A green hydrogen production facility using only renewable energy is set to be operational later this year after completion of a £6.5 million funding package.
Dorset Green H2 will be delivered by Canford Renewable Energy Ltd and is the first of its kind in the South West.Unlike many other hydrogen projects, which may use fossil fuels, the facility will have only renewable energy generated by on-site solar and landfill gases to make green hydrogen, a clean, zero-emission fuel.
The site, at Canford Resource Park in Poole, was previously used for landfill.
It has generated electricity by harnessing naturally occurring methane gases since 1996.
Dorset Green H2 is being funded via:
The site, at Canford Resource Park in Poole, was previously used for landfill.
It has generated electricity by harnessing naturally occurring methane gases since 1996.
Dorset Green H2 is being funded via:
- £3 million from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)’s Growing Places Fund loan scheme
- £1.5 million grant from Low Carbon Dorset
- £1.7m loan from NatWest
- Equity funding from Canford Renewable Energy
It is recognised by the government as an emission-free fuel for use in vehicles, homes and much more.
Producing only water vapour and oxygen as by-products, green hydrogen is a central part of the UK government’s plan to reach net zero.
Published in August 2021, the UK Hydrogen Strategy states an ambition to have a world-leading hydrogen economy.
Hydrogen is identified as having the potential to provide a third of the UK’s energy in the future. dorsetbiznews - link - Andrew Diprose - link - more like this - link
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