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The blending would be the first step in plans to convert the network so that it can be filled entirely with hydrogen by 2050, as part of a national overhaul to cut carbon emissions.

That seems like an amazing transformation of the current NTS Gas Transmission system to 100% Hydrogen by 2050 if I'm understanding it. Logically gas storage facilities will transition to hydrogen storage facilities where they can. Hopefully Islandmagee can play a significant role supporting this.

Hydrogen to be pumped into main gas pipeline by 2025
Fuel to be carried across country on 4,700-mile network as part of race to go green

Daily Telegraph
Hydrogen is to be pumped into Britain's main gas pipeline by 2025 as part of a scramble to ditch fossil fuels and move to net zero.

Between 2pc and 5pc of the fuel flowing through the country's transmission network will be hydrogen in two years under plans drawn up by National Gas, which owns the pipelines.

The blending would be the first step in plans to convert the network so that it can be filled entirely with hydrogen by 2050, as part of a national overhaul to cut carbon emissions.

Jon Butterworth, chief executive of National Gas, said: “What we’re trying to achieve is to make sure there’s a balanced response to energy."

"A German project aimed at boosting clean energy for home heating expects to hit a key milestone of 30% "green" energy blended with natural gas heating some households south-west of the country within weeks, the company behind the project said.

The project by Netze BW (EBKG.DE) is the first of its kind in Germany to supply the blended gases to households and the test site in the south-west town of Oehringen which the firm hopes could serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country."

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/gas-hydrogen-blending-test-german-home-heating-nears-30-target-2023-02-13/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64586453.amp

For people new to the board.

I think this is worth re-reading

The blending would be the first step in plans to convert the network so that it can be filled entirely with hydrogen by 2050, as part of a national overhaul to cut carbon emissions.

That seems like an amazing transformation of the current NTS Gas Transmission system to 100% Hydrogen by 2050 if I'm understanding it. Logically gas storage facilities will transition to hydrogen storage facilities where they can. This looks good for the role Islandmagee could play maybe.

Linked?
https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/county-antrim-hydrogen-project-proves-green-gas-network-for-northern-ireland-can-happen-4022062

Hydrogen to be pumped into main gas pipeline by 2025
Fuel to be carried across country on 4,700-mile network as part of race to go green

Daily Telegraph
Hydrogen is to be pumped into Britain's main gas pipeline by 2025 as part of a scramble to ditch fossil fuels and move to net zero.

Between 2pc and 5pc of the fuel flowing through the country's transmission network will be hydrogen in two years under plans drawn up by National Gas, which owns the pipelines.

The blending would be the first step in plans to convert the network so that it can be filled entirely with hydrogen by 2050, as part of a national overhaul to cut carbon emissions.

Jon Butterworth, chief executive of National Gas, said: “What we’re trying to achieve is to make sure there’s a balanced response to energy."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/02/13/hydrogen-pumped-main-gas-pipeline-2025/

Significant announcement this evening from National Gas

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-hunt-to-speed-up-approvals-for-nuclear-power-and-offshore-wind-farms-pb0ddwpgw

Great publicity in FT, exactly what I was hoping to see to raise company profile.

Ben Wallace seems to liken link up with Navantia allowing investment in the Belfast shipyard a bit like Nissan and Honda coming to the UK and revolutionising British car making. Navantia supervising and holding hand "really de-risks the programme totally for us"

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/huge-glasgow-frigate-factory-planning-permission-granted/

BAE £200m investment going ahead ( so logically are convinced of business case for investment ), planning permission granted, H&W could review designs for potential learning points.

https://nic.org.uk/event/coming-up-in-2023/

Plans to review and update guidance to improve infrastructure project timeliness.

"Storage buffer against price spikes
Although the UK has the largest capacity for turning liquefied natural gas (LNG) back into gas and is connected to Europe by two huge pipelines, analysts maintain that a decent level of storage capacity would protect against sharp price rises for imported gas.

More storage translates to more price protection, because the UK, like the rest of Europe, can be exposed to daily spikes in the wholesale price of gas."

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/02/13/uk-government-taking-gamble-on-gas-price-falls/

https://www.ft.com/content/f11dcdbf-121d-47f0-9618-1daf379401b5

Highlights UK vulnerability

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/plans-announced-for-state-of-the-art-green-hydrogen-project-at-wrightbus-ballymena-which-produce-enough-clean-energy-to-power-300-buses-a-day-in-northern-ireland-4023965

“It is absolutely the intention of the RN to have more frigates and destroyers, including the Type 32,” UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace told a Parliamentary debate on British naval shipbuilding on 30 January. Current RN programme priorities include the in-build City-class Type 26 and Inspiration-class Type 31 frigates. Beyond these programmes, Wallace explained, “What the Type 32s are going to be, how they will be designed, and who will build them is obviously a matter for [consideration] between now and towards the centre of the decade.”

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/type-32-frigate-remains-a-future-uk-platform-requirement/