BEIS: Britain’s "colorless" hydrogen strategy

According to a report from Energy Transition News in London on May 25, 2021, the Deputy Director of Hydrogen Strategy in the UK stated in a webinar on May 25 that the highly anticipated UK hydrogen strategy will be released in the middle of this year.

At the “IDEA London Accelerating Net Zero: Hydrogen in the Energy Structure Webinar”, Rita Widy, Deputy Director of Hydrogen Strategy at the British Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), stated that the UK’s hydrogen production strategy will not be blue or green , But regard carbon intensity as the main factor of market development.

The preliminary details of the UK's hydrogen strategy come from the "Green Industrial Revolution 10-Point Plan" of British Prime Minister Johnson, which includes achieving 5 GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 and 1 GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2025.

Weidi said that by 2050, the plan will use low-carbon hydrogen to produce 160-380 terawatt-hours of energy, while the UK currently uses fossil fuels to produce 10-27 terawatt-hours of energy.

She said that the additional value of hydrogen may come from the heat potential of hydrogen.

Weidi said that other potential uses of hydrogen include shipping, manufacturing, and construction.

Li Jun compiled from energy transition news

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UK to move away from colors in hydrogen strategy: BEIS director

The UK's much anticipated hydrogen strategy will take on a colorless approach when it is released by the middle of this year, the country's deputy director of hydrogen strategy said in a May 25 panel.

　　The UK's strategy around hydrogen production will not be blue or green, but will consider carbon intensity as the primary factor in market development, Rita Wadey, at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, said at the IDEA London Accelerating Net Zero: Hydrogen in the Energy Mix webinar.

　　Preliminary details of the UK's hydrogen strategy come from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, which includes 5 GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 and 1 GW by 2025.

　　The plan would produce 160-380 TWh of energy from low carbon hydrogen by 2050, up from current volumes of mostly fossil-based hydrogen-producing 10-27 TWh, Wadey said, adding that getting there will involve a mix of both capital along ongoing revenue support.

　　Additional value for hydrogen could come in the form of hydrogen for heat potential, drawing from current demonstration projects at Keele University blending up to 20% hydrogen into the gas grid, she said.

　　Other potential uses including shipping as well as manufacturing and construction, Wadey said.