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Hydrogen can replace natural gas
UK engineers have concluded that hydrogen can safely replace natural gas in the UK’s grid, supporting the 2050 carbon reduction target and helping tackle the climate emergency. This conclusion comes from leading engineering institutions, including the IET, IChemE, IMechE, HSL, and IGEM, whose joint report, “Transitioning to Hydrogen – Assessing Engineering Risks and Uncertainties,” explores the feasibility of this transition for homes and businesses.
Benefits of hydrogen
Hydrogen has not been deployed at scale anywhere in the world, so any approach needs to compensate for such a lack of experience.
The benefits of hydrogen include its ability to be produced in large volumes from natural gas using a process called gas reforming.
A by-product of this process is carbon dioxide and this must be used or safely stored – a process called carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCuS).
Hydrogen can also be produced using electrolysis but at present this is less suited for producing large volumes of hydrogen and costs are currently higher.
In addition, most of the UK’s iron mains gas networks will have been replaced with hydrogen-safe polyethylene pipes by 2030. Existing gas boilers in homes will need to be replaced but boilers have a working life of 10 to 15 years and so these could be phased in with “hydrogen-ready” boilers at little additional cost to consumers.
A Low-Carbon Future for the UK Energy Sector
Natural gas remains one of the largest sources of UK carbon emissions, with 85% of homes using it for heating and cooking, and over half of industrial energy consumption dependent on it. Hydrogen, when combusted, produces no carbon emissions, making it a key low-carbon alternative to help decarbonise the nation’s energy and heating systems.