Research and analysis

Hydrogen supply chain: evidence base

An assessment of evidence relating to the range of infrastructure that would be required for a future delivery chain for hydrogen for heat.

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Hydrogen supply chain evidence base

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Assumptions for the hydrogen supply chain evidence base

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As part of its wider research into heat decarbonisation, BEIS contracted Element Energy to lead the creation of a dataset of techno-economic assumptions around the infrastructure requirements and associated costs of converting heating and industrial applications to hydrogen.

This document is an evidence base of assumptions to support analysis and modelling work – as a result it does not reach conclusions on the relative merits of different approaches.

It considers various aspects of a potential hydrogen system for heat and industrial applications:

  • production
  • transmission
  • distribution
  • end use
  • storage
  • carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)
Published 30 November 2018