RE: Centrica CEO - UK gas storage materially behind UK neighbours18 Jul 2023 19:50
Consuela , you are very selective in what you post.
Lifting from source always what suits your agenda.
That isn't all that Grant Snapps said.
See below for a more accurate picture.
UK Energy Sec Says Hydrogen Isn't Suited for Home Heating
by Bloomberg|Jack Ryan, Eamon Akil Farhat|Sunday, July 16, 2023
Hydrogen is better suited to store energy than to heat homes, UK Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said, adding to indications that a proposed hydrogen levy on household bills may be scrapped.Â
With the UK in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, plans to impose a levy on household energy bills to fund the hydrogen industry drew criticism, especially as some point out that the fuel isnât a serious option to decarbonize home heating in the short term.
Hydrogen is better suited to store energy than to heat homes, UK Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said.
A hydrogen levy is currently making its way through Parliament as part of the governmentâs proposed Energy Bill. Last month, the Telegraph reported, citing Shapps, that he didnât support charging households to fund the governmentâs Net Zero drive.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Shapps said heâs ânot sure that home heatingâ is the place for hydrogen, and believes it should instead be used for energy storage and in heavy industry and transport.Â
The plan to replace boilers with something people donât want is âfundamentally unpopularâ in parts of the UK, he added.
Britain in 2021 unveiled a hydrogen strategy that focused on use of the fuel in industrial processes in the short term, with potential to be extended to heating homes in the future. While some in the industry say hydrogen can be an alternative to natural gas, critics see it as less efficient and more expensive than electric heat and potentially challenging to pump into homes safely at scale.Â
Hydrogen has, nevertheless, been touted as a way to store excess power produced by wind farms at sea and solar parks for future use. Â It can also be made using low-carbon technologies, boosting its attractiveness for governments that are trying to exit coal. Shapps, for instance, aims to produce enough hydrogen by 2030 to power London for a year.
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