Gas network operators predict hydrogen could heat 17 million UK homes by 2050

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Gas network operators predict hydrogen could heat 17 million UK homes by 2050

New modelling by Energy Networks Association sets out vision for a hydrogen economy that can play an integral role in decarbonising transport, homes, industry, and power

Major gas network operators have today published proposals for transitioning more than half of the UK's homes to hydrogen heating, as part of a broader plan to create a "UK-wide hydrogen economy" between...

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