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Seawater Electrolysis One of 10 Hydrogen Projects Funded to 'Accelerate Net Zero'

FCW Team | January 18, 2025

Seawater electrolysis, repurposing of offshore oil and gas assets for hydrogen production and storage, and decarbonised steel production will all be explored as part of 10 new hydrogen-focused projects.

The UK Hub for Research Challenges in Hydrogen and Alternative Liquid Fuels (UK HyRES) awarded a total of £3m to researchers working on the schemes today (17 January). Based at the University of Bath, HyRES is aimed at accelerating the net zero transition.

“We are delighted to welcome 10 new research projects to UK HyRES. The projects cover all our hub themes – hydrogen production, storage and end use and alternative carriers – and join the 14 core projects already underway in the hub,” said Professor Tim Mays, leader of the initiative.

“This gives UK HyRES a comprehensive base of top-tier research expertise to help answer the key questions around how we can use hydrogen and zero-carbon alternative liquid fuels to help reach net zero.”

The projects will seek to “address obstacles that currently stand in the way of greater adoption of hydrogen and low-carbon liquid fuels and seek to better understand ways to efficiently produce and use, and safely store and transport them,” an announcement said.

The schemes include:

Decoupled electrolysis of seawater...more
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