The UK’s first-ever Hydrogen Strategy is a part of the prime minister’s plan for a 'green industrial revolution'. But what is this invisible gas, how can it be used for energy supplies and why is it contentious?
Nicola Sturgeon calls on Boris Johnson to 'reassess' licence for Cambo oil field given 'severity of climate emergency we now face'is the most common form of production, extracting hydrogen from natural gas or other fossil fuels, and generating greenhouse gases in the process.is produced in the same way as grey, but the carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored underground.
Conservative MP Philip Dunne, chair of the cross-party environmental audit committee, said it was important to develop"substantial" capacity for CCS,"so as to avert release of damaging emissions currently created in blue hydrogen production".Hydrogen could be used in our boilers - but others argue we should use electric heat pumps insteadSome see the government's"twin track" approach to using green and blue hydrogen as necessary - others as a road to nowhere.
Some fear that although it will be important for decarbonising heavy industry and steel, in other areas it is a distraction from other clean energy solutions that already exist, such as electricity-powered pumps to heat homes.It's still early days, so costs are uncertain. The government thinks household bills could rise, but likely by a small amount.Is hydrogen dangerous?
"But a full safety assessment, including for the of blending of hydrogen into the existing gas network, is still outstanding," she said.The government is aiming by 2030 to introduce enough hydrogen to replace the equivalent natural gas in three million UK homes as well as to power transport and businesses, particularly heavy industry.If it is introduced to our homes, it might be coloured so that it is visible.
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