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Case study
OPTINET
OptiNet
The gas industry is facing a dual challenge as we transition to a cleaner energy system – more green gas suppliers connecting to the network and increasing demands on it, including more flexible power generation and gas for transport.
A first for the UK, OptiNet is a collaborative project to help us balance green gas supply with demand to maximise the green gas production and keep homes heated. It will support the transition to a cleaner energy system – an essential step on the path towards decarbonising by 2050.
A FARM FIT FOR
THE FUTURE – WYKE FARMS BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION SITE
FACT FILE
• The Pathways project (NIA_SGN0144) recently predicted availability of as much as 193 TWh of green gas by 2050, enough to heat more than 16 million homes across the UK.
• Combined with a hybrid heat pump using renewable electricity 80% of the time, green gas can be used to decarbonise four times as many homes as it could on its own – more than 2.5 million homes on our network in a net zero scenario.
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