Planning For Hydrogen - Will The System Be A Help Or A Hindrance?

The UK government's Hydrogen Strategy, published in August 2021, confirms that developing a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK is a key plank of the government's plan to build back better with a cleaner, greener energy system. 

The UK government's Hydrogen Strategy, published in August 2021, confirms that developing a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK is a key plank of the government's plan to build back better with a cleaner, greener energy system.

The government's ambition is for five gigawatts of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for use across the economy. Hydrogen is considered one of a handful of new, low carbon solutions that will be critical for the UK's transition to net zero and for securing its Sixth Carbon Budget commitment.