PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hydrogen: Storage (28 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the levels of hydrogen storage capacity required to (a) facilitate the anticipated growth of and (b) help guard against price spikes in that market; and what steps he plans to take to help ensure that that capacity is delivered in a timely manner.

Asked by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative)

In the UK Hydrogen Strategy, the Government set out that hydrogen storage can support the hydrogen economy in a range of ways that position it as a strategic asset as part of a fully decarbonised, net zero economy. In the strategy, the Government committed to undertake a review of systemic hydrogen storage requirements in the 2020s and beyond, including its potential role as a critical enabler for some end-use sectors.

The review is underway and will consider whether funding or other incentives are needed, whether regulation might be required to ensure that the necessary storage infrastructure is available when needed, and what form this might take.

Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
5 April 2022