U.K. Sees Big Future in Hydrogen for England’s Key Gas Hub
- Blue and green hydrogen production envisaged at Bacton
- Clean energy would be supplied to London and the southeast
The Bacton Gas Terminal off the coast of Norfolk, U.K.
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A key U.K. energy hub could become a major hydrogen producer in the coming decades, potentially supplying London and helping the nation meet its clean-energy targets, according to a report from the country’s oil and gas regulator.
The Bacton hub on the Norfolk coast -- which receives natural gas from fields in the North Sea and parts of northwest Europe -- could provide power to the southeast of the country for years and “help the drive to net-zero emissions,” said the study commissioned by the U.K. Oil and Gas Authority.