Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has plans for the strategic development of hydrogen storage facilities at a sufficient scale to support (a) inter-day and (b) inter-week energy storage.

The Government is committed to enabling the development of hydrogen storage infrastructure to meet the needs of the emerging hydrogen economy. This includes supporting the development of storage infrastructure that can operate over a range of durations and serve multiple end-users.

The Government intends to design the first Hydrogen Storage Business Model (HSBM) procurement to contribute towards an ambition to support up to two storage projects at scale to be in operation or construction by 2030.

We are continuing to develop our approach to the development of hydrogen storage infrastructure through strategic planning and the HSBM as a priority.