Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Transport: Hydrogen - Sep 13
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 07:26
Lord Oates (LD): My Lords, does the Minister recognise that there
will not be sufficient hydrogen to fuel heavy transport vehicles,
let alone private cars, unless we accelerate the production of
hydrogen through attracting more private capital into the sector?
Will the Government incentivise such investment by revising the
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to cover all green hydrogen,
not just that connected directly to a renewable generator? The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,...Request free trial
(LD): My Lords,
does the Minister recognise that there will not be sufficient
hydrogen to fuel heavy transport vehicles, let alone private cars,
unless we accelerate the production of hydrogen through attracting
more private capital into the sector? Will the Government
incentivise such investment by revising the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to
cover all green hydrogen, not just that connected directly to a
renewable generator?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Transport ()
(Con): Yes, the Government will. The Department for Transport
consulted earlier this year on measures to make the supply of
renewable hydrogen into transport more cost-effective within the
RTFO. We will publish a response on this
consultation. I have to say to the noble Lord that I do not think
that is going to be enough. We will be focused on the generation of
both blue and green hydrogen. As he will know from the hydrogen
strategy, the Government will be consulting on hydrogen business
models and the net-zero hydrogen fund so we can figure out how we
are going to unlock the greatest amount of private investment using
the £240 million the Government will invest...
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