...clause 56, page 50, line 21, for “63(3)” substitute “64(4)”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 58. Amendment 24, in clause 56, page 50, line 21, at end insert— “‘eligible hydrogen storage provider’ is to be interpreted in accordance with section (Direction to offer to contract with eligible hydrogen storage provider)(4); ‘eligible hydrogen transport provider’...
Rachel Maclean: Officials from the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are in regular contact on the development of our green hydrogen policies. This includes the matter of grid fees, or more specifically the network charges relevant to the production of green hydrogen. The Department has consulted on options to reward renewable hydrogen more flexibly...
...58, page 53, line 2, after “a” insert “carbon dioxide”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 23. Amendment 37, in clause 58, page 53, line 3, after “counterparty,” insert “hydrogen transport counterparty, hydrogen storage counterparty,”. This amendment and Amendment 39 make provision for ensuring that hydrogen transport counterparties and hydrogen storage...
Paul Wheelhouse: Hydrogen is rapidly emerging as a sustainable solution for the decarbonisation of the economy and a key piece of the energy transition picture. That view is now held in Scotland, in Europe, in south-east Asia and around the world. On 21 December 2020, we became the first country in the United Kingdom to publish a hydrogen policy statement. The statement is underpinned by independent analysis...
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: The Government is providing significant amounts of support to green hydrogen projects. We are investing up to £33m to support the development of a range low carbon hydrogen supply solutions, including green hydrogen projects, through the Hydrogen Supply competition. This includes: o The Dolphyn project, led by ERM, received £3.1m to develop green hydrogen production from floating offshore...
Kwasi Kwarteng: The Government is committed to exploring the development of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier, alongside electricity and other decarbonised gases. In line with this we are investing up to £121m in hydrogen innovation, supporting the application of new low carbon hydrogen technologies across the value chain. This includes:£23m Hydrogen for the Transport Programme - to...
Kwasi Kwarteng: The hon. Gentleman is quite right. I make no apology for the fact that we have a twin-track approach in the hydrogen strategy. We have endorsed the production of green hydrogen, as he has described the German Government have done. We have also endorsed the production of blue hydrogen, because in the first instance, as he will understand, blue hydrogen is much cheaper than green hydrogen. In...
Graham Stuart: Very few low carbon hydrogen production projects are currently in operation. However, up to 20GW of potential low carbon hydrogen capacity has been identified in the UK pipeline. The Government has set its ambition for up to 10GW of hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030, with at least half being electrolytic hydrogen. The £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and Hydrogen Business Model were...
Kwasi Kwarteng: The Government is committed to exploring the development of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier, alongside electricity and other decarbonised gases. Recently, the government published the Energy Innovation Needs Assessment (EINA) for hydrogen and fuel cells which identified that in 2050 up to 15,000 jobs per annum could be created through domestic hydrogen opportunities....
Greg Hands: This August, the UK published the first ever UK Hydrogen Strategy, alongside key policy detail on how the Government will support new low carbon hydrogen production and ensure standards are in place to deliver the carbon emissions savings, government need to meet net zero. This is the most substantive hydrogen strategy and policy package of its kind in the world and one that places the UK...
Amendments made: 59, in clause 66, page 57, line 27, at end insert— “(za) a hydrogen transport counterparty to make payments under a hydrogen transport revenue support contract or in respect of liabilities incurred in connection with hydrogen transport revenue support contracts; (zb) a hydrogen storage counterparty to make payments under a hydrogen storage revenue support contract or in...
Kwasi Kwarteng: We are committed to exploring the option of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier, alongside electricity and other decarbonised gases. This includes exploring the role of electrolytic hydrogen production. In the UK we are investing £33 million in innovation for hydrogen production, including support to accelerate the development of electrolytic hydrogen generation through our...
Alexander Stafford: As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on hydrogen, most of my comments will focus on the hydrogen part of the Bill. The past winter has epitomised the uncertainty felt across the country about our energy future. However, the Bill will restore certainty and help to deliver energy security and net zero targets, because it will help to unleash our hydrogen potential. Part of the...
...20: After Clause 66, insert the following new Clause—“Payments to relevant market participants(1) Revenue support regulations may make provision about amounts which must be paid—(a) by a hydrogen levy administrator to relevant market participants, or(b) by a hydrogen production counterparty—(i) to relevant market participants, or(ii) to a hydrogen levy administrator for the purpose...
Alan Whitehead: ...for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on securing the debate, having guided it through the Backbench Business Committee process. He made an excellent case for the relevance and importance of the hydrogen economy, as did pretty much every hon. Member who spoke. It was a great pleasure to find that, far from my previous preconception, we have such a number of dedicated hydrogen geeks in...
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: The greenhouse gas emissions associated with different hydrogen production methods depend on a wide range of factors such as the feedstock energy, the efficiency of the hydrogen production plant and the CO2 capture rate for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) enabled blue hydrogen production. BEIS is working with industry, academia and regulators on understanding and comparing...
Gillian Martin: The “Hydrogen Action Plan” confirms that the Scottish Government will support the hydrogen sector through a programme of capital funding to increase Scotland’s production capabilities. Earlier this year, we launched the hydrogen innovation scheme and offered over £7 million in grants to projects that will accelerate innovation in hydrogen production. Last month, we announced £200,000...
Greg Hands: The UK Hydrogen Strategy sets out the Government’s approach to supporting low carbon electrolytic (green) hydrogen production alongside other production technologies. Support includes the £240 million Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support scheme which will provide up to £100m of funding allocated in 2022 for electrolytic hydrogen projects,...
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: This August, the UK published the first ever UK Hydrogen Strategy, alongside key policy detail on how we will support new low carbon hydrogen production and ensure standards are in place to deliver the carbon emissions savings we need to meet net zero. This is the most substantive hydrogen strategy and policy package of its kind in the world and one that places the UK firmly at the forefront...
Lord Callanan: The UK Hydrogen Strategy reaffirms the Government’s aim to have 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In the strategy, the Government lays the foundations for a thriving hydrogen economy by 2030, setting out how the Government will support innovation and stimulate investment to rapidly scale up low carbon hydrogen production and use across the economy this...
