Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the energy industry about decarbonising the energy system by blending low carbon hydrogen with natural gas since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Baroness Curran
The Government been engaging with industry to gather evidence on the technical feasibility, costs and benefits of hydrogen blending. We intend to publish a consultation on blending hydrogen into the National Transmission System in the near future.
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Project HySpeed, in particular the project's impact on assisting faster decarbonisation solutions for UK foundation industries such as steel, cement and glass production.
Answered by Baroness Curran
Low carbon hydrogen is a critical sector for the UK and can play a key role in our mission to make the UK a Clean Energy Superpower. The Government’s existing policy framework has established an investable model to support the UK’s hydrogen economy, with our first Hydrogen Allocation Round delivering projects that will create over 700 new jobs and growth across the UK.
The Government acknowledges the Project HySpeed proposal but does not comment on individual projects. The Government will continue to assess whether current measures are sufficient to incentivise hydrogen production and use in key sectors.