Peers to vote on law that could see people forced on to hydrogen boilers

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero spokesperson said: “The hydrogen heating village trial will deliver essential evidence to inform the Government’s strategic decisions in 2026 on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat. We will work with each trial participant to identify what works for them and their home or business, with a choice between hydrogen and electricity Northern Gas Networks spokesperson Cadent said it would only enter someone’s home to ensure their safety using powers already possessed by gas companies to protect people from leaks. “Hydrogen heating will be expensive, dangerous, and bad for the climate.” For the hydrogen trials to be safe, all the appliances and pipes in every home in the trial area would either have to be changed to run on hydrogen or be disconnected from the gas grid Professor David Cebon, Hydrogen Science Coalition A spokesperson from Northern Gas Networks said: “The residents of Redcar are our priority. “As we collectively work towards the decarbonisation of heating we believe that a range of technologies and a diverse choice of energy sources will be required, and these must be delivered through a collective effort, in a way that works for customers and their needs.” Professor David Cebon, from the University of Cambridge and the Hydrogen Science Coalition, said: “The Government’s own safety assessment stated that it isn’t safe to pipe hydrogen into homes without prior safety checks and changes to the pipework.