The UK government has outlined the long-awaited roadmap behind its target to install 5 GW of clean hydrogen production by 2030. Disrupting the use of natural gas in applications from cement making to home heating, ‘green’ hydrogen – produced through renewable electricity – is becoming increasingly central in the UK’s route to cutting emissions by 78% by 2035 and reaching net zero by 2050. Despite lingering investments, ‘blue’ hydrogen – produced using natural gas and elusive carbon capture technologies – is becoming an increasingly small stepping-stone. With a focus on ‘hard to decarbonize industries’ and domestic heating, the 121-page strategy document outlines that hydrogen could account for up to one third of the UK’s energy demand by 2050, at which…