The UK’s energy network operators have released their own Ten Point Plan which they say is key to delivering Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recently announced plan for climate action.
The operators’ plan encompasses ongoing efforts by electricity transmission network operators looking into consolidation of offshore connections to minimise disruption onshore.
Other projects include hybrid interconnectors, making networks smarter and projects to use excess wind to produce hydrogen.
In terms of green public transport, the network operators said they will support more hydrogen and further electrification of public transport in all its forms including trains powered by hydrogen.
Other elements of their Ten Point Plan include trial projects that they claim will help to pave the way for the commercial rollout of hydrogen boilers for heating homes and buildings as well as heat pumps.
Another key area is hydrogen, said the network operators, with several involved in innovation projects, such as H100 involving SGN.
The network have invested more than £100bn since 1990 and this is set to continue over the coming years, provide operators have pointed out they have invested more than £100bn since 1990 in upgrading and transforming their networks.
Energy Networks Association CEO David Smith said: “The UK’s energy network operators have already helped turn the UK into a superpower of renewable energy, with the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan we’ll be supercharging this, taking that decarbonisation further and faster.
“We are the foundation on which climate action will be built, whether it’s a hydrogen bonanza, slashing emissions from heat and transport, or protecting the natural environment we look forward to supporting skilled, green jobs and cutting the country’s emissions at best value and least disruption to the public.”