This strategy sets out the approach to developing a thriving low
carbon hydrogen sector in the UK to meet our increased ambition
for 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030. The
page includes hydrogen strategy updates to the market.
From:
Department for Energy
Security and Net Zero
Published
17 August 2021
Last updated
2 August 2023 — See all updates
Documents
UK hydrogen
strategy (accessible PDF)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2670-5, CCS0621687164 08/21, CP 475
PDF, 10.6
MB, 121 pages
UK hydrogen strategy (accessible
HTML version)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2670-5, CCS0621687164 08/21, CP 475
HTML
UK hydrogen
strategy (print-ready version)
PDF, 47.8 MB, 126
pages
Hydrogen
analytical annex
PDF, 1.79 MB, 95
pages
Hydrogen
strategy update to the market: August 2023
PDF, 323 KB, 22
pages
Hydrogen
strategy update to the market: December 2022
PDF, 300 KB, 21
pages
Hydrogen
strategy update to the market: July 2022
PDF, 354
KB, 32 pages
Details
Hydrogen is a low carbon solution which can help the UK to
achieve net zero by 2050, and our Sixth Carbon Budget target by
2035.
As set out in the British Energy Security
Strategy, government, working with industry, is aiming
for 10GW of low
carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for use across the
economy. This doubled our previous ambition from
the 10 point plan for a green
industrial revolution and the Hydrogen Strategy, with at
least half of our new 10GW ambition coming from electrolytic
hydrogen.
The UK’s first Hydrogen Strategy outlines:
- how the UK will rapidly and significantly scale up production
and lay the foundations for a low carbon hydrogen economy by 2030
- how government will support innovation and stimulate
investment in the 2020s to scale up low carbon hydrogen
The Strategy details how we will look to capture the economic
benefits of growing the UK hydrogen economy, supporting
innovation and stimulating investment to develop the supply
chains and skills needed and create jobs and export opportunities
for the UK.
It also sets out our twin-track approach to supporting both
electrolytic ‘green’ and carbon capture (CCUS)-enabled ‘blue’
hydrogen production, alongside other potential production routes,
which will enable the rapid growth of the sector while bringing
down costs. We outline a comprehensive roadmap for the
development of the wider hydrogen economy over the 2020s to
deliver our now 10GW 2030 ambition.
Update: 2 August 2023
The August 2023 Hydrogen Strategy Update to the Market offers an
accessible summary of hydrogen policy development and schemes
since the publication of the last update to the market in
December 2022.
Policy areas covered in this update are:
- hydrogen production
- hydrogen networks and storage
- uses of hydrogen in industry, power, transport and
potentially heat
- creating a market: market and regulatory frameworks and gas
blending
- hydrogen sector development
- international leadership in hydrogen
