Trial suggests UK's gas network could be repurposed to transport hydrogen

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Pilot project from energy company SGN successfully harnesses gas pipeline infrastructure to transport hydrogen

Gas network operator SGN has today published the results of a trial that suggest existing gas pipeline infrastructure could be repurposed to transport low carbon hydrogen. The company undertook a "pioneering"...

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