Hydrogen and natural gas blends have previously been used safely in Europe.
Netherlands
A project in Amerland in the Netherlands was safely undertaken to inject hydrogen at up to 20% volume into their natural gas grid for use by domestic consumers.
Germany
A trial was successfully carried out by E.ON Technologies in the Klanxbüll/Neukirchen region of Germany where around 170 gas customers were supplied with a natural gas blend containing up to 10% volume hydrogen.
France
The GRHYD project is currently underway in France. It will be injecting up to 20% volume hydrogen into natural gas to deliver to around 100 domestic customers and a hospital. As with HyDeploy, this project has gathered the scientific evidence to support the case for the trial. Based on this, permission has already been granted by the French authorities and injection is due to commence towards the end of 2017.
These trials are all different in a number of respects from each other and from HyDeploy. In particular, HyDeploy is focused on using an existing gas network and one designed to UK specifications. If you would like further details of these trials please contact the project team at info@hydeploy.co.uk.
The permitted levels of hydrogen in the gas supply vary across Europe. Click here to see a graph showing permitted levels.
Safety is the most important factor for this project. That’s what the checks are all about, ensuring that it meets the highest standards demanded by the Health and Safety Executive before it can proceed any further.