In a report on the UK’s net zero needs, the National Infrastructure Commission says there is “no public policy case” for hydrogen to be used to heat individual homes or other buildings.
In its second National Infrastructure Assessment, a five-yearly review, the commission makes a series of recommendations to transform the country’s energy, transport and other key networks over the next 30 years and make it fit for 2050.
Notably, the NIC finds that “a system with hydrogen heating would be around 1.2 times more expensive than a system without.”
The assessment recommends that the government rule out supporting the use of hydrogen for heating in these cases, instead favouring electrification. It points to using electricity to power heat pumps, outlining that the running costs would be cheaper than a hydrogen boiler.
The NIC also explains that the complexity of converting the gas network and homes to hydrogen is another point against the use of clean fuel.
The report makes clear that fossil fuel heating should be “phased out” and that the government should “focus solely on electrification.” https://www.energyvoice.com/…/no-public-policy-case…/
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