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1/10 - THREAD: Momentum is building behind the hydrogen agenda. Here’s a short timeline of some of the very positive activity that’s happened over the last few months, including senior-level ministerial engagement and significant government announcements on hydrogen...
2/10 - July 1: During PMQs, Prime Minister @BorisJohnson says the UK “will certainly invest massively in hydrogen”.
3/10 - July 9: @RishiSunak, Chancellor, visits @WorcesterBosch and learns about their prototype #hydrogen boiler. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18571139.rishi-sunak-visits-worcester-bosch-morning/
4/10 - July 20: UK Government launches the new Hydrogen Advisory Council, co-chaired by @kwasikwarteng, BEIS Minister. https://twitter.com/KwasiKwarteng/status/1285516922356989959
5/10 - July 21: During BEIS Questions in the House of Commons, @nadhimzahawi, BEIS Minister, said that “Of course, hydrogen will be incredibly important to the energy White Paper, which we will publish in the autumn”. https://twitter.com/UKHydrogenNow/status/1285548581915688960?s=20
6/10 - July 22: Government announces green investment, including £139m to scale-up the UK’s hydrogen production capacity and to improve related infrastructure; and to bring CCS technologies online at scale. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-commits-350-million-to-fuel-green-recovery
7/10 - July 28: @MichaelGove, Duchy of Lancaster, visits hydrogen refuelling station in Aberdeen. https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/255480/uk-government-looking-at-oil-and-gas-sector-deal-michael-gove-says/
8/10 - August 6: @BrandonLewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, visits @Wright_bus factory in Ballymena, where the world’s first double-decker hydrogen bus is being produced. https://twitter.com/NIOgov/status/1291431585028419584?s=20
9/10 - August 7: @simonhartmp, Secretary of State for Wales, visits @Riversimple and says their hydrogen cars are a “fantastic product”. https://twitter.com/UKGovWales/status/1291725362460872706?s=20
10/10 - The UK still urgently needs a #hydrogen strategy and hopefully an announcement will follow on this sooner rather than later, but these developments certainly send a positive signal that most senior Government ministers are actively exploring the UKs hydrogen opportunity.
