UK Climate Change Committee's 7th carbon budget: hydrogen will "play a small but important role, particularly in industrial sectors... however, we see no role in buildings heating and only a very niche, if any, role in surface transport."
#HydrogenLadder wins.
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#HydrogenLadder wins.
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The Seventh Carbon Budget - Climate Change Committee
Presented to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 34 of the Climate Change Act 2008. Footnotes have…
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February 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
UK Climate Change Committee's 7th carbon budget: hydrogen will "play a small but important role, particularly in industrial sectors... however, we see no role in buildings heating and only a very niche, if any, role in surface transport."
#HydrogenLadder wins.
www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
#HydrogenLadder wins.
www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
#EnergySky - As @mliebreich.bsky.social has published on his LinkedIn page - the #hydrogenladder has entered the world of peer-reviewed literature. Feel free to download, save and send to anyone representing car or boiler manufacturers.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#EnergySky - As @mliebreich.bsky.social has published on his LinkedIn page - the #hydrogenladder has entered the world of peer-reviewed literature. Feel free to download, save and send to anyone representing car or boiler manufacturers.
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So, my lovelies, Version 5.0 of the #HydrogenLadder has dropped. Three promotions, seven demotions, five wording changes, five use cases combined into two and four new use cases. And yet, 2/3 of Version 4.1 made it into Version 5. There goes your...
November 12, 2024 at 10:40 PM
So, my lovelies, Version 5.0 of the #HydrogenLadder has dropped. Three promotions, seven demotions, five wording changes, five use cases combined into two and four new use cases. And yet, 2/3 of Version 4.1 made it into Version 5. There goes your...
Thoughtful thread. I switched from thinking that trials of hydrogen for trains and other use cases on rows DEFG on the #HydrogenLadder were so obviously stupid they should be abandoned. Now I love to see them go ahead (though not with my money) because only failure after failure will kill the dream.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thoughtful thread. I switched from thinking that trials of hydrogen for trains and other use cases on rows DEFG on the #HydrogenLadder were so obviously stupid they should be abandoned. Now I love to see them go ahead (though not with my money) because only failure after failure will kill the dream.
We have a new entry for the Row of Doom on the #HydrogenLadder. #Hydrogen powered lighting towers. High capital and maintenance costs, 70% cycle losses and the safety issues associated with storing an explosive gas at construction sites and festival venues. Dumb as a rock. Quite extraordinary.
March 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
We have a new entry for the Row of Doom on the #HydrogenLadder. #Hydrogen powered lighting towers. High capital and maintenance costs, 70% cycle losses and the safety issues associated with storing an explosive gas at construction sites and festival venues. Dumb as a rock. Quite extraordinary.
Three promotions: Jet Aviation, Regional Trucks, Short Duration Grid Balancing.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
November 12, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Three promotions: Jet Aviation, Regional Trucks, Short Duration Grid Balancing.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
This thread earns a follow from me. HT @adrianhiel.bsky.social (incidentally, the creator of the idea behind the #HydrogenLadder)
November 9, 2024 at 9:42 AM
This thread earns a follow from me. HT @adrianhiel.bsky.social (incidentally, the creator of the idea behind the #HydrogenLadder)
Gastar energía p/ producir hidrógeno p/ transformarlo en electricidad...
Creía q ya habíamos superado la necesidad de #hopium
Los limitados casos en los q será útil están descritos en la #HydrogenLadder @mliebreich.bsky.social
Esto es distraer de bajada de emisiones q necesitamos para ayer
Creía q ya habíamos superado la necesidad de #hopium
Los limitados casos en los q será útil están descritos en la #HydrogenLadder @mliebreich.bsky.social
Esto es distraer de bajada de emisiones q necesitamos para ayer
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Gastar energía p/ producir hidrógeno p/ transformarlo en electricidad...
Creía q ya habíamos superado la necesidad de #hopium
Los limitados casos en los q será útil están descritos en la #HydrogenLadder @mliebreich.bsky.social
Esto es distraer de bajada de emisiones q necesitamos para ayer
Creía q ya habíamos superado la necesidad de #hopium
Los limitados casos en los q será útil están descritos en la #HydrogenLadder @mliebreich.bsky.social
Esto es distraer de bajada de emisiones q necesitamos para ayer
The #HydrogenLadder does not say anything about how much of anything we do, or whether it's growing or shrinking, or a valuable activity. It just says whether we are likely to be using clean hydrogen for it or not, once the #HydrogenSoufflé has collapsed.
November 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The #HydrogenLadder does not say anything about how much of anything we do, or whether it's growing or shrinking, or a valuable activity. It just says whether we are likely to be using clean hydrogen for it or not, once the #HydrogenSoufflé has collapsed.
This #HydrogenLadder is total nuts.
The goal is decarbonisation, not electrification.
Electrification is a method !
Use cases with big impact on decarbonization:
Steel
Transport
As alt. for electricity made by coal.
Using H2 for fertiliser is bad use case
The goal is decarbonisation, not electrification.
Electrification is a method !
Use cases with big impact on decarbonization:
Steel
Transport
As alt. for electricity made by coal.
Using H2 for fertiliser is bad use case
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This #HydrogenLadder is total nuts.
The goal is decarbonisation, not electrification.
Electrification is a method !
Use cases with big impact on decarbonization:
Steel
Transport
As alt. for electricity made by coal.
Using H2 for fertiliser is bad use case
The goal is decarbonisation, not electrification.
Electrification is a method !
Use cases with big impact on decarbonization:
Steel
Transport
As alt. for electricity made by coal.
Using H2 for fertiliser is bad use case
In addition to the #HydrogenLadder, don't forget this chat. What it shows is that until the world is *awash* with clean electricity, every kWh of it you use to make hydrogen could have had 2-9x the impact if used directly, at a fraction of the cost and public subsidy.
May 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
In addition to the #HydrogenLadder, don't forget this chat. What it shows is that until the world is *awash* with clean electricity, every kWh of it you use to make hydrogen could have had 2-9x the impact if used directly, at a fraction of the cost and public subsidy.
Just to revisit the #HydrogenLadder again, we see much of his predictions appear very optimistic (e.g., batteries and biofuels for literally *everything*)
Very interested to see how he is going to square this circle, although (surprisingly) #bluehydrogen does not seem to be off-limits
Very interested to see how he is going to square this circle, although (surprisingly) #bluehydrogen does not seem to be off-limits
January 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just to revisit the #HydrogenLadder again, we see much of his predictions appear very optimistic (e.g., batteries and biofuels for literally *everything*)
Very interested to see how he is going to square this circle, although (surprisingly) #bluehydrogen does not seem to be off-limits
Very interested to see how he is going to square this circle, although (surprisingly) #bluehydrogen does not seem to be off-limits
Four new use cases: Muscle Cars, Light Trucks, Taxis and Power Generation Using Non-Stored Hydrogen.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
November 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Four new use cases: Muscle Cars, Light Trucks, Taxis and Power Generation Using Non-Stored Hydrogen.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For reference, here is the old Version 4.1 - it served well for over two years since August 2021!
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
November 13, 2024 at 2:54 AM
For reference, here is the old Version 4.1 - it served well for over two years since August 2021!
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
Five wording changes: Long Duration Grid Balancing, Biogas Upgrading, Short Duration Grid Balancing, Bulk Power Imports and Cars.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
November 13, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Five wording changes: Long Duration Grid Balancing, Biogas Upgrading, Short Duration Grid Balancing, Bulk Power Imports and Cars.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
The only reason he lobbies so extensively against hydrogen is to maintain the status quo; which means not just fossil fuels but the broader fossil-based economy
Batteries will never structurally change the energy system
#HydrogenLadder
Batteries will never structurally change the energy system
#HydrogenLadder
September 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The only reason he lobbies so extensively against hydrogen is to maintain the status quo; which means not just fossil fuels but the broader fossil-based economy
Batteries will never structurally change the energy system
#HydrogenLadder
Batteries will never structurally change the energy system
#HydrogenLadder
So. In version 5 of the #HydrogenLadder jet aviation (ie medium/long-haul) is on Row B. In the footnote it says "as e-fuel or PBTL [power and biogenic carbon to liquid]". I now think they will be far too expensive. Hydrogen will be used in bioSAF production.
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what are the different types of bio-saf
Bio-SAF, or bio-based sustainable aviation fuel, refers to aviation fuels derived from biological sources (biomass) rather than fossil fuels. There are...
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June 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
So. In version 5 of the #HydrogenLadder jet aviation (ie medium/long-haul) is on Row B. In the footnote it says "as e-fuel or PBTL [power and biogenic carbon to liquid]". I now think they will be far too expensive. Hydrogen will be used in bioSAF production.
www.perplexity.ai/search/what-...
www.perplexity.ai/search/what-...
Five use cases combined into two: Jet Aviation, and Remote and Rural Trains.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
November 13, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Five use cases combined into two: Jet Aviation, and Remote and Rural Trains.
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
For more information, read the explainer:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-ladder-version-50-michael-liebreich/
#HydrogenLadder
I like your #hydrogenladder much more that the one of Liebreich.
Mine would be different but similar.
The focus is to decarbonize.
So in my opinion we need two ladders:
1. for electrification:
In that ladder f.e. cars are high, also trucks, steel, heat pumps.
since with less kWh ..
Mine would be different but similar.
The focus is to decarbonize.
So in my opinion we need two ladders:
1. for electrification:
In that ladder f.e. cars are high, also trucks, steel, heat pumps.
since with less kWh ..
December 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I like your #hydrogenladder much more that the one of Liebreich.
Mine would be different but similar.
The focus is to decarbonize.
So in my opinion we need two ladders:
1. for electrification:
In that ladder f.e. cars are high, also trucks, steel, heat pumps.
since with less kWh ..
Mine would be different but similar.
The focus is to decarbonize.
So in my opinion we need two ladders:
1. for electrification:
In that ladder f.e. cars are high, also trucks, steel, heat pumps.
since with less kWh ..
Als je de inbreng van Ad v Wijk (de waterstofprofessor) weglaat gaat de kwaliteit er inderdaad sterk op vooruit.
#Hydrogenladder rules
#Hydrogenladder rules
March 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Als je de inbreng van Ad v Wijk (de waterstofprofessor) weglaat gaat de kwaliteit er inderdaad sterk op vooruit.
#Hydrogenladder rules
#Hydrogenladder rules
The experts disagree:
"There are some good use cases for clean hydrogen: the things we already do with fossil hydrogen: fertilisers and petrochemicals. Plus maybe a bit of long-duration storage and steel, but don't hold your breath, those will be very expensive."
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"There are some good use cases for clean hydrogen: the things we already do with fossil hydrogen: fertilisers and petrochemicals. Plus maybe a bit of long-duration storage and steel, but don't hold your breath, those will be very expensive."
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Hydrogen Ladder: a failure in the making | Michael Liebreich posted on the topic | LinkedIn
So. The #HydrogenLadder (Version 5.0) finally enters the peer-reviewed literature.
Along with a a load of good stuff which explains why the whole #HydrogenEconomy thing has been, is and will remain ...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The experts disagree:
"There are some good use cases for clean hydrogen: the things we already do with fossil hydrogen: fertilisers and petrochemicals. Plus maybe a bit of long-duration storage and steel, but don't hold your breath, those will be very expensive."
www.linkedin.com/posts/mliebr...
"There are some good use cases for clean hydrogen: the things we already do with fossil hydrogen: fertilisers and petrochemicals. Plus maybe a bit of long-duration storage and steel, but don't hold your breath, those will be very expensive."
www.linkedin.com/posts/mliebr...
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM