UK could hit 2030 ‘green’ hydrogen targets if barriers can be removed

With the right support, the UK could meet national targets for sustainably produced or ‘green’ hydrogen and make enough to export to mainland Europe, according to a new report.

‘If ever there was a time to step up our efforts to replace expensive gas with a clean, flexible fuel which fulfils the same role but uses cheap renewables instead, it’s right now,’ says Laurie Heyworth, report author and emerging technologies policy analyst at RenewableUK’s, the trade association for wind power, wave power and tidal power industries. ‘This report explains how we can start to switch. Expanding our capacity to produce green hydrogen will enable us to make full use of the enormous amounts of clean power we’re producing from renewables. Making hydrogen using renewables is set to become cheaper than using fossil fuels, which are prone to volatility and global price shocks.’