Gas on the agenda
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Gas grid decarbonisation needed, report argues
The report ‘Pressure in the pipeline: decarbonising the UK’s gas‘ argues that deeper decarbonisation of UK gas is essential if the country is to meet its current and likely future emissions reduction target. The report assesses how to decarbonise gas in the UK by increasing the supply of low carbon gases and by reducing demand for gas in the heat sector. It calls for new government investment and incentives for decarbonisation to be an urgent priority in Ofgem’s next price control framework for gas from April 2021.
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First live hydrogen trials on campus ‘living lab’
Buildings on the Staffordshire campus are now being heated by the 20% hydrogen and methane blend, after the trial was sanctioned from a safety perspective by the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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Five hydrogen projects share £28m BEIS funding
The funding package itself forms part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) £500m innovation fund, dedicated to harnessing and rolling out advanced technology to fight climate change.
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ETI launches hydrogen storage project
The project builds on findings in a report published by ETI last year which identified significant value in the potential use of salt caverns for storing hydrogen gas which could then be used to power gas turbines when demand for electricity is high.
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Developing domestic hydrogen appliances ‘needs strong policy direction’
A new report published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) looked at the feasibility of developing domestic hydrogen appliances in order to support the conversion of the gas grid to low carbon hydrogen. The report explores factors including cost, technical challenges and how barriers might be addressed.
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Could hydrogen be used to power homes?
As the Government looks to solve the carbon emissions problem associated with heating Britain’s homes, could hydrogen provide the answer? Arup is leading a team commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which is currently investigating the technical and safety case, downstream of the gas meter, of converting the UK’s gas network to run on hydrogen, rather than natural gas.
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Could hydrogen piggyback on natural gas infrastructure?
With fuel cell vehicles now on the forecourts, hydrogen is being enthusiastically promoted as a clean, efficient and sustainable energy source.
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Consumers back hydrogen for heating but fear cost hikes
Blending small quantities of hydrogen into the gas pipeline network is considered as a possible “quick-win” solution to meet carbon reduction targets.
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CCC report outlines measures needed to achieve climate targets
In a new report ‘UK housing: Fit for the future?‘ the CCC warns that the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets will not be met without the near-complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from UK buildings. The report finds that emissions reductions from the UK’s 29 million homes have stalled, while energy use in homes – which accounts for 14% of total UK emissions – increased between 2016 and 2017.
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