The story so far...
In 2021, Derby City Council and Arup published Establishing a regional hydrogen roadmap in Derby and the wider region - findings and recommendations. It identified five main areas where the D2N2 (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) region should look to drive investment in hydrogen:
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Production, distribution and storage
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Heating
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Transport
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Industry
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Jobs, skills and research
The D2N2 Hydrogen Taskforce was established on the back of the report, and that group has now become East Midlands Hydrogen.
In the same year, Cadent launched its East Coast Hydrogen plan for a 100% hydrogen pipeline that transports low carbon hydrogen from the Humber to industry throughout the East Midlands. The enormous scale of demand for hydrogen from industry in the East Midlands Hydrogen cluster has enabled Cadent to intensify focus on the region, and has led to local hydrogen production plans increasing in scale.
Industrial Demand
Hydrogen forecasts received from:
20 Companies
70 Sites
10TWH
Total Hydrogen
Demand Per Year
This fuel switching alone would abate:
1.9 million tonnes
of co2 per year...
... which is equivalent to
natural gas consumed by
860,000 homes every year
These 70 sites emit 61% of all the CO2 emissions for industrial, commercial and power generation gas demand in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and northern Leicestershire. Switching to low carbon hydrogen could abate these emissions.
East Midlands Hydrogen Industrial Hydrogen Forecasts to Date
Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen production forecasts to date total:
650MW Production
CAPACITY
GW-SCALE PRODUCTION CAPACITY POSSIBLE BY 2050, MAKING USE OF EX-COAL-FIRED POWER STATION SITES AND ‘MEGAWATT VALLEY’ ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Hydrogen Distribution
Cadent is currently designing a 100% hydrogen pipeline for the East Midlands region, connecting production and demand. Subject to support from Government and Ofgem, Cadent is targeting a 2029-2031 pipeline construction timeline.
Economic Impact
Development of a full hydrogen supply chain the East Midlands leads to:
£10 Billion Gross
Value Added
110,000 Jobs Created
or Protected
The bigger picture
East Midlands Hydrogen is part of a wider Midlands network on hydrogen showcased in the 2022 Midlands Hydrogen Technologies Strategy; including Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham and the Humber Region in northern Lincolnshire. We will work with our partners in all places and all sectors to ensure that learning from East Midlands Hydrogen is shared, and that we in turn learn from and adopt best-in-class practice happening elsewhere.
We will support development of a Net Zero investment plan for the emerging East Midlands Combined County Authority, so that our new Mayor has a comprehensive strategy and investment portfolio from commencement in the role and can demonstrate a compelling, data driven and evidence based case for investment.
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Discover more about the companies that are getting behind East Midlands Hydrogen.
Showcases
Cadent’s next milestone is in early 2024, when they will submit a request to Ofgem for funding to undertake further engineering work, with the aim of starting construction in 2028.
Combining its patented technology with world class expertise in synthesis gas purification, Chinook bring to market hydrogen with net negative carbon emissions at industry leading pricing.
HyMarnham Power aims to develop the production, storage, and transportation of low carbon hydrogen.
Mercia Power, Ltd are a key provider of flexible power response services to the UK electrical grid, helping to balance the supply of renewable energy with demand.
British Sugar, as part of the ABF Sugar division, has targeted to reduce their carbon footprint by 30% by 2030.
Hanson has been looking at the feasibility of using hydrogen as a fuel source for some of its production sites.