Fife hydrogen trial short on sign ups despite offering £1k ‘bribe’

Home heating currently accounts for 14 per cent of the UK’s carbon emissions, but the trial would see hydrogen used as a greener alternative. (Image: PA)A ‘world-first’ trial of hydrogen heating systems in Fife is yet to sign up its targeted number of local households despite offering residents a £1,000 ‘bribe’ to take part. SGN – which manages Scotland’s gas networks – is aiming to sign up 300 households in Levenmouth to take part in the H100 project. H100 is set to trial the use of hydrogen as a greener alternative to natural gas to heat homes in the area.One of the project’s main aims is to prove “customer acceptance, interest and appetite for hydrogen heat” ahead of a UK government decision on whether to invest in the technology in 2026.But SGN has revealed that since registration opened in November last year, “over 250 households” have signed up for…

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