Socalgas plans major green hydrogen network in LA

North America’s largest gas distributor to build new pipeline network to pump green hydrogen across Los Angeles industrial basin

North America’s largest gas distributor, Southern California Gas Company (Socalgas), has outlined plans for a major green hydrogen pipeline network potentially capable of delivering 1.5bn t/yr of the clean fuel across the Los Angeles industrial basin. Socalgas has submitted initial plans to the California Public Utilities Commission for the Los Angeles Link project, which it says would be the biggest green hydrogen infrastructure system in the US. Socalgas, which is owned by Sempra Energy, says the project could see green hydrogen replace about a quarter of the gas in its distribution system, with the aim of decarbonising heavy-duty transport, manufacturing industry and power generation in t