The UK is trialling hydrogen piped into homes on a small scale next year
UK pilot to supply hydrogen to homes next year
A demonstration project in Scotland will allow households to opt in to supply from a new hydrogen network by 2024
The H100 Fife project, run by gas distribution firm SGN and Fife Council in cooperation with industry regulator Ofgem, is moving ahead with plans to supply hydrogen to households by next year. H100 Fife will allow households in the Buckhaven and Denbeath areas of historic Methil on the south Fife coast to opt in to be supplied with hydrogen through a new network—due to go live in 2024—until March 2027, when the trial ends. Green hydrogen for the network will be supplied by an electrolyser co-located with a dedicated 7MW wind turbine, estimated to produce enough hydrogen to supply 900 homes annually. More than 300 have already pledged to opt into the network once live. The project has recentl
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