Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 80116

Hydrogen: Innovation and Research

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Sally Jameson

Labour (Co-op)Doncaster Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) innovation and (b) research and development in the hydrogen technology manufacturing sector.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Department has allocated around £170 million from the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to encourage hydrogen R&D, including £60m for Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 and £31m for H2BECCS, to support production, storage, transport, and negative-emiss...

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