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The Only Way Is Hydrogen?

The Only Way Is Hydrogen?

By: Karen Brooks Deputy Director GW-SHIFT
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The Only Way is Hydrogen? – Small molecule. Big clean future.

Hosted by Karen Brooks, Deputy Director of GW-SHIFT and green hydrogen-curious newbie, The Only Way is Hydrogen is a 12-episode podcast exploring the real role hydrogen could play in creating a cleaner future.

Across the series, Karen speaks with experts from local government, energy utilities, transport, industry, research, the arts, businesses and communities to cut through hype and explain hydrogen in plain language.

Episodes explore hydrogen’s role in heating homes, transport, and industry; how it compares with electricity; what it means for cost, reliability, jobs, and everyday life; and what must change in policy and infrastructure to reach net zero by 2050.

Rather than promoting green hydrogen as a silver bullet, the series focuses on evidence, lived experience, and honest debate - helping listeners understand where hydrogen genuinely fits, and where it doesn’t.

Is hydrogen the only way - or just one part of the solution?

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Episodes
  • 3. Security, Supply & Sustainability: Wales & West Utilities on the Energy Transition with Matt Hindle

    3. Security, Supply & Sustainability: Wales & West Utilities on the Energy Transition with Matt Hindle
    Mar 31 2026

    The energy system that powers our homes and communities is evolving, but what does that really mean in practice?

    Karen Brooks is joined by Matt Hindle from Wales & West Utilities to explore hydrogen’s role in the UK’s energy transition, how the gas network is changing, and the challenges around safety, skills and delivery.

    Because the transition to cleaner energy only works if it’s trusted, reliable and ready for real life.

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    33 mins
  • 2. Power, Policy & Progress: The UK’s Hydrogen Future with Emma Guthrie

    2. Power, Policy & Progress: The UK’s Hydrogen Future with Emma Guthrie
    Mar 4 2026

    In Power, Policy & Progress: The UK’s Hydrogen Future, Karen Brooks speaks with Emma Guthrie, CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association, about how hydrogen fits into Britain’s evolving energy landscape.

    Drawing on insights from The State of the Hydrogen Nation report, this episode explores:
    • The power hydrogen can bring to the UK energy system
    • The policy environment shaping investment and delivery
    • The real progress being made across industry

    This is a conversation about turning ambition into action - and building a more resilient energy future.

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    33 mins
  • 1. Hydrogen Takes the Stage: Reinventing Starlight Express ft. Sir Richard Stilgoe

    1. Hydrogen Takes the Stage: Reinventing Starlight Express ft. Sir Richard Stilgoe
    Feb 4 2026

    Karen Brooks raises the curtain on a world where engines race, music soars, and the future of clean energy takes centre stage with musical legend Sir Richard Stilgoe. Richard explains how the 2024 revival of Starlight Express swapped steam for hydrogen - and why storytelling matters in the clean-energy transition. We explore creativity, clean energy, and how the arts can help society imagine a hydrogen-powered future.

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    28 mins
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