The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) aims to support the commercial
deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production projects during
the 2020s.
Net Zero Hydrogen Fund
strand 1 spring 2022: questions raised with responses (updated 9
June 2022)
Net Zero Hydrogen Fund
strand 2 spring 2022: questions raised with responses (updated 9
June 2022)
Details
The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF), worth up to £240
million, will fund the development and deployment of new low
carbon hydrogen production to de-risk investment and reduce
lifetime costs. Both strands are designed to support multiple low
carbon hydrogen production technologies that meet the eligibility
criteria.
Strand 1
Strand 1 will provide development expenditure (DEVEX) for front end engineering
design (FEED)
and post-FEED
activities, aiming to build the pipeline of hydrogen production
projects to measurably move these closer to deployment.
Strand 2
Strand 2 will provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) support for hydrogen
production projects that do not require revenue support through
the Hydrogen Business Model (HBM). Applicants for strand 2
must demonstrate how they will develop a credible project that
will contribute to the at-scale production of low-carbon hydrogen
by 2025.
Eligibility and how to apply
Strand 1
Strand 1 closes on 23 June 2022. Due to an error on the
Innovation Funding Service (IFS) that is affecting certain user
accounts, Innovate UK have made the decision to extend the
competition deadline by 24 hours to 11am on 23
June 2022.
Strand 2
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For support please contact their customer
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Background
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan set out our
commitment to the £240 million Net Zero Hydrogen Fund to drive
the growth of low carbon hydrogen. The UK hydrogen
strategy, Net zero strategy, and
most recent Energy security
strategy and Hydrogen investment
package built on this.
The investment package includes the government responses to the
consultation package on the:
The package paves the way for the opening of 2 new funding rounds
for hydrogen, including the £240 million net zero hydrogen fund,
which is now opens for applications, and the first electrolytic
allocation round of the hydrogen business model. This allocation
round will be held jointly with the net zero hydrogen fund and
will open in summer.
We also published indicative heads of terms for the
hydrogen business modeland the UK low carbon hydrogen
standard guidance, which sets a maximum threshold for the
amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed in the production
process for hydrogen to be considered ‘low carbon hydrogen’.
