HyNet North West: Delivering Clean Growth

HyNet

HyNet North West: Delivering Clean Growth

GBP

By HyNet
Publication date: 01 January 2018
Publication type: Project document
Language: English
Status: Active Publication

Abstract

HyNet North West is a significant clean growth opportunity for the UK. It is a low cost, deliverable project which meets the major challenges of reducing carbon emissions from industry, domestic heat and transport.
HyNet North West is based on the production of hydrogen from natural gas. It includes the development of a new hydrogen pipeline; and the creation of the UK’s first carbon capture, and storage (CCS) infrastructure. CCS is a vital technology to achieve the widespread emissions savings needed to meet the 2050 carbon reduction targets.
Accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies and CCS through HyNet North West positions the UK strongly for skills export in a global low carbon economy.
The North West is ideally placed to lead HyNet. The region has a history of bold innovation, and today, clean energy initiatives are thriving. On a practical level, the concentration of industry, existing technical skill base and unique geology means the region offers an unparalleled opportunity for a project of this kind.
The new infrastructure built by HyNet is readily extendable beyond the initial project, and provides a replicable model for similar programmes across the UK
Contains Vision statement, 2 leaflets, a presentation and a summary report which are all stored as supplements.

Keywords: Carbon Targets ; Hydrogen for Heat ; Hydrogen for Transport ; Hydrogen Trials and Demonstrations ; HyNet ; Natural Gas ; Projects & Initiatives

Related subjects: Projects & Initiatives

Countries: United Kingdom

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Supplements

HyNet North West: Unlocking Net Zero for the UK- Vision Statement (2020)

HyNet North West will play a critical role in the world’s fight against climate change, accelerating the UK’s transition to ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As a collection of world-leading organisations coming together to develop HyNet North West, our hydrogen network will produce, store and distribute hydrogen to decarbonise the North West of England and North Wales. Together with carbon capture and storage (CCS), these technologies have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10 million tonnes every year by 2030 – the equivalent of taking four million cars off the road. The project is a game-changer. It will realise the potential of the hydrogen economy through the creation of state of-the-art infrastructure. It will offer a viable alternative to the use of natural gas, providing a safe transition to a decarbonised world

HyNet North West: Delivering Clean Growth Presentation

Accompanying presentation

Project Timeline Leaflet

HyNet North West is a hydrogen energy and Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) project. The goal of HyNet is to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industry, homes and transport and support economic growth in the North West. Spanning across Liverpool, Manchester and parts of Cheshire, the region’s unique geology, existing technical skills base and concentration of industry make it ideally placed to host HyNet. It can bring strong economic and environmental benefits to the North West, as well as positioning the region as a leader in the research, development and deployment of hydrogen and CCUS technologies, providing opportunities for skills export.

HyNet North West: Delivering Clean Growth leaflet

HyNet North West is a new energy project in North West England and North Wales that will put this region at the forefront of the UK’s journey to a Net Zero future. It will use a combination of hydrogen energy, in place of fossil fuel gas, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) to meet the challenge of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from industry, homes and transport by 2050, starting in the 2020s.

The first part of this innovative project is to deliver hydrogen production and CCS infrastructure. We will create a brand new network to deliver hydrogen across the region to supply industry, fuel transport and heat our homes. Another pipeline will take carbon dioxide (CO2) away to be stored safely in carefully selected sites, such as empty offshore oil and gas reservoirs, where it will be permanently stored.

Project Summary (2 page)

HyNet North West is a hydrogen energy and Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) project. The goal of HyNet is to reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from industry, homes and transport and support economic growth in the North West.