Baxi will be supplying its 100% H₂ boilers for the H100 Fife project, a world-first H₂-to-homes demonstration delivered through a partnership between gas distribution company SGN and Fife Council in cooperation with industry regulator Ofgem.

Baxi attended an event hosted by SGN on March 8, to mark the beginning of construction of the H100 Fife H₂ homes demonstration facility. Due to open to the public this summer, the new facility will comprise two H₂ show homes where visitors will be able to try out domestic H₂ appliances, including Baxi’s 100% pure H₂ boilers.

The H100 Fife project enables households in the Buckhaven and Denbeath areas of historic Methil on the south Fife coast, to opt-in to be supplied with H₂ through a new network which is due to go live in 2024.

The scheme has already signed up over 300 householders who want to be part of the first 100% green H₂-to-homes zero carbon network anywhere in the world. Their participation will provide important behavioral and social evidence critical to help the UK decarbonize home heating. Green H₂ will be supplied via the dedicated ORE Catapult 7-MW wind turbine connected to an onsite electrolyzer and storage facility.  Modelling shows the turbine could provide the energy to produce enough H₂ for up to 900 homes a year.

The H100 Fife Project is the latest in a line of H₂ projects to benefit from Baxi’s involvement, with the leading heating specialist having already supplied its full H₂ and 20% blend compatible boilers to residential projects such as HyDeploy, Hy4Heat, HyStreet, Northern Gas Network’s 100% H₂ Home near Gateshead.

In the commercial heating space, Baxi also recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with H2GO Power to deliver the world-first commercial H₂ boiler and demonstrate the technology’s potential to decarbonize multiple industries.

Karen Boswell, managing director of Baxi UK and Ireland, said, “We are thrilled to be providing our 100% H₂ boilers to another innovative, world-first demonstration project. It’s great to see the support for this project from the local community and hands-on involvement from Fife council and other important stakeholders in the area. With such projects, we can help the public, Government and wider heating industry to better understand the potential of H₂ to provide safe and low-carbon heating in the future, alongside other options available today such as heat pumps, hybrid systems and heat networks.”