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U.K. Homes Heated by Just Hydrogen Could Be Everywhere by 2050

  • The government’s heat strategy due imminently, says minister
  • Electrolyzer costs expected to fall sharply in coming decades
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Heating U.K. homes with just hydrogen could be mainstream in a few decades as the government expect technology costs to plunge just like they have for wind energy.

To accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels, the government will help fund the first British homes warmed entirely by the nascent energy source, Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said in an interview.