Hydrogen Heating

Lord Geddes Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2023

(5 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I think the CMA is looking into some of the claims. Chancellor, it is a complicated area, because you can blend hydrogen into the existing gas network and that will work perfectly satisfactorily with all existing gas appliances. In that respect, all appliances are hydrogen-ready. But I am sure Ofgem will want to look at the full implications of that as well.

Lord Geddes Portrait Lord Geddes (Con)
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When my noble friend helpfully lists forms of alternative renewable energy, could he be kind enough to include tidal?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I know my noble friend feels very passionately about this. As I have said, we allocated some contracts for difference in the last round for tidal. I am sure we will want to do so in the next round again, provided the bids are competitive—but it does contribute a relatively small part of our energy mix.