Government launches two ‘net-zero’ roadmaps

The hydrogen investor roadmap and a carbon capture roadmap have both been launched by the UK government.

Both roadmaps are part of the investment drive towards net-zero the UK government is championing.

The hydrogen investor roadmap highlights the UK policy frameworks that promote hydrogen adoption:

• a Net Zero Hydrogen Fund to support deployment
• a Production Business Model to ensure long-term revenue support
• a Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard to enable market access and certainty for end use

It also states that the government has doubled its 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.’

While the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) net zero investment roadmap states the UK has:

• A worldwide reputation as an international centre of engineering excellence
• Extensive experience from the oil, gas, and petrochemicals sector
• Substantial CO₂ storage potential and industrial infrastructure

It also hails the UK as a ‘first mover’, aiming to support the establishment of two CCUS clusters by the mid-2020s and a further two by 2030, through which the UK government aims to capture 20- 30MtCO₂ per year.