Green hydrogen leadership position is “up for grabs“ for the UK as energy transition takes centre stage at exports conference

Green hydrogen leadership position is “up for grabs“ for the UK as energy transition takes centre stage at exports conference

The UK energy sector was urged to seize the fast-growing hydrogen sector opportunity with both hands and take the global lead at the Energy Exports Conference 2021, as clean technology innovators and neighbours Norway only recently published a “soft” hydrogen roadmap.

In the closing Keynote Industry Plenary session on the final day of the event, Scandinavian energy giants and energy transition experts met to discuss Denmark and Norway's successful transition from a traditional oil and gas focus to dominating the global offshore wind market.

Nel Hydrogen's CEO Jon Andre Lokke urged the same kind of rapid government intervention that led to fellow panellists Ørsted and Equinor dominating global offshore wind, but said the Western European nations had not yet taken the same “all-in” action with hydrogen, providing a clear opportunity for the UK to corner the market with its abundant green hydrogen resource potential as the Europe's largest offshore wind market.