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UK low carbon hydrogen projects: twin-track production, use cases, barriers, and the evolving regulatory and revenue support framework (Gas Act 1986; Energy Act 2023)

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Practice notes

For comprehensive analysis and detailed commentary on regulatory approval, consenting and incentivisation supporting the net‑zero energy transition under the law of England and Wales, refer also to the volume: Collinson and Hockman on Energy Law: Regulating, Consenting and Incentivising the Energy Transition. The textbook provides extensive treatment and more detailed discussion of matters addressed in this Practice Note.

This Practice Note offers an introductory overview of low‑carbon hydrogen projects in the UK. It sits within a suite of related Practice Notes on low‑carbon hydrogen projects, the following:

Low carbon hydrogen projects—UK revenue and funding support
Low carbon hydrogen projects—the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (LCHA)

It sets out why developers and investors might be attracted to these projects; the range of hydrogen production methods that influence how hydrogen is categorised within a colour framework; the use cases for low‑carbon hydrogen and the project types now emerging to serve them in development; several of the principal barriers to advancing low‑carbon hydrogen projects in the UK; and the UK legal and regulatory landscape relevant to low‑carbon hydrogen projects.

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Charles Winch

Norton Rose Fulbright

Charlie is an associate in the Energy & Infrastructure team in Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office.Charlie provides project development, M&A, general corporate, project finance, construction and commercial contract advice on a variety of UK and international projects, with a particular focus on renewable and clean energy, including solar, onshore/offshore wind, batteries, interconnectors, and increasingly in relation to blue/green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. He also advises on the regulation of electricity markets and grid connection arrangements in the UK, and the negotiation of power purchase agreements and related offtake contracts. Charlie has previously worked in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Singapore office, on secondment to the global energy trading division of a multinational oil and gas company, and in the low carbon hydrogen team of another major international energy company working on one of the largest hydrogen opportunities in the Middle East. ...

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