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Many of the technologies required for hydrogen are already mature, however research and innovation still has an important role to play to reduce costs, improve integration models and efficiency to help enable the production and use of hydrogen at scale.

We continue to build the research base in collaboration with academia and industry on a number of fronts for example Scottish Government are partnering with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the MultHyFuel Programme designed to help the development of a common strategy for implementing Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) in multi-fuel contexts, contributing to the harmonization of existing laws and standards based on practical, theoretical and experimental data as well as on the active and continuous engagement of key stakeholders.

Our Emerging Energy Technologies Fund Hydrogen Innovation Scheme (HIS) was launched in June 2022 to support the Scottish Government’s commitment to drive technological progress and innovation in the hydrogen field. To date the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme has offered grants totalling over £7m to 31 projects that will drive innovation in renewable hydrogen production, storage, and distribution.

Additionally, we are funding a Hydrogen Business Development service, delivered through the Energy Technology Partnership, to accelerate knowledge exchange between academia and enterprises to stimulate innovation in the hydrogen sector.

In the area of Carbon Capture Technology we are advised by the Climate Change Committee, the independent, statutory body established to advise on emissions targets, that CCS is a necessity, not an option, and we have regular engagement with Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) at the University of Edinburgh and the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde.