Ahead of the Government’s much-anticipated Hydrogen Strategy update later this year, leading thinktank the Hydrogen Energy Association (HEA) has refreshed its UK Hydrogen Project Map to include dozens of projects - reflecting the scale of activity now underway to decarbonise industry, create high-quality jobs, and strengthen the nation’s energy security.
Hydrogen has long been recognised as critical to the UK’s net zero journey, especially for hard-to-abate sectors like heavy transport, industry, and construction and the Government has made important commitments, backed by significant public funding.
However, industry leaders now warn that continued policy clarity and support are essential if the UK is to maintain its competitive edge in the global hydrogen race.
“Hydrogen is no longer a technology of tomorrow - it is being delivered today” said Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association. “Our members are building the projects that will decarbonise transport, industry and construction, while creating jobs and strengthening UK energy security. With the Government’s Hydrogen Strategy update imminent, now is the time to double down on support for this sector. Clear, consistent policy will unlock further private investment, accelerate delivery, and ensure the UK remains competitive in the global hydrogen race. The HEA project map shows what is already happening - and with the right backing, there is so much more to come.”
Across the country, HEA members are bringing forward projects that prove hydrogen’s potential to decarbonise, create jobs, and strengthen regional economies.
Here are some of the flagship schemes now underway:
N-Gen Energy Solutions and Hygen Energy signed a Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement with the UK Government in July 2025 for a new hydrogen production and refuelling facility in Bradford, located at the former Birkshall Gas Holder site.
The project will start production towards 12.5 tonnes of hydrogen daily from early 2028, enough to power 800 buses. It is expected to create 125 jobs, bring £120 million of economic value to the local economy, and decarbonise transport and industry across West Yorkshire.
Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen is the largest of 11 schemes in the Government’s first Hydrogen Allocation Round, supported by £2 billion of funding.
“It’s exciting to be making tangible progress towards delivery of a trailblazing facility which will offer the region’s businesses and heavy transport users the opportunity to decarbonise with cleaner, locally produced hydrogen at a competitive price” said Gareth Mills, Managing Director at N-Gen Energy Solutions.
ULEMCo has launched HyTANKa, a mobile hydrogen supply and refuelling vehicle designed to support the decarbonisation of construction and other off-grid sectors.
The platform enables flexible, autonomous refuelling of hydrogen equipment, addressing one of the construction sector’s biggest barriers to decarbonisation barriers: having access to onsite refuelling infrastructure. HyTANKa is a fully compliant, road-legal, vehicle and powered by hydrogen itself, that delivers a practical replacement for diesel bowsers.
Successfully demonstrated in live construction environments, HyTANKa has proven capable of meeting the service model of traditional diesel logistics, while slashing emissions.
“ULEMCo is actively developing globally innovative solutions to address the technical challenges of enabling hydrogen fuel to replace diesel in a number of applications in heavy use transport applications, such as earth moving equipment, specialist road and utility vehicles, which is fundamental to building demand in these very hard to decarbonise sectors” said Amanda Lyne, Managing Director of ULEMCo. “It's really important for jobs and growth that the updated UK strategy strengthens support for hydrogen use in these areas, if our customers are to meet their own Net Zero goals, over the next 5 years."
Fuel Cell Systems, based in Hungerford, Berkshire, is at the heart of the UK’s first hydrogen-powered freight corridor.
The company is delivering hydrogen refuelling infrastructure along the M4 between London and Bristol, supporting a government-funded project that put 30 hydrogen HGVs on the road by summer 2026.
The project is the UK’s flagship hydrogen-powered heavy goods vehicle (HGV) initiative, and it will use HyFleet hydrogen refuelling systems that are designed in West Berkshire and built in the UK. The refuelling systems will provide on-site storage, compression, and dispensing capabilities that help to decarbonise heavy-duty logistics by providing hydrogen fuel as a clean alternative to traditional fossil fuels. It is estimated that the project will save 1,900 tonnes of carbon emissions annually when completed.
“This project is about turning hydrogen freight from theory into practice and showing how local businesses can set a blueprint for national net zero success” said Dr Lee Juby, CEO of Fuel Cell Systems Ltd. “There’s every reason West Berkshire should be seen as a clean tech innovation hub, and as projects like this multiply, we expect them to have a significant economic impact while creating new green jobs.”
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