Major efforts around the globe to find alternatives to hydrocarbons for heating has brought hydrogen gas to the forefront of the discussion. Governments of countries around the world are currently investing and testing the use of hydrogen as an option to natural gas.
The SGN H100 Fife project in Scotland will be the first 100% green hydrogen-to-homes zero carbon network in the world. Approximately 300 homes in Denbeath and Buckhaven will be fitted with free hydrogen ready boilers and cookers. If proven successful, this project could have a ripple effect for the rest of Scotland and large swaths of the UK. More than 80% of homes in Scotland for example utilize natural gas for heating; by switching to green hydrogen, existing infrastructure of gas piping can be used while lowering overall emissions.
Diagram showing the end-to-end system being planned for the H100 Fife project — 100% green hydrogen, produced by electrolysis using green electricity from an offshore wind turbine, will be stored and transported to provide zero carbon heating for the project. ©SGN
Sentry GS Excess Flow Valves
Maxitrol‘s Sentry GS excess flow valves are an integral part of supplying hydrogen gas safely to homes in the H100 project. Gas utilities use excess flow valves (EFV) to shut off gas flow in the case of a break in the gas line. In the event of a gas line break, the SENTRY GS are designed shut off the gas flow when flow exceeds the specified flow rate. The Sentry GS excess flow valve has been used for more than a quarter century in underground gas service lines around the world. In Germany alone, more than 1,000,000 Maxitrol excess flow valves are currently in service.
Based on our own testing and testing by third parties, Maxitrol Sentry GS excess flow valves and Sentry GT thermal cut-off devices will operate with hydrogen/gas mixtures or 100% hydrogen.
Maxitrol SENTRY GS Excess Flow Valves. ©Maxitrol
Maxitrol Company is prepared for a future that includes alternative energy sources including more renewables, hydrogen, and hydrogen-natural gas mixes.
Find out more about the H100 Fife Project here: H100 FIFE — A GREEN HYDROGEN WORLD-FIRST ON SCOTLAND‘S EAST COAST And Here: SGN H100 Fife
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