The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is developing the UK Hydrogen Strategy and deployment framework, including hydrogen blending into the GB gas transmission network and hydrogen infrastructure strategic planning. The policy statement and consultation on blending are active, positioning hydrogen as a key component of the Clean Power by 2030 agenda.
On 7 April 2025, we announced that 27 projects have been shortlisted for HAR2, located across England, Scotland and Wales.
Since HAR2 applications closed in Spring 2024, government has conducted a comprehensive assessment process to produce a shortlist of 27 electrolytic projects across England, Scotland, and Wales.
In response to: Hydrogen net zero investment roadmap
This net zero investment roadmap summarises government’s hydrogen policies and available investment opportunities.
The next steps in government’s vision for the strategic development of UK hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure.
The government sees potential strategic and economic value in supporting the blending of up to 20% hydrogen by volume into the GB gas distribution networks, in certain circumstances.
Government delivered HAR1 to time, and we expect that first projects will become operational from 2025.
The Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2), which allocates revenue support through the Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM), is closed to applications.
An update on UK hydrogen strategy and policy progress.
This sets out actions that HMG, industry and others are taking forward to realise economic benefits of hydrogen for UK.
This August 2022 hydrogen strategy update to the market summarises key policy progress to deliver the low carbon hydrogen economy.
The Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) provides revenue support to low carbon hydrogen producers through a variable premium contract.
We are doubling our ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with the intention that at least half of this will be from electrolytic hydrogen.
The Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard provides a robust methodology to measure the carbon intensity of hydrogen, ensuring that the hydrogen we support is genuinely low carbon.