Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGN_270 | |
| Title | H21 Initial Hydrogen Supply Strategy | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Northern Gas Networks |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2020 | |
| End Date | 01 September 2021 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £90,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Yorkshire & Humberside | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (0.001%) Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (99.999%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_NGN_270 |
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| Objectives | The project will be delivered in two phases: Phase 1 - To review current NIA/NIC projects and other potential sources of hydrogen to ascertain proposed plans for transmission of hydrogen Phase 2 - Review and report on how the current plans will affect the planning of hydrogen conversion of NGN distribution network and its end users and make recommendations for any mitigation or further development of solutions required. The project will build upon the H21 North of England (NoE) report in relation to delivering hydrogen and the effects of this on the distribution network conversion planning and will: Review the H21 NoE Report Communicate with other NIA/NIC projects relating to hydrogen transmission Review current NIA/NIC projects to ascertain current proposed plans for providing hydrogen Review other potential sources of hydrogen and how they may be delivered to the LTS network and fit in line with the planned conversion process. Apply the current plans for hydrogen transmission and how that will likely affect the planning and implementation of conversion Make recommendation to mitigate or develop solutions to any issues raised. Review all current information relating to hydrogen transmission and produce the output report reviewing the various ways being considered. Review the suitability of the various proposed hydrogen transmission solutions to evaluate the impact/influence on the future conversion process suggesting mitigation/further development needed to mitigate any issues | |
| Abstract | Northern Gas Networks, National Grid Transmission and Wales and West Utilities have committed to work with the stakeholders and the government to work towards a strategy to convert the GD network to hydrogen, including the H21 100% hydrogen project. In order to achieve the H21 live trials and any future conversion projects, we will need to source enough hydrogen to operate the Local Transmission System (LTS) on hydrogen and to undertake initial conversion. The strategy for providing hydrogen to the LTS network to allow staged conversion has not been fully developed. The current thinking on converting the National Transmission System (NTS)/LTS over to hydrogen is expected to not fully align with the requirements for staged conversion and still being able to supply natural gas to customers awaiting conversion. In order to progress this, the various potential sources of hydrogen to the LTS needs to be investigated to confirm how hydrogen will need to be supplied to the network to meet the requirements of conversion and supply. This will have an influence over the strategy for conversion and so this project will also develop recommendations for the future conversion planning based upon the various options for hydrogen supply. The project will need to: Review the current NIA/NIC projects on supplying hydrogen to LTS Networks, such as HyNTS Review other potential hydrogen supply options including local storage Review how these potential solutions may be applied to the networks Review how the various solutions will impact on the conversion process and what issues they may cause Review the conversion process for the NGN network, based upon this research and make recommendation for mitigating these issues that will need to be included in future conversion planning. These recommendations will also be applicable for other networks to learn from. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 02/11/22 | |
