(NPL: Teddington, England) -- A new report by the National Physical Laboratory outlines the crucial needs and challenges that need addressing to boost the hydrogen economy and support the U.K. in reaching its net-zero goals.

The NPL report, “Measurement challenges in the hydrogen sector,” identifies measurement challenges in four areas of the hydrogen economy: production, storage, distribution, and end use. Solving these challenges is integral to growing the hydrogen economy and enabling the U.K. to reach its net-zero goals.

The challenges include:
• Reducing the production cost of electrolytic hydrogen
• Supporting the rollout of hydrogen storage and distribution infrastructure
• Developing new test facilities capable of advanced material research to support emerging hydrogen technologies
• Filling gaps in regulation, technical, and measurement standards across the hydrogen value chain
• Enabling the decarbonization of different industries by supporting the progression of hydrogen end-use technologies

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