Coming as another step in supporting the role of hydrogen for Net Zero, the Hydrogen Transport and Storage Working Group has been set up to assess opportunities in how hydrogen transport and storage should develop in the country.

H2 View understands the group will focus on which new policies are required, explain how those policies can accelerate deployment in the UK, as well as producing a timeline for the roll-out of storage and distribution to align with energy security ambitions and Net Zero ambitions.

Commenting on the group’s launch, Celia Greaves, CEO of the UK HFCA, said, “Against the backdrop of global energy uncertainty, any steps that we can make to improve energy resilience will be invaluable. The ability to store energy for future use as hydrogen has a crucial role here.

“We have work going on to scale up production and a number of different activities focused on scaling up demand and we need to connect that together – so this is the next step.”

According to the UK HFCA, the Working Group is made up of more than 25 of its members, including representatives from bp, British Solar Renewables, Logan Energy, and Luxfer.

The group initially sets out to focus on and respond to the Department for Business, Energy, & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) current consultation on hydrogen transport and storage.

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Greaves added, “We are pleased to see government has put out this consultation. As well as playing a critical role in delivering energy resilience, hydrogen is also absolutely crucial to the UK’s journey to Net Zero, and its transport and storage is the missing piece of the jigsaw.”