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carbon and hydrogen energy project for the Northwest and North Wales . I recently visited the largest glass manufacturing company in Europe with the Shadow Secretary of State , Jonathan Reynolds , to see its processes and find out how we can move away from natural gas to hydrogen . Our role in that consortium is the construction , in the first instance of 120 kilometers of pipeline that connects many of the large industrial customers across the region . So , things like glass , cement , and aluminum – all these manufacturing sectors are going to be connected to hydrogen production and storage .
“ Additionally , we ’ re leading the way on the East Coast Cluster in partnership with Northern Gas Networks and National Gas . We ’ ve also developed a roadmap for industrial sectors in and around London and the Southeast , which we call Capital Hydrogen . There ’ s also one around the East Midlands , which is a kind of sub-set of the East Coast Hydrogen . So , there ’ s a huge amount that we ’ re doing , and I ’ m excited to see the progress that will be made in the next year or so on this front ,” he says .
Hydrogen heating systems
“ We ’ re looking to obtain funding from Ofgem to implement feasibility studies before we have an enduring government transport and storage model that will come about in two- or three-years ’ time . As well as seeing the need for support for industrial decarbonization using hydrogen , Cadent sees the need for a possible place for hydrogen for domestic heating in UK homes .
“ We ’ ve also been working collectively and closely with other gas distribution network colleagues , gathering the necessary technical and safety evidence for the government to decide in 2026 on whether hydrogen is going to be allowed as a fuel for heating homes . There are often debates around whether hydrogen for heating is going to be possible or not . Tony says that he believes that there
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