Response

We are working with key partners to secure funding to take the steps set out in the full report H21 Leeds City Gate, forward. Find out more about the project by watching our H21 Leeds City Gate film.

Summary

Pioneering plans to convert significant parts of the UK gas grid to be 100% hydrogen were presented in Leeds on Thursday 6 October. The proposals, which were unveiled to stakeholders from across the region are contained in the H21 Leeds City Gate report, which calls for the gas grid to be converted to hydrogen, starting with the Leeds city region and then for conversion to take place incrementally across the country.

We welcomed more than 50 stakeholders from the worlds of local authority, business and further education across Yorkshire and Teesside, to learn more about the next steps for the project and further explore the economic opportunities for the north that the study presents.

This regional launch follows the national launch event in Westminster in July where it was revealed that converting the UK gas grid to hydrogen will be a major step towards meeting the UK’s carbon reduction targets.