Agenda item - Greater Brighton Hydrogen Strategy

Report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board

1)           That the Board notes the findings of the Greater Brighton Hydrogen Strategy (Appendix 1) and agrees that this should form the basis of future work on hydrogen in the city region.

2)           That Board agrees to receive a future report outlining proposals for Hydrogen Sussex to become a self-sustaining organisation.

21.1      The Board considered a report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board that presented the Greater Brighton Hydrogen Strategy, funded by the Greater Brighton Economic Board (The Board), and asked for the Board’s endorsement of the findings, analysis, and action plan, which will form the basis of future work to promote and support a hydrogen economy in the city region.

21.2      The following matters were raised during discussion of the item:

·       That the region was well positioned to benefit from growth in the sector and a focus on skills and training in the area would strengthen that position

·       Possible uses for hydrogen beyond fleet

·       Hydrogen was unlikely to be rolled out at scale in the near future

21.3      Resolved-

1)             That the Board notes the findings of the Greater Brighton Hydrogen Strategy (Appendix 1) and agrees that this should form the basis of future work on hydrogen in the city region.

2)             That Board agrees to receive a future report outlining proposals for Hydrogen Sussex to become a self-sustaining organisation.