Hydrogen Strategy: Six key indicators about the government's net zero vision

Michael Holder
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EMEC hydrogen storage cylinders / Credit: Colin Keldie
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EMEC hydrogen storage cylinders / Credit: Colin Keldie

The UK's first ever Hydrogen Strategy finally arrived this week - what does it reveal about the government's net zero agenda?

Hydrogen has been described as the "monkey wrench" of the net zero transition, owing to its versatility as a potential tool for decarbonising a raft of different 'hard to reach' areas of the economy...

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