‘Seawater to hydrogen’ research among ten UK H2 projects awarded £3m
The University of Glasgow has announced a project which will focus on the decoupled electrolysis of seawater to directly produce hydrogen.
A research project at the University of Glasgow focussing on the decoupled electrolysis of seawater to directly produce hydrogen is among ten H2 projects around the UK to be awarded funding totalling almost £3 million.
The grants were handed out by the UK Hub for Research Challenges in Hydrogen and Alternative Liquide Fuels (UK HyRES) in a bid to spur national efforts into hydrogen research.
It is hoped the research will help the UK to develop new technologies to reach its 2050 Net Zero target alongside bolstering national efforts in hydrogen research.
UK HyRES leader, Professor Tim Mays from Bath’s Department of Chemical Engineering, said they were “delighted” to welcome the ten new projects, which cover the Hub’s themes – ranging from hydrogen production, storage and end use and alternative carriers – and will join the 14 core projects already underway.
The ten shortlisted projects were narrowed down from 160 original expressions of interest and a longlist of around 50 proposals.
Professor Mays continued: “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 look at how to tackle obstacles that currently stand in the way of greater hydrogen adoption and low-carbon liquid fuels.
In addition to seawater electrolysis, topics such as the safe transportation of hydrogen by sea, and the potential for North Sea offshore locations to be repurposed for H2 production, will also be investigated.
As previously reported, the US made advancements in projects involving the electrolysis of seawater. As highlighted, a California-based start-up, Equatic, stated that their project involves the electrolysis and splitting of seawater to create hydrogen fuel.
