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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/register.lowcarboncontracts.uk\/?search=hydrogen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first three CfDs have been announced for the Hydrogen Allocation Round 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All prices are at 2022 prices, so at current prices they range from \u00a3213 to \u00a3242\/MWh. As with other CfDs, the hydrogen producers will be given a guaranteed, index linked price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But on top of that is the cost of transporting the hydrogen to where it can be used or stored. The LCCC give an estimated cost for this \u2013 at Cromarty, for instance, it is \u00a324.37\/MWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in total, the total cost of hydrogen will be up to \u00a3266\/MWh. In comparison the wholesale price of natural gas is around \u00a334\/MWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is expected that the cost of this subsidy will be added to gas bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen Allocation Round 1<\/a> offered contracts to eleven producers, with a total capacity of 125 MW, and output of around 500 GWh a year, just 0.07% of the UK\u2019s total gas consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The subsidy varies relative to changes in the market price of gas, but at current levels would amount to around \u00a3120 million a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three have 31.8 MW capacity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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