Researchers at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (EnerHy) have developed a system that uses solar heat to produce green hydrogen. The approach is part of a push to find production routes that rely on thermal energy rather than electricity, which could change the cost and siting picture for clean hydrogen projects. Full details are behind Quantum Commodity Intelligence's paywall, but the development fits into a wider UK hydrogen research cluster. Related work includes a Loughborough-led project backed by the Henry Royce Institute and the Zero Carbon Innovation Centre, both focused on hydrogen production and compatible systems. For anyone tracking green hydrogen costs, the key question is whether solar heat can beat electrolysis once storage and compression are included. The answer will decide if this stays a lab result or becomes a real deployment option.
