Ngomhlaka-7 Disemba, i-British Iron and Steel Association yaveza embikweni ukuthi amanani kagesi aphezulu kunamanye amazwe aseYurophu azoba nomthelela omubi ekushintsheni kwemboni yensimbi yaseBrithani esebenzisa ikhabhoni ephansi. Ngakho-ke, le nhlangano icele uhulumeni waseBrithani ukuthi anciphise izindleko zawo zikagesi.
Umbiko uthe abakhiqizi bensimbi baseBrithani kudingeka bakhokhe izikweletu zikagesi ezingaphezulu ngo-61% kunabalingani babo baseJalimane, kanye nezikweletu zikagesi ezingaphezulu ngo-51% kunabalingani babo baseFrance.
“Ngonyaka odlule, igebe lentela kagesi phakathi kwe-UK kanye neYurophu yonke selicishe laphindeka kabili,” kusho uGareth Stace, umqondisi jikelele we-British Iron and Steel Institute. Imboni yensimbi ngeke ikwazi ukutshala imali eningi emishinini emisha ethuthukisiwe esebenzisa ugesi omningi, futhi kuzoba nzima ukufeza ushintsho olusebenzisa ikhabhoni ephansi.”
Kubikwa ukuthi uma isithando somlilo esisebenza ngamalahle e-UK siguqulwa sibe imishini yokwenza insimbi ye-hydrogen, ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kuzokwanda ngo-250%; uma siguqulwa sibe imishini yokwenza insimbi ye-arc kagesi, ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kuzokwanda ngo-150%. Ngokusho kwamanani kagesi amanje e-UK, ukusebenza embonini yokwenza insimbi ye-hydrogen ezweni kuzobiza cishe ama-pound ayizigidi ezingu-300 ngonyaka (cishe ama-US$398 million ngonyaka) ngaphezu kokusebenza embonini yokwenza insimbi ye-hydrogen eJalimane.