Northern Gas Networks: Hydrogen Home

Hydrogen Home

Part of Northern Gas Networks, we are located at Low Thornley, near Gateshead. For the first time, you can experience the reality of a hydrogen-fuelled home of the future, taking away some of the mystery of what a hydrogen conversion could mean for your home. 

The homes are fitted with hydrogen gas appliances including cookers and hobs, fires and boilers and a hydrogen meter.  The appearance of the appliances are very similar to today’s natural gas appliances with one of the most notable differences being the flame on the hob which burns orange rather than blue.

The appliances operate in the same way, and they do the same job, with the oven and hobs cooking food at the same temperature, in the same time amount of time as natural gas. The boiler and fires keep the water and temperature in the house as warm and cosy as today’s gas appliances.

The homes were built in partnership with our fellow gas distributor Cadent and the Government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The 100% hydrogen appliances showcased were developed through the Government’s Hy4Heat programme and are all manufactured in the UK.

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What’s going on?

For Hydrogen Week, local schools and MBA students will visit the Hydrogen Homes. Whilst  Northern Gas Networks colleagues will run a series of  assemblies in local schools around Hydrogen and other green energy as well as talking about climate change. A hydrogen car will also be on displayed at the Low Thornley, Gateshead site, come along and visit us!