Award of £20m Hydrogen Supply Programme to Cranfield University and Partners
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of £20m Hydrogen Supply Programme to Cranfield University and Partners
Awarded 01 Jan 2019
Awarded01 Jan 2019
Value£4,846,102.72
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEnergy & Environment
Ended 5y 4mo ago2y 6mo term
Awarded 1 Jan 2019Expired 30 June 2021
About
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy awarded a contract to Cranfield University, Kew Projects Limited, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre, Pale Blue Dot Energy, Progressive Energy Limited, Wood Group UK PLC, EDF Energy R&D UK Centre Limited, and Environmental Resources Management for the Hydrogen Supply Programme, a £20 million initiative to identify and test innovative approaches to supplying low-carbon hydrogen and help grow the market.
The programme aimed to accelerate the development of low-carbon bulk hydrogen supply solutions in industry, power, heat, and transport sectors, targeting projects at technology readiness levels 4 to 7 that could reduce capital or operating costs compared to Steam Methane Reformer with Carbon Capture & Storage or improve capture rates at comparable cost.
The competition was divided into four lots: Lot 1 and Lot 2 each with £2 million total and up to £500,000 per project, and Lot 3 and Lot 4 each with £500,000 total and up to £250,000 per project.
The contract value was AUD 4,846,102.72.
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Award of £20m Hydrogen Supply Programme to Cranfield University and Partners
Won by Cranfield University,Kew Projects Limited,The Oil & Gas Technology Centre,Pale Blue Dot Energy,Progressive Energy Limited,Wood Group UK PLC,EDF ENERGY R&D UK CENTRE LIMITED,Environmental Resources Management Limited,ITM Power Trading Ltd,Wood Group UK PLC,Scotland Gas Networks PLC,Ecuity Consulting,INOVYN Enterprises Limited · Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
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