INDUSTRY BODIES BACK HEATING MEASURES IN PM'S 10-POINT PLAN

摘要

Industry trade bodies have broadly welcomed the Government's Green Plan which includes intentions to develop the first town heated by hydrogen by the end of the decade and to install 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028. The announcements were made last month by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of a 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs. The plans also include a welcome extension to the Green Homes Grant aimed at making energy efficient improvements in the home. Since the annoucements were made, several industry bodies backed the plans, but some with caution. Energy trade association the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) chief executive Mike Foster said: "The measures that the Prime Minister has outlined to support hydrogen are a significant move towards creating a stable hydrogen economy in the UK. The plans to create a hydrogen town will give investors' confidence and a clear sense of direction." "EUA and its members are poised to help deliver these projects and assist the UK to become a world leader in decarbonisation. We have long advocated for hydrogen to be recognised as having a key role in decarbonising our energy system, and we are pleased that Government now supporting these efforts."