Consultation on a low carbon hydrogen certification scheme

In the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS), the Government committed to launching a hydrogen certification scheme by 2025 to demonstrate high-grade British hydrogen for export and ensure any imported hydrogen meets the same high standards that UK companies expect. Certification of hydrogen could provide a robust and reliable way for producers of low carbon hydrogen to prove the credentials of their product. A low carbon hydrogen certification scheme could create benefits for the whole hydrogen value chain including producers, off-takers and society as a whole, and support decarbonising the hydrogen economy. Certificates could help scheme participants to access new low carbon markets, report progress towards decarbonisation targets to corporate stakeholders, demonstrate eligibility and compliance for subsidy schemes, or be used to meet Government obligations and prove compliance with regulations. This consultation sets out Government’s ‘