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Government casts doubt on future of hydrogen village trials

The future of hydrogen village trials remains uncertain, with the government hinting that a proposed trial in the North East may now not take place. It comes just days after energy minister Lord Callanan took to social media to announce the government had rejected Cadent’s bid for a hydrogen village trial in Cheshire because of a lack of local support.

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Whitby hydrogen village trial rejected

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ESO calls for faster decision on future of heat

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Industrial sites back hydrogen conversion

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Axing levy poses ‘existential’ threat to hydrogen sector

The UK’s nascent hydrogen industry is at an "existential moment" and its growth will be undermined if the government abandons plans to introduce a household levy to support the sector’s development, MPs have been warned. In a last-ditch submission to the House of Commons committee scrutinising the Energy Bill, Hydrogen UK chief executive Clare Jackson urges MPs to safeguard the funding mechanism for hydrogen created by the legislation.

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Hydrogen blending is a ‘costly distraction’

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Alternatives being drawn up to replace hydrogen levy

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Can hydrogen trials really offer choice?

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CCC: UK must defend its lead on hydrogen and CCS

The UK government has been warned that it risks losing the workforce it needs to meet its net zero ambitions. The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to take action to “defend its competitive advantage in Net Zero sectors like hydrogen and carbon capture”. Failing to do so will see workers leave the UK for countries in Europe or the USA, where there is a clear plan for the creation of net zero jobs.

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Ministers warned against hydrogen levy ‘trap’

The government should scrap plans for a hydrogen levy on domestic customers bills and instead fund efforts to kickstart the fledgling industry by axing emissions trading system (ETS) allowances, a right wing thinktank has urged. Placing another green levy on consumers is unfair and the public will not support it, says the analysis by Onward.

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Hydrogen: A thorn in the water sector’s side?

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SGN and Wood accelerate hydrogen plans

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Miliband calls for timetable to decouple electricity and gas prices

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Time to be smart about financing net zero

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National Gas Transmission wins funding for hydrogen ‘backbone’

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Long-duration storage is the next frontier in the UK’s energy storage leadership

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Energy security concerns fuel business appetite for hydrogen

Mounting concerns about energy security are leading business leaders to back hydrogen as part of their energy improvement strategies. Businesses now view energy security and resilience as the second biggest threat to their organisations, according to Centrica’s survey on businesses decarbonisation plans.

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Wales & West to use wastewater in hydrogen trial

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Octopus calls out hydrogen champion’s ‘misleading’ claims

A coalition of 20 organisations including Octopus Energy, E3G and the UK Green Building Council have called on the government to reject recommendations made by hydrogen champion Jane Toogood. The coalition has labelled Toogood’s report on hydrogen and heat electrification as “misleading” and warns that accepting her recommendations risks driving up consumer bills and could undermine the government’s targets on heat pumps.

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Is the latest energy plan fit for purpose?

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