About us
Cadent Gas Limited (Cadent) is the UK’s largest gas distribution network, managing a network of more than 80,000 miles of pipelines, most of which are underground.
These pipelines transport gas to 11 million customers throughout the North West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and North London.
Cadent is the company responsible for developing the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline.
The delivery of net zero by 2050 requires an unprecedented amount of change, investment and collaboration. Cadent is committed as a business to rising to the challenge. This means transitioning to the use of low carbon fuels, like hydrogen, and energy.
Cadent is working within a variety of clusters and partnerships focused on decarbonising heavy industry and power generation.
Cadent is looking at ways in which it can help support energy security for our regions including the North West and has published a Hydrogen Ten Point Plan, which describes its decarbonisation journey. Visit www.cadentgas.com/tenpointplan to read Cadent's Ten Point Plan in full.
Interactive map (under review)
This map shows an overview of our latest proposals presented at our public consultation in October / November 2024. It shows the area where our pipeline will be routed and temporary construction areas located, as well as potential Hydrogen Above Ground Installation (HAGI) and Block Valve Installation (BVI) locations.
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About HyNet North West
HyNet North West, managed by Progressive Energy, is the UK's leading industrial decarbonisation cluster. It is being developed by a consortium of world-leading organisations, 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.
This game-changing project has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10 million tonnes every year by 2030 - the equivalent of taking four million cars off the road. HyNet North West will create and maintain thousands of local jobs, as well as enable long-term sustainability for businesses and financial security for communities across the region.
While Cadent's HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline forms part of the wider HyNet North West programme, it is being developed as a standalone project and requires its own Development Consent Order (DCO). It is separate to the Hydrogen Production Plant, the hydrogen storage facilities at Northwich and the carbon dioxide pipeline and offshore storage project.