‘We’ve got no choice’: locals fear life as lab rats in UK hydrogen heating pilot

n the site of an old leisure centre, a U-shaped trio of temporary offices sit alongside a neat lawn and fledgling shrubs. Named the “hydrogen experience centre”, this unassuming place is at the heart of a testy tussle that could have implications for how homes across the country are heated.

However, there are concerns about the practicality of using hydrogen and the resulting cost to residents. Some people fear they are at risk of becoming unwilling “lab rats” for a technology that never takes off.its main competition – in replacing natural gas, given it would use existing pipes. Critics say that while hydrogen will be important in decarbonising heavy industry, there are safety issues such as leakage and making pipes brittle.

“We’re being forced to take either hydrogen or an electric alternative if the pilot proceeds. There is no choice not to be part of it,” says John Roach, a retired housing manager who has been convening residents to debate the project. Literature distributed to residents says Whitby has been put forward because of its proximity to Stanlow, the oil refinery complex and the site of the HyNet hydrogen production plant project to decarbonise the area’s industrial heartland. This year auditorsabout the financial health of Essar Oil , which owns Stanlow. Since the initiative was announced, new proposals to supply “green” hydrogen – which is created using renewable electricity – powered by the Frodsham windfarm have emerged.

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