Friday, 2 April 2021, 2:42 pm A plan to blend Taupō -generated hydrogen into local natural gas supplies, before switching to delivering 100 per cent hydrogen by 2050, will boost the local energy economy according to Firstgas Group, which operates the natural gas pipe networks in the North Island and owns Rockgas, an LPG supply and distribution business. A report released by Firstgas this week details Taupō’s role in a nationwide change over the next thirty years toward zero carbon gases. Based on the report, Firstgas Group says it can phase in natural gas blends of up to 20 per cent hydrogen from 2030, while a full