In a decisive move to push the hydrogen economy forward, the UK Government has shortlisted green hydrogen projects for a 250MW funding round.
The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund is a part of the UK’s ambitious strategy to promote a cleaner energy future, with hydrogen playing a key role. Seventeen projects, totalling 262MW and dispersed across England, Scotland, and Wales, have been invited to negotiations after initial due diligence.
Projects that have not been included on this list or that have not applied for this round are encouraged to consider submitting bids for the second allocation round – see more details.
Government is working at pace to ensure that the first electrolytic allocation round (HAR1) concludes before the end of 2023. We expect to award contracts totalling up to 250MW of capacity from HAR1, subject to affordability and value for money. We aim for contracts to be awarded in Q4 2023, with first projects becoming operational in 2025.
Progressing to negotiations does not guarantee contract award, as we continue to assess whether projects are deliverable, affordable, and represent value for money. Any decision to award support will only be made subject to government being comfortable with the application of subsidy control requirements and any balance sheet implications.
List of projects invited to negotiations
| Project Name | Lead Developer | Location |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder | SSE Thermal | Yorkshire |
| Barrow Green Hydrogen | Carlton Power | North West |
| Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen | Hygen | Yorkshire |
| Cheshire Green Hydrogen | Progressive Energy Net Zero | North West |
| Cromarty Hydrogen Project | Pale Blue Dot Energy | Scotland |
| Gordonbush Hydrogen Project (GBH2) | SSE Renewables | Scotland |
| Green Hydrogen 1 | RES and Octopus Renewables | Scotland |
| Green Hydrogen 2 | RES and Octopus Renewables | Wales |
| Green Hydrogen 3 | RES and Octopus Renewables | South East |
| H2 Production Plant at High Marnham | JG Pears | East Midlands |
| HyBont | Marubeni Europower | Wales |
| HyGreen Teesside | BP Alternative Energy Investments | North East |
| Langage Green Hydrogen | Carlton Power | South West |
| Tees Green Hydrogen | EDF Renewables Hydrogen | North East |
| Trafford Green Hydrogen | Carlton Power | North West |
| West Wales Hydrogen Project – Phase 1 | H2 Energy and Trafigura | Wales |
| Whitelee Green Hydrogen | Scottish Power | Scotland |
The following projects have decided to withdraw from the competition:
- Commercial Scale Demonstrator led by ERM Dolphyn
- Gigastack led by Phillips 66 and Ørsted
- Quill 2 led by Inovyn ChlorVinyls
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