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Funding Awarded For Study On Hydrogen Storage Potential In North Yorkshire

The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release from Centrica.

This is the sub-heading.

A new study has been awarded funding to explore the potential for underground hydrogen storage near the Knapton power plant, North Yorkshire.

These two paragraphs add more details.

Knapton H2 Storage is a consortium led by gas distributor Northern Gas Networks and partnered with BGS, Centrica Energy Storage+, Third Energy Onshore and the University of Edinburgh. The consortium has been awarded ‘Discovery’ funding by Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to undertake a new study to evaluate geological storage potential in the Knapton area, North Yorkshire. The Ofgem SIF funding is designed to drive innovation in energy networks as part of the ‘Revenue = incentives + innovation + outputs’ (RIIO-2) price control for gas and electricity networks.

Energy storage and backup power will become increasingly important as the UK increases the amount of renewable energy supplying electricity. This study is the first of its kind in the region and will undertake a feasibility assessment of the area’s geology to host energy storage technologies, allowing for the decarbonisation of adjacent gas-fired peaking power plants (those that only run when there is high demand) such as that at Knapton.

Note.

1. The Wikipedia entry for East Knapton has sections on both Knapton Generating Station and the Ryedale Gas Fields.
2. Production of gas from the Ryedale Gas Fields was suspended in 2020.

This is the last paragraph about the Knapton generating station.

Knapton Generating Station was taken offline in 2019 and was subsequently dismantled. There are plans to install a 56 MWh battery on the site.

It looks like depending on the results of the study, Knapton H2 Storage will have plans for the Knapton Generating station site.

September 29, 2025 Posted by AnonW | Energy, Energy Storage, Hydrogen | Centrica, Edinburgh University, Geology, Hydrogen Storage, Knapton Generating Station, knapton H2 Storage, Northern Gas Networks, Third Energy | Leave a comment