UK backs blue hydrogen-linked CCS while standalone hydrogen misses out in spending review
Two major UK CCS projects linked to blue hydrogen have secured government backing in the latest spending review, while standalone hydrogen funding was notably absent.
Project Acorn, north of Aberdeen, and Viking CCS in the Humber will gain development funding over the spending review period.
Both projects are part of the government’s Track-2 cluster sequencing programme, which supports the next wave of UK carbon capture clusters aiming to be operational by the mid-2030s.
The spending review, unveiled by Chancellor Rachael Reeves today (11 June), sets all departmental budgets for the next five years and allocates a total of £9.4bn to carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS).
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