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  • End of gas cookers ‘in sight’ as electric hob prices fall – NGO report

    An end to gas cooking in Europe is in sight as homes switch to less polluting and more efficient electric hobs that will soon be price competitive in much of Europe, new research suggests.

  • Leaks, pollution, and emissions: New lab tests shatter claims of hydrogen benefits for homes

    Home gas leaks more than doubled, on average, when best-selling models of cooking hobs were supplied with hydrogen blended with fossil gas under normal household conditions, compared to tests using fossil gas only. The same test on household boilers saw leaks rise by an average of 20%. Have we finally reached the end of the road for the hype of hydrogen in our homes? Read on to find out why hydrogen for domestic use is a dead end.

  • Leaks, pollution, and emissions: New lab tests shatter claims of hydrogen benefits for homes

    Home gas leaks more than doubled, on average, when best-selling models of cooking hobs were supplied with hydrogen blended with fossil gas under normal household conditions, compared to tests using fossil gas only. The same test on household boilers saw leaks rise by an average of 20%. Have we finally reached the end of the road for the hype of hydrogen in our homes? Read on to find out why hydrogen for domestic use is a dead end.

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