Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
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Several countries are prioritising green hydrogen in their hydrogen strategies, and it seems likely that...
Recommendation
Several countries are prioritising green hydrogen in their hydrogen strategies, and it seems likely that international interest in demonstrably low-carbon hydrogen, including green hydrogen, will continue to grow. This offers an opportunity for the UK to become a leader in green hydrogen production and development. The Government needs to provide more clarity in its updates to market on the hydrogen strategy, with a view to guaranteeing significant green hydrogen development over the next decade. In its response to this Report, the Government should set out how it intends to support the development in the UK of green hydrogen projects at scale during this decade, to ensure that green hydrogen can be produced in the UK and so it can become cost-competitive with blue hydrogen. This should include additional efforts to reduce the cost of electrolysers.
Government Response Summary
The government states its ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with at least half of this coming from electrolytic hydrogen, and an aim to run annual Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) allocation rounds for electrolytic hydrogen.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The BESS doubled the UK’s ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, subject to affordability and value for money, with at least half of this coming from electrolytic hydrogen. The BESS also set out government’s intention for up to 1GW of electrolytic hydrogen by 2025 alongside an aim to run annual Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) allocation rounds for electrolytic hydrogen to bring this forward. These green hydrogen ambitions were recognised as internationally competitive in the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament. The Hydrogen Sector Development Action Plan (SDAP) highlighted electrolyser manufacture as an existing UK strength in the hydrogen supply chain. The signal provided by government’s ambitions for electrolytic hydrogen production, coupled with actions in the SDAP to support supply chains, make electrolysers a potential growth area.