The case against hydrogen blending

The UK government is exploring whether to permit a hydrogen blend of up to 20% in the gas grid. It is set to make a decision later this year on whether to allow blending in order to function as a “sink” for early clean hydrogen production, helping reduce investment risk for producers until there is an established end-market for this clean gas. In this new briefing, E3G warns against this decision: highlighting risks for household bills and net zero targets. Hydrogen blending could be expensive and inefficient. 20% blending could increase household gas bills significantly – by anywhere between 7% and […]