Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Accepted
With the vast renewable energy resources it has available, Scotland can play a vital role...
Conclusion
With the vast renewable energy resources it has available, Scotland can play a vital role in green hydrogen production for the UK and for export to Europe. However, secure hydrogen storage is essential to ensure hydrogen can become central to the energy mix of the UK. Without robust hydrogen storage infrastructure, Scotland will not be able to meet its hydrogen production potential. (Paragraph 89) 48 Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland
Government Response Summary
The UK Government sees hydrogen storage as critical and committed to designing a hydrogen storage business model by 2025, enabled by amendments to the Energy Bill.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The following is a combined response to recommendations 16 & 17: The UK Government sees hydrogen storage, along with transport infrastructure as a critical component of system architecture in the emerging hydrogen economy that will enable the UK to enhance its energy security and help meet its net zero targets. More broadly, hydrogen storage infrastructure is envisaged to be a strategic asset within a fully decarbonised, net zero economy. In the British Energy Security Strategy, we committed to designing a hydrogen storage business model (HSBM) by 2025, to support the growth of the hydrogen economy [and have introduced amendments to the Energy Bill to enable this]. 2025 is an ambitious but achievable timeline for designing complex business models, which will need to provide both investor certainty and value for money for UK government to support critical storage projects.