The UK is investing in hydrogen
UK awards £45mn of hydrogen supply grants
ITM Power and Vattenfall among beneficiaries of scheme to bring down costs of hydrogen supply
The UK government has awarded grants worth more than £45mn ($56mn) to 28 firms under its Hysupply 2 competition to encourage innovation in hydrogen supply. Among the biggest recipients are UK electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power, which has received a £9.3mn government contract to build a 5MW electrolyser stack; utility Vattenfall, which has received £9.3mn to develop an 8.8MW combined wind turbine and green hydrogen production facility; technology firm ERM Dolphyn, which has received £8.6mn for a similar development; and technology firm H2go Power, which has received £4.3mn to develop a low-pressure solid-state hydrogen storage solution. “This funding will accelerate the development of this e
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