Research and analysis

Hydrogen to power: cost and technical assumptions

This report provides an update to information on cost and barriers for hydrogen to power.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 14 January 2026

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Hydrogen to power: costs and barriers

PDF, 1.02 MB, 66 pages

Details

DESNZ commissioned Baringa to review and assess the technical readiness, cost implications, and deployment barriers for hydrogen-based power generation technologies in the UK. The report examines various plant archetypes including turbines, internal combustion engines, and electrochemical systems.

It covers a range of topics, including:

• cost of retrofitting or repowering existing unabated gas plants to 100% hydrogen capability
• cost of blending hydrogen into an existing unabated gas plant
• barriers to deployment and scale-up
• evolution of costs over time as the technology matures

Published 14 January 2026