Making Hydrogen Happen

🚨 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED The UK Hydrogen Policy Commission Bringing together influential figures from politics, academia & industry, the Commission will play a vital role in ensuring the UK seizes its hydrogen opportunity. Meet our Commissioners below 👇

Their report provides guidance to Government, local government, industry, trade unions and regulators. It seeks to build and strengthen the emerging commitment to joint endeavour across all stakeholders in the pursuit of ‘seizing the opportunity’ of hydrogen.

The Hydrogen Policy Commission is a group of senior, cross-party parliamentarians, local leaders, trade union representatives and academics

"UK HYDROGEN POLICY COMMISSION WARNS GOVERNMENT HYDROGEN AMBITION LAGGING BEHIND OTHER NATIONS" Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1g5u0B7…

RT @trussliz: To secure our long-term energy supply and reduce reliance on authoritarian regimes, we're accelerating our domestic energy pr…

"I think hydrogen is ultimately the silver bullet. We create it from renewable sources... we use it as an effective battery and it can then, with some adjustments, be piped through to people’s houses to heat them during the winter" @Jacob_Rees_Mogg

“Now this is investing in renewable energy with vim and vigor, accelerating the deployment of wind, solar and particularly exciting I think hydrogen technologies” said @Jacob_Rees_Mogg today in the Commons

"We will speed up our deployment of all clean and renewable technologies including hydrogen" says @trussliz today in the House of Commons

Sir Keir Starmer mentions hydrogen in his speech on Labour's mission for economic growth. "Some nation is going to lead the world in electric vehicles, in floating offshore wind, in new hydrogen and technological developments - why not Britain?" (Watch from 21:52-22:26)

RT @kevinhollinrake: Good turn out for ⁦@CEN_HQ⁩ environment hustings and great to hear ⁦@RishiSunak⁩ committing to Net Zero by 2050 and th…

MUST WATCH: #hydrogen in the spotlight again at @beisgovuk questions today as @BarrySheerman and @GregHands discuss the important role it plays in the UK's Net Zero plans 👇

"Hydrogen is a game changer" @nadhimzahawi in the @HouseofCommons in October 2020

And here is a useful extract from a speech by @nadhimzahawi in Westminster Hall in October 2020, again as a BEIS Minister. Key quote "Hydrogen is a game changer"

A throwback to @nadhimzahawi speaking about hydrogen in the Commons from he was a BEIS minister in 2020

RT @GregHands: Driving the hydrogen future forward – this hydrogen electric truck from @TevvaTrucks will be the first of its kind to be mas…

WATCH:"Mr Hydrogen" @JacobYoungMP ask about changes to the RTFO in Transport Qs today to stimulate the use of hydrogen in transport Good to hear Transport Minister, Trudy Harrison say that the DfT @transportgovuk shares his enthusiasm for hydrogen in the transport sector 👇

WATCH: @ChrisClarksonMP asks COP26 President Alok Sharma for an update on progress towards the UK's plans to export #greenhydrogen.

And rounding up, Energy Minister @GregHands highlights the "enormous potential of hydrogen":

Next, Shadow Climate Change & Net Zero Minister, @alanwhiteheadmp urges the Government to make the most of the UK's hydrogen opportunity:

WATCH: MPs discuss a hydrogen economy in Parliament yesterday, including: Blending Boilers Transport Jobs & apprenticeships Investment Decarbonisation 👇 First up, @JacobYoungMP on regulatory change, boilers & blending: