Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of green hydrogen to replace existing maritime fuels.

DfT-commissioned analysis supporting the publication of the 2019 Clean Maritime Plan provided an assessment of emission reduction options for shipping such as low emission fuels. This includes hydrogen and hydrogen-derived fuels such as ammonia and methanol.

The Government’s approach is technology neutral and it would be premature to speculate precisely which technologies might and might not be able to deliver our long-term ambitions.

The Government announced the winners of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition on 15 September. Some of the winners of the competition are working on hydrogen maritime solutions.