Natural gas can be blended with hydrogen for a greener mix A tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent. Hydrogen fuel is a relatively green alternative to alternatives that produce greenhouse gases. The natural gas supply at Keele University is being blended with 20% hydrogen in a trial that’s of national significance. Adding the hydrogen will reduce the amount of CO2 that’s being produced through heating and cooking. Critics fear hydrogen will prove too expensive for mass usage, but supporters of the technology have high hopes. Download the BBC Energy Briefing, from October 2019 (10.7MB) Greenland ice melt ‘is accelerating’ ‘Opportunity lost’ as longest climate talks end Using natural gas for heating generates about a third of the UK emissions that are driving global warming. But the only product of burning hydrogen is water. How does it work? As […]