Low-emission hydrogen plan released

The Government has released a Hydrogen Action Plan which sets out key steps to unlock private sector investment in hydrogen energy and support New Zealand’s transition to a low-emissions economy.

The Action Plan focuses on four priority areas:

• Creating an enabling regulatory environment

• Reducing barriers for consenting hydrogen projects through Electrify NZ and RMA reform work programmes.

• Promoting a cost-effective and market-led transition to a low-emissions economy.

• Supporting access to international investment and markets.

The Hydrogen Action Plan delivers against one of the priorities in the coalition agreement between the National and New Zealand First parties to plan for transitional low carbon goals, including the infrastructure needed to increase the use of methanol and hydrogen to achieve sovereign fuel resilience.