New global initiative aiming to transform net zero hydrogen production
Cranfield University has announced it is leading the UK’s collaboration on an international partnership, the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT), to make low-cost, large-scale, net zero hydrogen production a reality.
The HyPT is a £14.1 million ($17.45 million) five-year project which seeks to accelerate net zero hydrogen technologies to make it available at low cost, approximately one dollar per kilogram of hydrogen.
Besides Cranfield University, this global project is led by U.S. Arizona State University, Australia’s University of Adelaide and Canada’s University of Toronto.
According to Cranfield University, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has allocated £6.2 million ($7.67 million) in funding to UK partners, with Cranfield University receiving £1.8 million ($2.22 million). Other UK partners include Imperial College London, Newcastle University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Birmingham.
Researchers at Cranfield are expected to analyze the social and environmental system changes needed to build a global hydrogen economy, addressing how to make it affordable and looking at the impact production has on local communities and ecosystems.