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The HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline will help unlock an energy revolution to decarbonise the North West’s industry and parts of regional electricity generation.
The HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline will be the UK’s first 100 per cent hydrogen pipeline network at scale. It is essential to unlocking the benefits and ambitions of the HyNet North West programme and achieving the UK’s 2050 net zero target.
Cadent’s HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline will deliver the infrastructure needed to provide 100 per cent low carbon hydrogen to industry. The development includes 100 kilometres (around 62 miles) of new underground pipeline that will safely transport low carbon hydrogen produced by EET Hydrogen at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex to various industrial offtakers. The hydrogen pipeline is central to realising the benefits of the HyNet North West low carbon cluster.
Next Steps
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Stage Three statutory consultation on the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline, which ran from 14th October to 19th November 2024, as well as our targeted consultation, which ran from 29th Jan to 25th February 2025.
We are now carefully considering all the feedback we have received. Once we have developed our final proposals we will submit an application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate and Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Our Development Consent Order application will be submitted later in Autumn 2025. Visit Programme update for further details.
Find out more about our next stepsVideos
Cadent is delivering the North West Hydrogen Pipeline, click the link below to view the video explainers on the different elements of the HyNet project.
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Find out moreWhat is HyNet North West?
HyNet North West is a ground-breaking decarbonisation cluster. It will unlock a low carbon economy for the North West of England and North Wales, placing the region at the forefront of the UK’s drive to net zero and wider energy security aims.
HyNet North West will produce, store and distribute hydrogen as well as capture and store carbon from industry in the North West of England and North Wales. It will use state-of-the art technology to build new infrastructure, while also upgrading and reusing existing infrastructure, which is currently involved in fossil fuel production.
While ambitious, delivery of HyNet North West meets the major challenges of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The infrastructure has been designed to remove carbon emissions quickly, helping the region and the UK to meet its net zero targets by 2050.
Cadent’s HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline will play a vital role by delivering low carbon hydrogen to industrial customers across the region.
In addition to the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline, the wider HyNet North West programme includes:
- Hydrogen Production Plant at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex – developed by Vertex Hydrogen
- Hydrogen storage at Northwich – developed by INOVYN
- Carbon dioxide pipeline – developed by Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd
Visit www.hynet.co.uk for more information about the benefits of HyNet North West.
