Interesting article but i worry that hydrogen is over dependant on subsidies at the moment and also that batteries are now battle proven so are the choice for transportation. So with domestic heating looking likely to be heat pumps where will the big demand come from (steel and cement are niche)? I'd say this is as much govts and policy makers hedging their bets having already ceded solar panels and batteries to the Chinese this is the last throw of the dice to come up with something that can be claimed as a global lead.
I remember when Solar panels required enormous subsidy. I think early feed in tariffs paid householders 40p/KWH and grew with inflation. Today they are competitive when subsidy free. I believe hydrogen is following a similar path. The Chinese are doing a lot of work around hydrogen and electrolysers also. Their vast solar farms are in places like inner mongolia so away from population centres.
Interesting article but i worry that hydrogen is over dependant on subsidies at the moment and also that batteries are now battle proven so are the choice for transportation. So with domestic heating looking likely to be heat pumps where will the big demand come from (steel and cement are niche)? I'd say this is as much govts and policy makers hedging their bets having already ceded solar panels and batteries to the Chinese this is the last throw of the dice to come up with something that can be claimed as a global lead.
I remember when Solar panels required enormous subsidy. I think early feed in tariffs paid householders 40p/KWH and grew with inflation. Today they are competitive when subsidy free. I believe hydrogen is following a similar path. The Chinese are doing a lot of work around hydrogen and electrolysers also. Their vast solar farms are in places like inner mongolia so away from population centres.