Towards a 100% hydrogen domestic gas network: Regulatory and commercial barriers to the first demonstrator project in the United Kingdom

Socio-technical barriers to domestic hydrogen futures: Repurposing pipelines, policies, and public perceptions

“…Bridging these contributions, the final objective rests with demonstrating the applicability of the framework by taking the UK as a case study. This three-fold contribution serves to consolidate the nascent literature on domestic hydrogen futures [23,37,67] into a more substantive research area for further exploration.…”

“…Reflecting the lower CAPEX associated with repurposing infrastructure [90,104,216], 35 the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) 36 envisions 75% retrofitted pipelines [104]. 37 Ultimately, decisions around pipeline construction must be made on a case-by-case basis with involvement from TSOs, GDNOs, and end-users.…”

“…36 Potentially scaling up from 6800 km in 2030, to 23,000-30,000 km of pipelines by 2040 [104,405]. 37 With diameters ranging between 24 and 48 in., providing 3-13 GW (LHV) transport capacity per pipeline [104]. 38 LOHCs account for all hydrogen storage systems that are liquid in their hydrogen-rich form and can undertake this reversible chemical reaction [181].…”

“…In addition to supporting emissions reduction across industry and transport [30][31][32], hydrogen has also been recognized as a potential low-carbon substitute for natural gas, which may prove critical to decarbonizing the residential heating sector [33]. Hydrogen heating could present an important energy transition pathway in some of Europe's key markets, [34][35][36], especially those historically reliant on natural gas [37], such as the UK and Netherlands [38][39][40]. Notably, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) envisions a role for hydrogen in decarbonizing the UK's residential sector as part of a low-carbon hybrid heating system aligned to net zero [41].…”

Integrated Energy System Systems and Game Theory A Review (ITALIC)

“…An essential foundation in the case of digital connection and sending of electricity was investigated, which involved coordinating the interdependent infrastructure for power and gas construction of natural gas, as well as the optimization of the applying several improvement approaches on a gas turbine. More investigation was required in order to develop the crucial mechanism and effectively carry out a switch to power-gas systems in the future [4]. The response was provided in, which examined how power and gas interacted (P2G) Future energy systems may find it advantageous to use transition processes.…”