Hydrogen isn’t the key to Britain’s green recovery – here’s why

Tom Baxter

Hydrogen isn’t the key to Britain’s green recovery – here’s why

Tom Baxter^* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

The EU recently published its strategy for delivering net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Alongside reducing the amount of energy consumed by buildings and industry, the appliances that currently rely on fossil fuels, like cars and domestic and industrial boilers, are to be replaced with electrical alternatives, for example batteries and heat pumps.

Where energy efficiency and electrification aren’t possible or cost effective, such as in heavy-duty transport (think trains and lorries), hydrogen fuel is expected to fill in these gaps.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2020

Keywords

Fossil fuels
Hydrogen
Natural gas
Heating
Decarbonisation
carbon neutrality
net zero

UN SDGs

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Hydrogen isn’t the key to Britain’s green recovery – here’s why

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