Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen Demand
Global hydrogen demand is around 93 Mt annually and is overwhelmingly produced using fossil fuels.
Global hydrogen production currently exceeds 900 million tonnes of CO2 annually, more than double the entire emissions of the UK
Future use cases will see hydrogen demand reach 150 Mt by 2030. As such there is a clear need to transition towards clean, emissions free, hydrogen production.
Current Uses
- Ammonia and fertiliser production
- Hydrogenation
- Petrol refining, hydrocracking and desulphurisation
- Methanol production
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Metal processing
- Glass manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical and chemical production
Future Uses
- Decarbonising existing hydrogen production
- International shipping
- Long haul jet aviation
- Steel production
- Non-road mobile machinery
- Long-distance heavy goods vehicles
- Off-grid and backup generators
- High-temperature industrial heat
- Long-duration grid balancing
The Challenge of Electrification
Existing UK electricity network infrastructure is inadequate. Access to grid connections and suitable infrastructure frequently delays electrification and thus decarbonisation, as new generation and load projects are unable to connect. While a major infrastructure project is ongoing to improve the distribution and transmission systems, connections continue to be a major constraint to decarbonisation.
