assessthepotentialvolumeofgreenhydrogenproductioninScotlandfromexistingcurtailedrenewableenergydevelopmentsandfromplannedassets.Themapsare

basedon:l354TWh

ofhydrogeninthe2050energysystem,whichisapproximatelyhalfofcurrentUKnaturalgasdemandfor

heatingandisbroadlyalignedwithprojecteddemandintheClimateChangeCommittee’s“Headwinds”andNationalGrid’s“SystemTransformation”

scenarios.Similarly,developersofnewnuclear–atgigawattandsmallmodularscale–are

exploringhowto

integratehydrogenintotheirsites,whereheatfromnuclearplantso?ers

highe?ciencyproduction.AsMissionZero

stated:“nuclearstationsalsoproduceverylargevolumesoflowcost,lowcarbonheat.HistoricallythisheathasnotbeenutilisedintheUK.ButintheNetZero

context,therearearangeoffutureopportunitiesto

takeadvantageofit,throughforexampleimprovingthee?ciencyofhydrogenproduction”.9Asaresult,theGovernment’scommitmentto

scaleuptheUK’snuclear?eetprovidesadditionalopportunityfor

hydrogenproduction.l17mhomessuppliedbyhydrogenand14mbyelectricalternativesin2

050(these?guresalsore?ecthousingstockgrowthinthisperiod).l50TWh

ofhydrogenstoragedeliveredby2050,whichisroughly?vetimesthecurrentnaturalgasstoragecapacityintheUK.Dueto

theextensivecapacityoftheUK’sgasnetworks,greaterlevelsofinvestmentintonewrenewableprojectscouldbeunlockedifproducershaveaccessto

pipelinesto

carrytheirhydrogento

aconsumer.Asaresult,networksare

commonlyseenasenablingpartnersinnewenergyandindustrialdecarbonisationprojectsacrosstheUK.8.

HydrogenUK,HydrogenNetworks,/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/HUK_Recommendations-for-the-Acceleration-of-Hydrogen-Networks_online-Jan23.pdf9

.

MissionZero,.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/?le/1

1

2

86

89

/mission-zero-independent-review.pdf1

0.

EstimatesforthepercentageofconnectionstothehydrogennetworkinNorthernIrelandhavebeenextrapolatedfromdatainareportproducedbyGuidehousein2

02

1

forthe?vegasnetworksinNorthernIreland12The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023Since2

02

1

therehasbeenanincreaseinambitionfromUKgovernmentinrelationto

hydrogenwhichwe

havesoughtto

factorintothemaps,usingourknowledgeofactivityonthegroundtore?ectthisinthemaps.Thisincludes:Aswe

deliverthehydrogennetworkindicatedonthemaps,theremainderofthenetworkwillcontinueto

transportnaturalgassafelyandreliablyto

thosewhorelyonit.Thevolumeofnaturalgaswe

usewilldeclineovertimeasconsumersconvertto

cleanalternativessuchaslowcarbonelectricityandhydrogen.Asaresult,andasthemapsshow,

by2050thevolumeofenergytransportedbythegasnetworktransportswillbesigni?cant,butlessthantoday.SmallscalegreenhydrogenprojectsacrossthecountrysupportedbytheRenewableTransport

FuelsObligation,the￡240mNetZero

HydrogenFund,and￡9

0mGreenHydrogenFundinScotlandAlongsidethemapsofpipelineinfrastructure,we

havealsoindicatedwherewe

expectto

seelikelysitesfor

hydrogenproduction,carboncaptureandstoragefacilities,hydrogenstorageandhydrogenusedinanumberoftransportapplications(aviation,ruraltrainsandhydrogenrefuelingstations).Longterm,theremaywellalsobesigni?canteconomicopportunityfromhydrogenexport,whichwe

haveindicatedonthemaps.Networksare

engagingnowwithelectrolyticandCCUS-enabledhydrogenproductiondevelopersto

assesstheirneedsandensuretheyarereadyto

playasupportingroleingettingprojectso?theground.LargescalebluehydrogenproductionprojectsunderwayintheNorthWest

andNorthEastenabledbytheUK’s?rstCarbonCaptureUtilisationandStorage(CCUS)clustersPreparationsfor

ahydrogenvillagetrialineitherRedcarinTeesside

orWhitbyintheNorthWest.Thetrialwillsee1

00%hydrogenusedinexistingpipelines,andbyexistingresidentialandcommercialconsumersfrom2025Asthemapsillustrate,thegasnetworkswillenablenationwideproductionanduseofhydrogenacrosstheUKto:l

Unlock

the

full

range

of

economic

bene?ts

ito?ersineachpartofthecountry.TheH1

00Fife

projectinScotlandwhichwillconnect300homesto

theUK’s?rst1

00%hydrogennetworkin2025l

Provide

choice,

?exibility

and

resilience

to

Government,localauthorities,andconsumersto

assistinthedevelopmentoftheirgrowthanddecarbonisationstrategies.Giventhescaleofthenetworkbothtodayandinfuture,themapsshowonlyrepurposedandnewtransmissionpipelines.Itisimportantto

notethatthedistributionnetworktransportingourgasunderthestreetsandroadsofourvillages,townsandcitiesisalsobeingrepurposedwherenecessaryto

underpinthistransition.Thiswillhappenalongsidetheworkonthetransmissionnetworkindicatedonthemaps.Fulldetailsofthedatawhichunderpinsthemapscanbefoundintheappendix.13ENAA

hydrogen

vision

for

the

UKMapping

out

the

potential2030ENERGY

TARGETSUKGovernment:10GWoflowcarbonhydrogenproduction(withatleast5GWofthisfromelectrolyticproduction)ScottishGovt:5GWhydrogenproduction50GWo?shorewindFourCCUSIndustrialClustersHydrogenTown,

followingdeliveryofaHydrogenVillageHOW

WILL

THE

CONSUMER

BENEFIT?Hydrogenwillbeavailablefor

consumersinindustrialclusters,withco-locatedsupplyanddemandthatwillbesupportedbylocaldedicated[private]networksandstorageSCIntheseareas,businessesare

abletobene?tfrom‘?rst-mover’statusinthepioneeringofhydrogen-poweredproductsNINOTECHNICAL

DETAILOnlyasmallnumberofnaturalgasconnectionshaveconvertedto

hydrogen,largelyindustrialNENWLargepartsofthenationaltransmissionsystemare

convertedto

transport100%hydrogento

earlyindustrialfuelswitchersandpowergenerators.Newandre-purposedsectionsofthisnetworkwilldeliverahydrogenbackboneinfrastructureonanationallevel,linkinghydrogenproductionwithdemandviadownstreamhydrogenreadygasnetworksEMWNWMEAWSInNorthernIreland,arelativelysmallcorridorofpipelineinfrastructurecanconnectelectrolysisproductionsitesatpotentialo?shorewindgridconnectionlocations,currentthermalpowerstations,saltcavernstoragesitesandtheexistinggastransmissionsystemNTSOSESWHydrogenstorageinsaltcavernsanddepletedoilandgaswellswillcomeonstreamintheearly2

030sDemandvolumesare

predictedandpipelinesare

avisualrepresentationofpotentialgeographiclocations.Pipeline

developments?NewandrepurposedNationalTransmissionSystempipesPercentage

of

consumers

usingthe

hydrogen

network?0-1

0?

?1

1

-2

0?

?2

1

-30??31

-40?

?41

-50?

?51

-6

0??6

1

-7

0?

?7

1

-80?NewandrepurposedLocalTransmissionSystempipes?Newthirdpartypipes14The

voice

of

the

networksApril

2023DEMANDEarlyhydrogendemanddrivenbyindustrialclustersandFreeportdevelopment.EarlyresidentialandcommercialdemandaroundhydrogenTown

projectsstartsCSCARBON

CAPTURE

&

STORAGEThe?rstfacilitieswillbeoperationalaroundMorecambeBay,

theNorth-EastofEnglandandnearAberdeenBLUE

HYDROGEN

PRODUCTIONIndustrialclusterdemandunderpinsdevelopmentofbluehydrogenproductioninplaceslikePembrokeshire,

EllesmerePort,theHumber,Bacton,TeessideandScotlandSCGREEN

HYDROGEN

PRODUCTIONNIE?ortsto

decarbonisethepowersectorseeincreasedgreenhydrogenproductionacrossthecountryNONESTORAGEThe?rsthydrogenstoragefacilitiesareoperational,largelylocatednearindustrialclustersintheNorth-West,theHumberandTeessideNWEMWNHYDROGEN

FOR

TRANSPORTWMAirportssuchasManchester,LiverpoolandBristolbeginusinghydrogentodecarbonisesomeoperation