Hydrogen blending - Optimisation of the commercial regime | NIA_CAD0050

Feb 2020

Gas Distribution

Hydrogen blending - Optimisation of the commercial regime

Reference: NIA_CAD0050

Status: Complete

Start Date: Feb 2020

End Date: Oct 2020

Funding Licencee(s): Cadent

Contact: Cadent Innovation Team

Funding Mechanism Network Innovation Allowance

Research Area: GD - Future of gas

Core Technology(ies): Carbon Emission Reduction Technologies

Estimated Expenditure: £419,730.00

Introduction: The project will seek to explore the current commercial regime and how it will need to be adapted to allow hydrogen blending.

Objectives: The objective of this project is to understand the changes required to the current commercial market to deploy hydrogen blending across Transmission and Distribution networks. With consideration of
• Injection from 100% Hydrogen networks like HyNet.
• Blended injections from other networks e.g. NTS.
• Interaction between distribution grid and the NTS, in terms of controlling offtake flows and the potential for hydrogen blends coming off/on to the NTS, including the need to potentially instruct hydrogen producers on another network.