Hydrogen high street: could these homes change the way we keep warm?
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from on (#5RB46)
The FutureGrid scheme is a tiny replica of Britain's gas network - but one using a very different, low-carbon, fuel
In the remote hills of Cumbria, a few miles north of Hadrian's wall, three nondescript terrace houses stand side by side, quietly offering a glimpse of a low-carbon future.
The houses are intentionally unremarkable in every way but one: they are the first in the UK to run on a blend of clean-burning hydrogen as part of the most sophisticated hydrogen testing facility in the world. Welcome to Hystreet.
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