An energy company has completed a project which aims to show that the UK’s gas network can be repurposed to transport hydrogen.

SGN has announced the results of its live transmission system (LTS) futures trial in Scotland, which took place over the summer.

Deemed successful by the business, SGN said it proved that the same infrastructure which delivers energy to millions of households and businesses today can play a bigger role in cutting carbon emissions in the future.

The project focused on the UK’s high-pressure LTS, a 7,207-mile pipeline network that brings gas from the national system to homes, businesses and industries in local communities.

It aimed to determine whether natural gas networks can be used on live hydrogen pipelines in the future.

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