By Paul Homewood

h/t Paul Kolk

Some of us have been arguing this for a long time, Mr Fisher!

A new study has cast doubt on government claims that hydrogen could be used to heat homes and so cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The report, published in the journal Joule, analysed more than 30 studies that looked at hydrogen and heating.

All those studies found that hydrogen was much less efficient and more costly than alternatives like heat pumps

Last week the Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg told the Commons that hydrogen was a "silver bullet".

Hydrogen, unlike fossil fuels, doesn’t give off CO2 when it burns, leading to hopes it could play a key role in decarbonising the economy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63050910.amp#:~:text=Study%20contradicts%20Rees-Mogg%20over%20hydrogen%20for%20heating%20By,heat%20homes%20and%20so%20cut%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions.

And as we also know , heat pumps are also a massively more expensive way to heat your home than a gas boiler!

It is of course deeply ironic that, while the BBC are now keen to attack Rees-Mogg, they have themselves been relentlessly promoting the use of hydrogen for years, like in this video from Roger Harrabin:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-59092240

Maybe in future, Rees-Mogg should ignore what the BBC tell him!

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September 27, 2022 at 04:10PM