Cadent has launched plans for a major new hydrogen pipeline, H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire, which will supply low-carbon hydrogen to industry across the Humber, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire region, England, UK.
The project will play a vital role in boosting local jobs, encouraging inward investment, enabling a route to market for hydrogen producers and decarbonising industry. Manufacturers of steel, chemicals, bricks, food and more will be able to switch from natural gas, which largely consists of methane, to low-carbon hydrogen.
The pipeline, which will largely be underground, will run around 150 km (93 miles) from Immingham in the Humber to Newark in Nottinghamshire. Cadent is in the early stages of developing its plans and will be asking people for their views on its proposals, including details on the route, later in 2026.
The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire is the first phase of Cadent’s wider H2East pipeline project. The project is part of East Coast Hydrogen, a collaboration between National Gas, Northern Gas Networks and Cadent to connect planned hydrogen production and storage with industrial users/power stations in the region.
Adam Knight, H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire Project Director at Cadent, said: “Today we unveil our plans for the H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire project. We are immensely proud to be playing our part in building a thriving hydrogen economy and decarbonising this industrial heartland. We will be listening carefully to what businesses and local communities tell us in the coming months. Their views will help shape our proposals, including the details of the route.”
Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, said: “The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire pipeline represents exactly the kind of ambitious investment that sits at the heart of our East Midlands Growth Plan. Green growth is one of our key priorities – driving innovation, attracting new investment, and supporting our industries and communities to thrive in a low-carbon future.
“Connecting hydrogen production at HyMarnham Energy Park with major employers across our region helps businesses to decarbonise while also creating the foundations for sustainable economic growth and skilled jobs for generations to come.”
The H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire is expected to be determined through the Government’s Development Consent Order (DCO) planning process. It’s anticipated that the development process from start, through DCO submission, examination and then decision will take between four to five years.