In the future, hydrogen could be used to fuel vehicles where current battery technologies struggle to provide enough power density such as planes and heavy goods trucks.
Hydrogen UK, which represents the industry, has called on the government to publish a strategy with aims to establish a network of refuelling stations by 2030.
It also called for an increase in the rollout of more hydrogen ecosystems like the Tees Valley project, which attempts to aggregate various hydrogen demands to reduce the risk of investing in supply.
The report benchmarks the UK’s current global position on hydrogen transport deployment against other international economies.
“We know that hydrogen has a critical role to play in the decarbonisation of transport and this report highlights the importance of implementing a national hydrogen transport strategy,” said Hydrogen UK’s CEO Clare Jackson.
“The UK government and hydrogen industry must respond to ensure that we capitalise on...