Blue hydrogen production capacity is forecast to amount to 31.1 gigawatts in the North of England by 2050. As the UK government aims to become a carbon neutral economy by the mid century, climate experts in the country have pushed for future energy investments to focus on hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. Hydrogen is of particular interest as it may be used as a source of energy and an industrial feedstock for a variety of products such as transport fuels. Hydrogen deriving of natural gas is called blue hydrogen.
Forecast blue hydrogen production capacity installed in the United Kingdom in 2050, by region (in gigawatts)*
* The source gives the following information on methodology: "(...) the H21 Study and the associated scenarios assume an initial deployment (Phase 1) in North of England. By 2035 South Yorkshire and East/West Midlands, Scotland, and East London will have deployed hydrogen production and distribution facilities. By 2050, it is expected that South Wales and the South West, East Anglia and Home Counties, and the rest of London will have also been converted to hydrogen." Further information on underlying modelling assumptions may be found on page 57 of the report.
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Element Energy. (November 1, 2019). Forecast blue hydrogen production capacity installed in the United Kingdom in 2050, by region (in gigawatts)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154181/forecast-blue-hydrogen-production-capacity-by-region-uk/
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