Fuelling the UK’s hydrogen economy
What’s next for the burgeoning hydrogen sector? Industry and policymakers talked growth and skills challenges at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum. Ledetta Asfa-Wossen reports.
The UK government’s Clean Power Action Plan aims to clean up the power system by 2030, with at least 95% of electricity generation coming from low-carbon sources. As a low carbon fuel, hydrogen is an important part of the energy mix.Hydrogen can offer significant benefits in the quest to achieve net-zero, not to mention jobs and a boost to the economy, but concerns exist around cost, skills and infrastructure.Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and The Carbon Trust outlined the state of the hydrogen industry and invited experts to define the best way forward.
State of play
“Just a few years ago, McKinsey and Bloomberg estimated that around 20% of global energy by 2050 could come from hydrogen. We’re now looking at predictions that are significantly less, and typically around half of that,” said Brown.
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