Recommendation 23

We welcome the Government’s ambitious target for 10 GW of clean hydrogen by 2030. However, clarity over the role of hydrogen is needed to decide on key details of storage and transportation infrastructure. Credible forecasts of demand for hydrogen would help investors to commit. We heard that decarbonising hydrogen-using industries and long-duration energy storage are good uses for low-carbon hydrogen, while domestic heating and light transport may be a distraction.