Gas storage facility · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage
Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage is a planned gas storage facility in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, operated by Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Approximately 2.5km south east of the village of Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydrogen | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 464 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8088, -0.0821 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow it compares by area
Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage is the 2nd-largest of 5 gas storage facilities in England by area, with 464 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the gas storage facilities in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 2nd of 5 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this gas storage facility: 224 power plants (55 operating, 782 MW), 202 grid connections (101 operating, 1,778 MW), 97 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 50 MW grid connection at Aldbrough Gas Caverns Direct | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder - Electrolytic Hydrogen Facility | Power plant | 35 MW | Permitted | 0.8 km |
| Burton Pidsea | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Tansterne Straw-Burning Power Station | Power plant | 10 MW | Cancelled | 4.2 km |
| Hull Biomass Plant (Tansterne power station) | Power plant | 22 MW | Operating | 4.2 km |
| Biomass 22 MW grid connection at Tansterne Generation | Grid connection | 22 MW | Operating | 4.3 km |
| Solar 35 MW grid connection at Daisy Hill Farm | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 5.8 km |
| Ellifoot Lane | Substation | — | — | 8.7 km |
| Ottringham Road | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.