Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen

(asked on 6th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to amend the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) to promote private investment in green hydrogen production facilities at sites not directly adjacent to renewable energy production sites.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 11th January 2021

The Department has been considering with industry experts how to enable the more cost-effective development of new electrolysis facilities by allowing them to be located more closely with demand, rather than having to be limited to being built adjacent to renewable energy production sites. We plan to consult on potential changes to the RTFO scheme later this year; this will include proposals on how renewable hydrogen can be further supported.

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