Oral Evidence Mar. 20 2024
Inquiry: A flexible Grid for the futureFound: In Scotland, at the moment, there is only one course that trains town planners to be able to do that
Mar. 20 2024
Source Page: Draft Bioenergy Policy StatementFound: Power – Electricity generation and hydrogen production.
Asked by: Stewart, Kevin (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen Central)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage the use of hydrogen-powered trains in Scotland.
Answered by Martin, Gillian - Minister for Energy and the Environment
As set out in our Hydrogen Action Plan, hydrogen in the transport sector could act as a complementary energy source alongside electrification, providing an option to parts of the transport sector such as parts of the rail network, when full electrification is challenging.
Transport Scotland has encouraged the use of hydrogen-powered trains in Scotland by continuing to engage with train fleet owners on the subject, with sector working groups developing the understanding of the safe and economically viable means to deploy hydrogen trains, and with other parts of Scottish Government and agencies including Scottish Enterprise, in developing understanding of potential demand and possible transition scenarios.
Mar. 17 2024
Source Page: Bus user priority (LTN 1/24)Found: the advancement in future bus priority systems • integration of other renewable energies such as hydrogen
Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) pleased—that this man, who said a black woman MP should be shot and that Indians should climb on the roof of trains - Speech Link
2: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) H100 in Methil is making good progress towards delivering the biggest green hydrogen domestic heating - Speech Link
Mar. 13 2024
Source Page: Recovered appeal: land at Milton Road, Gayton, Northampton (ref: 3314266 - 13 March 2024)Found: generation to reduce the use of fossil fuels , meet the need for electric vehicles, heat pumps and hydrogen
Mentions:
1: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) linking our wonderful university researchers with small businesses to tackle climate change, develop hydrogen - Speech Link
2: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) will deflect and deter investment for the industries of tomorrow: offshore wind, carbon capture, and hydrogen - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) There will be a gigafactory in the west midlands and investment in green hydrogen manufacturing to make - Speech Link
4: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) The Government claim that network speeds will not be impacted, but HS2 trains on Victorian tracks will - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) Healthcare professionals work in a global market, so the taxpayer, who trains new entrants, ought to - Speech Link
2: Toby Perkins (Lab - Chesterfield) No more a country where the trains do not run and the roads are not fit to drive on. - Speech Link
3: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) Why is wi-fi on our trains so completely hopeless? Why can the French do it better than us? - Speech Link
4: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) We will crowd in private investments in our ports, gigafactories and hydrogen, and protect our steel - Speech Link
Mar. 08 2024
Source Page: I. Rail Reform Bill: delegated powers memorandum. 26p. II. Rail Reform Bill: explanatory notes. Incl. annex. 27p. III. Plan for Rail. Impact Assessment supporting the draft Rail Reform Bill. Incl. annexes. 123p. IV. Letter dated 26/02/2024 from Huw Merriman MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding 3 documents for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.Found: environment: • Electrification of the network will be expanded, and alternative technologies such as hydrogen
Mentions:
1: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) number of others across the UK.I would like the Government to welcome again the contribution that green hydrogen - Speech Link
2: Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe) rail service that runs at high speed on the high-speed line from Birmingham to London, but with those trains - Speech Link