Cadent unveils plans for 150km hydrogen pipeline
The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire, will supply low-carbon hydrogen to industry across the Humber, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire region.
The project will play a vital role in boosting local jobs, encouraging inward investment, enabling a route to market for hydrogen producers and decarbonising industry. Manufacturers of steel, chemicals, bricks, food and more will be able to switch from natural gas, which largely consists of methane, to low-carbon hydrogen.
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The pipeline, which will largely be underground, will run around 150km (93 miles) from Immingham in the Humber to Newark in Nottinghamshire. Cadent is in the early stages of developing its plans and will be asking people for their views on its proposals, including details on the route, later this year.
The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire is the first phase of Cadent’s wider H2East pipeline project. The project is part of East Coast Hydrogen, a collaboration between National Gas, Northern Gas Networks and Cadent to connect planned hydrogen production and storage with industrial users/power stations in the region.
Adam Knight
Adam Knight, H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire Project Director at Cadent said: “As we unveil our plans for the H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire project, we are immensely proud to be playing our part in building a thriving hydrogen economy and decarbonising this industrial heartland. We will be listening carefully to what businesses and local communities tell us in the coming months. Their views will help shape our proposals, including the details of the route.”
The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire is expected to be determined through the Government’s Development Consent Order (DCO) planning process. It’s anticipated that the development process from start, through DCO submission, examination and then decision will take between four to five years.
In a separate development, HiiROC-X Developments Limited and East Midlands Pipeline Limited have announced a landmark Development Agreement to advance the deployment of hydrogen in the East & West Midlands.
EMP is leading a consortium to repurpose an idle pipeline into a hydrogen-ready asset for the storage and transport of clean hydrogen, bringing together biomethane providers, hydrogen offtakers, power offtakers and hydrogen supply partners.
The project aims to deploy complementary clean energy technologies to produce hydrogen from partners’ biomethane. HiiROC will play a key role in this by providing a scalable solution for producing clean hydrogen, acting as a hydrogen producer and supplier through the deployment of its proprietary Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE) technology.
The joint vision is to unlock significant potential for carbon negative biohydrogen and related products, supporting decarbonisation and energy security across power, energy, transport – even cosmetics.
The consortium anticipates processing up to 200 tonnes of biomethane per day, converting it into 50 tonnes of hydrogen using HiiROC’s technology.
“We are excited to partner with EMP and believe this collaboration will drive significant advancements in the decarbonisation of energy infrastructure and the production of carbon negative hydrogen,” said Tim Davies, Chief Executive at HiiROC. “Together, we aim to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of our TPE technology in the UK.”
Tim Davies and Deborah Soloman
EMP shares HiiROC’s vision for a sustainable future. “We look forward to working closely with HiiROC to unlock the potential of biomethane-to-hydrogen conversion and deliver innovative hydrogen energy options for the region,” said Deborah Soloman, Director at EMP.
Both HiiROC and East Midlands Pipeline are members of East Midlands Hydrogen.