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This conference will focus on priorities for UK hydrogen policy, market development, and infrastructure delivery following expected publication of the forthcoming UK Hydrogen Strategy.
Sessions will examine the role of hydrogen in the low-carbon energy mix and the UK’s net zero pathway, including its application in hard-to-electrify sectors, and accounting for concerns around cost, efficiency, value for money, and sustainability. Delegates will consider what is needed from government to support deployment and confidence in the sector, including priorities for the forthcoming strategy.
Project viability
Further discussion will assess priorities for business models and market frameworks to support investor confidence and move projects from planning into delivery. Delegates will look at measures for unlocking investment, improving project viability, addressing cost challenges in electrolytic and low-carbon hydrogen production, and balancing the allocation of risk between government and industry.
There will be consideration of lessons learned from previous Hydrogen Allocation Rounds for design and delivery of future rounds, as well as for additional business models for transport, storage, and use.
Regulatory frameworks
Delegates will also discuss regulation of the sector. Delegates will consider the role of the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard in - and support for - sustainability of hydrogen production, while addressing concerns regarding complexity, verification challenges, and administrative burdens. Progress on market and regulatory frameworks for hydrogen consumption will also be assessed, including for power, transport, and heating.
Planning and supply chain capacity
Further sessions will assess priorities for delivery of hydrogen infrastructure across production, transport, and storage. Network planning and delivery will be considered, including the future of hydrogen blending and implications for network access. Delegates will examine skills and supply chain capacities, and priorities for industry co-ordination, including the role of industrial clusters for facilitating the growth of the hydrogen sector.
Overview of areas for discussion
- policy and strategy:
- priorities for the forthcoming UK Hydrogen Strategy and next steps
- hydrogen’s role in the UK’s net zero pathway - addressing concerns around cost, efficiency and value for money - the role of hydrogen in hard-to-electrify sectors
- co-ordination between government departments, regulators and delivery bodies
- unlocking investment and improving project viability:
- long-term certainty and support for private investment - timelines, demand signals, and delivery frameworks - allocation of liabilities between government and industry participants
- assessing demand for hydrogen and requirements for scaling hydrogen markets
- cost challenges in electrolytic and low-carbon hydrogen production - cost of capital and revenue support mechanisms - removal of the Climate Change Levy costs for electrolysis
- lessons from delayed or cancelled projects and implications for market confidence
- business models:
- impact of updated strategy on Hydrogen Allocation Rounds
- HAR2 outcomes and design of HAR3 - eligibility, contracting windows, and delivery milestones - impact of HAR2 delays on industry confidence
- next steps for hydrogen transport and storage business models - assessing available options, including a Regulated Asset Base model and cap and floor schemes
- facilitating hydrogen use - deploying the Hydrogen to Power Business Model - supporting hydrogen in transport
- regulation and standards:
- evolution of the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard - addressing complexity - balancing verification requirements with pace of deployment
- multi-departmental policy co-ordination across DESNZ, DfT, HM Treasury and regulatory bodies to support coherent implementation
- balancing regulatory robustness with delivery speed and investor confidence
- implications of international policy decisions, including EU review of green hydrogen rules, for competiveness
- environmental impact, sustainability and public confidence:
- assessing different hydrogen pathways, including considerations for fossil fuel use, affordability, feasibility and emissions
- addressing concerns about fossil fuel-lock in and ensuring genuine emissions reduction
- monitoring and reporting frameworks for environmental performance, transparency requirements and public accountability mechanisms
- infrastructure, networks and system integration:
- developing hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure at scale - integration with existing gas and electricity systems
- strategic network planning, including pipeline development and shared industry cluster infrastructure
- role of hydrogen in energy system resilience, storage, and flexibility
- industrial strategy, jobs and regional growth:
- hydrogen as a driver of UK manufacturing, supply chains, and skills development
- job creation and regional opportunities - skills requirements, training and upskilling needs - considerations for domestic supply chain capabilities
- alignment of hydrogen with wider industrial strategy
