A hydrogenvision forthe UK How the evolution of a UK-wide hydrogen network can unlock economic growth, provide consumer choice and bolster energy securityApril 2023The voice of the networksContributing Partners The voice of the networksENA A hydrogen vision for the UKOver the next 27 years all homes, businesses and industries must move away from the unabated fossil fuels that currently meet most of our energy demands to clean alternatives like renewables, nuclear and hydrogen.This transition to clean energy will require significant change. Some of these changes, like building new offshore wind farms, may go unnoticed by consumers. Other changes will require us to adjust our behaviour; for example, shifting to electric vehicles, replacing industrial fossil fuel equipment and exchanging the natural gas boilers that heat our homes and businesses today for low carbon alternatives. The scale and pace of this change will eclipse anything seen in the sector before.We will need a range of low carbon technologies to decarbonise our energy system. Hydrogen could play a critical part of this story, projected to provide between 20-35% of our energy demand by 2050,1 delivering our climate and security goals in a way that ensures the energy we need is affordable. This means a need for renewables, nuclear, biofuels and energy efficiency, as well as other emerging technologies such as carbon capture and storage and batteries. But without hydrogen in the mix, there can be no Net Zero. Building our greener future will require innovation, investment and rapid infrastructure development. Yet against such challenge, there is opportunity. A clean energy system with energy security and affordability at its heart will benefi...
