HI-ACT were delighted to be amongst a group of hydrogen experts during a workshop by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering where the hydrogen community explored the challenges, opportunities, and enablers for a route towards developing a green hydrogen economy in the UK.
A report from the workshop aims to help policymakers ensure that green hydrogen can fulfil its potentially crucial role in a future low-carbon energy system. The workshop included expert engineers, scientists and policymakers, and explored the enablers, barriers, dependencies and opportunities for growing the nascent UK hydrogen sector.
The report highlights the critical factors that need to be addressed to enable the hydrogen economy to reach its full potential. Green hydrogen is likely to be particularly critical for industries that are challenging to decarbonise with electricity, such as steel, chemicals and long-haul transport.