Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using hydrogen to power glass factories.

Low carbon hydrogen is a leading option to decarbonise industrial processes that are harder or more expensive to electrify.

Hydrogen could therefore be important for processes that require high temperatures or direct firing such as in the glass or ceramics industry.

Government has an ambitious range of policies in place to incentivise and support industry to invest in innovative, clean technologies, including low carbon hydrogen.