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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
Over the past year we (Cadent Gas Ltd) have been awaiting further information from the Government on the business model mechanism called the Hydrogen Transport Business Model that enables the first regional hydrogen pipelines to be constructed in the UK. Several announcements were made by the Government over the summer relating to the business model and the timings that allow projects such as ours – the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline – to progress. Government have confirmed that they will finalise the business model and start the process for one hydrogen pipeline in the Spring of 2026.
With this information, we have decided to pause the progression of Development Consent Order planning application, until the timeline is clear. Once work on the planning application resumes, further engagement will take place with all relevant stakeholders, including landowners, ahead of its submission.
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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Click here to find out more about Cadent and its involvement in other hydrogen projects.
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.
