UK draws up £1.5bn plan to fund green hydrogen production by levying gas companies

Cash will finance £9/kg contracts awarded under HAR1 programme but will not exacerbate fuel poverty, ministry insists

Ed Miliband, the UK's minister for energy security and net zero.
Ed Miliband, the UK's minister for energy security and net zero.Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Published 17 January 2025, 08:31Updated 17 January 2025, 08:31
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