Southern Gas Networks PLC

As society moves towards Net Zero, some people will easily participate in the energy transition, others, either by choice or factors outside their control, will not. To ensure an equitable transition, energy networks need to cater for all consumers. For the first time, VERIFY will combine data on networks, properties, consumer demographics and smart meter...

GNES (Gas Network Evolution Simulator) uses Agent Based Modelling to simulate how people, policies, and infrastructure interact as the UK transitions away from natural gas. By reflecting real-world behaviours and decisions, it helps energy networks, policymakers, and communities explore fair, cost-effective pathways to decarbonisation. GNES reveals how tr...

Green Gas Access will define tools to improve how green gas is managed across UK distribution networks, supporting net-zero goals. With fossil fuels still expected to dominate the energy mix by 2050, we must ensure resilient supply and avoid capacity loss as we integrate decentralised sources like biomethane. The solution is to enable real-time network op...

New high energy demand sites in the UK can face grid connection delays of over 10 years due to overloaded electricity networks which are struggling to keep up with growing demand. Gas networks could help bridge this gap by supplying gas-to-power solutions to support critical areas sooner. Knowing where and when demand will arise will help gas networks tar...

Linepack flexibility is key for Gas Transmission to provide system resilience by management of swings within operational limits. In a hydrogen world, we know our energy content per km of linepack will decrease by up to 76%. Therefore, embedded resilience systems in the form of lined rock shafts are being investigated to supplement loss in linepack capabil...

The Gas Network Evolution Simulator (GNES) is an innovative project aimed at optimising the transition away from natural gas by using advanced Agent Based Modelling (ABM). GNES simulates the complex interactions between stakeholders such as Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs), Electricity Networks, consumers, and policymakers. It analyses economic, social, a...

The HyScale Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) project aims to demonstrate how an LOHC system can be used for capturing, storing and releasing hydrogen into a gas network, to manage long-duration storage requirements. The use of LOHCs connected to an electrolyser and a hydrogen gas network, will enable it to run flexibly and take advantage of low elec...