Key consultation phase opens for HyNet North West hydrogen pipeline plans

A third, and likely final, public consultation on energy firm Cadent’s plans for a new underground hydrogen pipeline across the North West, has opened.

The consultation will run until November 19, 2024, and will include eight in-person consultation events across the project area, along with two online events.

The project includes the construction, operation and maintenance of around 100km of new pipeline which will safely distribute low carbon hydrogen, primarily produced by EET Hydrogen at its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex near Ellesmere Port, to various industrial offtakers across the region.

The project also includes smaller pipelines, or spurs, branching off from the main pipeline route to provide connections to specific industrial offtakers. The pipeline will be under ground, although nine Hydrogen Above Ground Installations (HAGIs) and two Block Valve Installations (BVIs) will be required along the pipeline route.

The HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline will be the UK’s first 100% hydrogen pipeline network at scale. It is essential to unlocking the benefits and ambitions of the HyNet North West scheme and achieving the UK’s target of a zero carbon power system by 2030 and reaching Net Zero.

The hydrogen pipeline is central to realising the benefits of the HyNet North West low carbon hydrogen cluster, including securing existing high skilled employment in the region and promoting opportunities for new green jobs. 

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