This funding opportunity supports UK registered businesses to conduct project development studies for underground hydrogen storage demonstrator facilities. Funded projects must deliver front end engineering design, robust cost and schedule definitions, commercial viability assessments, and regulatory progression plans. The goal is to enable credible, investment-ready projects targeting commercial-scale deployment by 2035, with initial megawatt-hour scale deployment by 2030.
UK registered businesses of any size can lead projects. Collaborators can include UK businesses, academic institutions, charities, non-profits, public sector organizations, and research organizations. Projects must be carried out and results exploited in the UK.
