PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has unveiled the immense economic potential of hydrogen heating for the UK. The ‘Economic Value of Hydrogen for Domestic Heat in the UK’ report not only highlights the financial benefits but also the substantial job creation opportunities and the pivotal role hydrogen can play in the nation’s journey to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Rheinenergie, an energy supplier based in Cologne, is pioneering the integration of hydrogen into gas turbines to produce less environmentally…
In a recent move that sparked debates and discussions, Grant Shapps, the Energy Secretary, made a decisive call to abandon a planned trial that aimed to replace gas boilers in homes with hydrogen-based ones.
Germany’s municipal utilities have expressed their approval for the planned building energy law, highlighting its recognition of the role of climate-neutral gases in heating and the preservation of planning freedom for municipalities.
As the debate surrounding the use of green hydrogen for heating systems heats up, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) has campaigned for its adoption in the Building Energy Act.
The German government has passed a law to ban new fossil heating installations starting in 2024. The move is part of Germany’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and shift towards clean energy.
Franziska Brantner, the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has expressed her doubts about the potential of green hydrogen in the heating sector.
According to study, adding hydrogen to the gas heating systems in the UK might result in an increase in costs of approximately £200 for the typical home.
Peers have cautioned that expecting to heat millions of households with hydrogen instead of natural gas is unrealistic and advised ministers to concentrate on boosting heat pumps.
By the end of the decade, the government hopes to use clean, green hydrogen fuel to heat an entire town in the UK.
