This week’s ‘Chart of the week’ looks at recent research from Cornwall Insight’s insight paper - Industrial decarbonisation key for UK low carbon hydrogen – which shows demand for hydrogen by the industrial sector is predicted to grow significantly.
In fact, Cornwall Insight research shows that by 2030 UK industry could see a low carbon hydrogen demand of ~10TWh. As the UK heads to net zero in 2050, this demand could rise yet again, increasing to 37TWh by 2050.
Charlotte Nelson
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