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The role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero

Inquiry

A key component of the Government's recently announced ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’ is 'Driving the Growth of Low Carbon Hydrogen'. The plan outlined a range of measures to support the development and adoption of hydrogen, including a £240 million 'Net Zero Hydrogen Fund'. Noting this, and the further £81 million allocated for hydrogen heating trials in the 2020 Spending Review, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee is today launching a new inquiry into the role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero.

Following recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change that the Government develop a strategy for hydrogen use and should aim for largescale hydrogen trials to begin in the early 2020s, the Committee seeks to ensure that the Government's intended plan will be suitable and effective. The Committee will also assess the infrastructure required for hydrogen as a Net Zero fuel, and examine progress made so far internationally to determine the viability of hydrogen as a significant contributor to achieving Net Zero.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Work news

Government responses on hydrogen and space published

Government responses on hydrogen and space published

Hydrogen is not a panacea for reaching Net Zero, warn MPs

Committee publish report on The role of hydrogen in achieving net zero

19 December 2022

Secretary of State questioned on hydrogen’s role in achieving Net Zero

The Science and Technology Committee also questions energy sector experts, Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser and the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser

MPs scrutinise Japanese and German hydrogen strategies

Science and Technology Committee hears from experts from Japan and Germany

Committee holds fourth evidence session into inquiry

Committee to hold its fourth session as part of its inquiry into The role of Hydrogen in achieving Net Zero

Potential role for hydrogen, compared to alternative low-carbon technologies examined

Science and Technology Committee continues inquiry into the role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero

Evidence session: the role of hydrogen in achieving net zero

The Science and Technology Committee continues its inquiry into the role of Hydrogen in achieving Net Zero.

Role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero examined

The Science and Technology Committee focus on the technical feasibility of hydrogen

25 February 2021

How can hydrogen contribute to Net Zero? MPs launch inquiry

Committee launches new inquiry on the role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero

7 December 2020

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