Peak power: hydrogen to be injected into UK station for first time | Energy industry

Hydrogen will be injected into an emergency gas-fired power station for the first time in a pilot backed by the owner of British Gas.Centrica has invested in an industry joint venture which will trial using hydrogen at an existing “peaking plant” at its Brigg station in Lincolnshire, the Guardian can reveal.The pilot, which will launch in the second half of next year, is aimed at examining the role that hydrogen can play in producing power.Peaking power stations generally run only when there is a high, or peak, demand for electricity. The 49MW gas-fired station at Brigg is designed to meet demand during peak times or when generation from renewables is low, typically operating for less than three hours a day.The pilot is one of 20 projects part-funded by an £8m programme from the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), which receives funding from the UK and Scottish…

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