Funding to unlock hydrogen’s potential in UK energy system

Over £500m is to be invested in new hydrogen infrastructure across the UK in a major boost for clean energy targets.

The new Government funding will create the UK’s first regional hydrogen transport and storage network, connecting hydrogen producers with end users, including power stations and industry for the first time.

The Government said the funding will unlock hydrogen’s potential in the energy system, where it can decarbonise industrial sectors including refineries and heavy transport, while providing long-term energy storage that can be deployed during peak demand periods.

It will also support low carbon hydrogen production through Hydrogen Allocation Rounds, the first of which saw 11 projects being allocated over £2 billion in funding.

Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association, said: “By investing in transport and storage infrastructure, the government is rightly joining the dots, connecting already supported hydrogen production with end users across power and industry.”