UK: hydrogen demand forecast by scenario 2050

As of 2022, there was no demand for hydrogen energy in the United Kingdom. In the System Transformation energy scenario it is forecast that the UK's hydrogen demand will amount to 446 terawatt-hours in 2050. In the Falling Short scenario, however, UK hydrogen demand is forecast to amount to just 14 terawatt-hours in 2050.

Demand for hydrogen in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, with forecast figures for 2030 to 2050, by scenario (in terawatt-hours)

Year, scenario	Demand in terawatt-hours
2022	0
2030: Consumer Transformation	3
2030: System Transformation	38
2030: Leading the Way	40
2030: Falling Short	1
2035: Consumer Transformation	19
2035: System Transformation	151
2035: Leading the Way	80
2035: Falling Short	3
2050: Consumer Transformation	120
2050: System Transformation	446
2050: Leading the Way	242
2050: Falling Short	14

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

The scenario abbreviations from the source equate to the following:
CT: Consumer Transformation
ST: System Transformation
LW: Leading the Way
FS: Falling Short The details about each scenario can be found on page seven of this report.

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