Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland

Scottish Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 6 Jan 2022 Closed: 23 Nov 2023 Parliament page
The Committee will be inquiring into hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland as a follow up to our renewable energy in Scotland inquiry. We want to hear about Scotland's role in hydrogen production and including opportunities for carbon capture utilisation and storage. The focus will be: The UK Government's Hydrogen … Read more
18 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
4 Letters
7 Events
Activity timeline 18 events
21 Nov
2023
Correspondence
8 Jun
2023
Report published
8 Jun
2023
Correspondence
25 Apr
2023
Correspondence
10 Mar
2023
Report published
7 Mar
2023
Correspondence
16 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
16 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
12 Sep
2022
Oral evidence
12 Sep
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · To be confirmed
18 Jul
2022
Oral evidence
18 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
16 Jan 2023
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Alison Conboy · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Michael Matheson MSP · Scottish Government Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Stefanie Murphy · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Stuart McKay · Scottish Government Susan Stirling · Scottish Government
12 Sep 2022
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18 Jul 2022
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Barry Carruthers · ScottishPower Oonagh O’Grady · SSE Professor Andy Sloan FRSE · Royal Society of Edinburgh Sarah Potts · Storegga
4 Jul 2022
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Bethan Vasey · Shell UK Upstream Clare Jackson · Hydrogen UK Louise Kingham CBE · BP plc Will Webster · Offshore Energies UK
16 May 2022
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Angus McIntosh · SGN David Wallace · Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Dr Jillian Couto-Phoenix · National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Dr Nigel Holmes · Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
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Sixth Report - Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland HC 83 10 Mar 2023 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
11 results
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6 Recommendation Accepted
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We acknowledge the concerns raised by our witnesses around slippage in timings for hydrogen projects.
We acknowledge the concerns raised by our witnesses around slippage in timings for hydrogen projects. This could delay the delivery of low carbon hydrogen projects and result in a failure to meet net zero targets. Urgency is required now; timely … Read more
Government Response
The government is progressing its electrolytic and CCUS processes and plans a second allocation round for electrolytic hydrogen later in 2023, aiming to move to price-competitive allocation by 2025, and will develop a hydrogen production delivery roadmap to show how hydrogen production can be scaled up, to be published by the end of the year.
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9 Conclusion Accepted
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Scotland and the rest of the UK will not be able to deliver on their...
Scotland and the rest of the UK will not be able to deliver on their net zero commitments without carbon capture and storage (CCUS): a factor that is critical to the success of the hydrogen industry in Scotland. Carbon capture … Read more
Government Response
CCUS is a priority and the government is progressing at pace with a £20 billion funding package, launching the CCUS Track-2 process and recognising the potential benefits of the Scottish cluster, to which over £40m in development funding has been allocated.
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10 Conclusion Accepted
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Delays to decision making around cluster sequencing and the Acorn Project are disappointing.
Delays to decision making around cluster sequencing and the Acorn Project are disappointing. But we noted the positive comments on CCUS from the UK Minister. Furthermore, such delays lead to an even further deficit in carbon capture facilities in Scotland … Read more
Government Response
CCUS is a priority and the government is progressing at pace with a £20 billion funding package, launching the CCUS Track-2 process and recognising the potential benefits of the Scottish cluster, to which over £40m in development funding has been allocated.
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11 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the UK Government accelerates the deployment of carbon capture and storage in...
We recommend that the UK Government accelerates the deployment of carbon capture and storage in Scotland and sets out, in its response to this report, how it intends to do so. Furthermore, in Minister Stuart’s response, he stated that the … Read more
Government Response
CCUS is a priority and the government is progressing at pace with a £20 billion funding package, launching the CCUS Track-2 process and recognising the potential benefits of the Scottish cluster, to which over £40m in development funding has been allocated.
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14 Recommendation Accepted
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Furthermore, we recommend that the UK Government publish modelling to quantify in more detail the...
Furthermore, we recommend that the UK Government publish modelling to quantify in more detail the long-term investment required to secure an export market and the potential economic benefits that could accrue to the UK, from such a market. The Government … Read more
Government Response
The UK government states the opportunities for investment are set out in the UK Hydrogen Investment Roadmap and it continues to engage to unlock private capital into the UK hydrogen economy.
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16 Conclusion Accepted
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With the vast renewable energy resources it has available, Scotland can play a vital role...
With the vast renewable energy resources it has available, Scotland can play a vital role in green hydrogen production for the UK and for export to Europe. However, secure hydrogen storage is essential to ensure hydrogen can become central to … Read more
Government Response
The UK Government sees hydrogen storage as critical and committed to designing a hydrogen storage business model by 2025, enabled by amendments to the Energy Bill.
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17 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the UK Government alongside the Scottish Government moves quickly to develop hydrogen...
We recommend that the UK Government alongside the Scottish Government moves quickly to develop hydrogen storage, to meet increasing demand, help Scotland and the rest of the UK enhance energy security and meet net zero targets.
Government Response
The UK Government sees hydrogen storage, along with transport infrastructure as a critical component, and committed to designing a hydrogen storage business model (HSBM) by 2025.
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18 Recommendation Accepted
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The UK Minister told us that the UK Government’s preference is for the private sector...
The UK Minister told us that the UK Government’s preference is for the private sector to lead the development of storage infrastructure. For businesses to lead the way in such a crucial aspect of Scotland and the UK’s net zero … Read more
Government Response
The government published a consultation in August 2022 seeking stakeholder views on barriers to investment in both hydrogen transport and storage, and subsequent design options to help unlock private sector investment, as part of their commitment to design a HSBM by 2025; they will provide a government response by the end of Q2 2023.
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20 Recommendation Accepted
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Scotland is in a very strong position compared to many other countries wanting to develop...
Scotland is in a very strong position compared to many other countries wanting to develop their hydrogen industry, in part because it already has a large relevant skills base in the oil and gas sector that has the potential to … Read more
Government Response
The government states it's already supporting green jobs, skills and industries through the North Sea Transition Deal and the Integrated People and Skills Strategy, and will continue to work with industry and education providers to understand the skills landscape as set out in the Hydrogen Sector Development Plan.
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21 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the cooperative approach between the UK and Scottish Governments on skills training...
We recommend that the cooperative approach between the UK and Scottish Governments on skills training and jobs continues, not least because of the mixture of reserved and devolved competencies when it comes to energy, education and skills. On at least … Read more
Government Response
The UK Government states it is already supporting green jobs, skills and industries through the North Sea Transition Deal and the Integrated People and Skills Strategy, which was published by OPITO, and that the Hydrogen Sector Development Plan (2022) also covers these issues.
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22 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the UK and Scottish Governments work in tandem with industry in identifying...
We recommend that the UK and Scottish Governments work in tandem with industry in identifying the jobs and skills gaps in the existing workforce. Industry should work in cooperation with the UK Government to ensure their policies and initiatives are … Read more
Government Response
The UK Government states it is already supporting green jobs, skills and industries through the North Sea Transition Deal and the Integrated People and Skills Strategy, which was published by OPITO, and that the Hydrogen Sector Development Plan (2022) also covers these issues.
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 18 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 8
Deferred 3
Total 18 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
21 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy at Scottish Government on an update on Scotland’s renewables and wind power potential, dated 14 November 2023.
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8 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero accompanying the Government’s response to the Hydrogen and Carbon Capture report.
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25 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State for Energy Security & Net Zero on Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland follow-up on 16 January 2023, dated 14 April 2023
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7 Mar 2023 Correspondence with Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport at Scottish Government on follow up to hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland on 16 January 2023, dated 23 January and 3 March 2023.
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