Call for evidence outcome

Enabling or requiring hydrogen-ready industrial boiler equipment: call for evidence

From:: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published: 20 December 2021
Last updated: 13 December 2022 — See all updates

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Enabling or requiring hydrogen-ready industrial boiler equipment: government response

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Detail of outcome

We intend to sponsor the British Standards Institution to ensure that hydrogen-ready industrial-sized boiler equipment is covered by a Publicly Available Specification (PAS).

BEIS will also continue to assess the merits of requiring large boilers to be hydrogen-ready including through product regulation, environmental permitting, or a combination of the two. The findings of this work may form the basis for further consultation on proposals for changes to policy for industrial boiler equipment.

We received 37 responses to this call for evidence from a diverse range of groups, including:

original equipment manufacturers
trade associations
industrial sites
project developers
other supply chain participants
non-government organisations
energy suppliers
professional institutions
gas network operators
members of the public

Original call for evidence

Call for evidence description

Hydrogen-ready industrial boilers have the potential to help industry decarbonise and kick start the UK hydrogen economy. They can run on fossil fuels today but are designed for subsequent conversion to hydrogen, enabling industry to transition to a low carbon future.

The call for evidence covers these main areas:

how hydrogen-ready should be defined
whether hydrogen-ready boiler equipment would enable cheaper and faster fuel switching
whether government should take action to encourage hydrogen-ready boiler equipment.
the role of the supply chain and how best to maximise the economic opportunities for the UK

We want to hear from a broad range of groups, including but not limited to:

industrial sites
original equipment manufacturers for industrial boiler equipment
other participants in the supply chain for industrial boiler equipment
Energy Service Companies with an interest in hydrogen
gas suppliers, and other companies with an interest in hydrogen
non-governmental organisations, academics, and members of the public with an interest

See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.

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