Another win for Ki Hydrogen as they have secured a new £899,654 grant from Innovate UK’s Investor Partnerships programme. This is Ki Hydrogen’s second grant, after the start-up previously secured the 2024 Innovate UK Smart Grant and the Ofgem Network Innovation Allowance.
Solving the hydrogen problem
Recently named in Cleantech Group’s 50 to Watch, Ki Hydrogen is pioneering a pathway to make clean hydrogen accessible at scale. Currently, green hydrogen coming from water electrolysis is clean but very expensive and energy intensive. This is one of the reasons that 99% of hydrogen still comes from fossil fuels. By tapping into the 10 billion tonnes of biomass waste the world produces every year, Ki Hydrogen offers a circular solution that can fuel the future.
What's next?
The funding will help Ki Hydrogen move from lab-scale success towards larger-scale testing. The founders believe their process could produce hydrogen for $2/kg H₂ without relying on subsidies or low electricity prices. With each new round of funding, Ki Hydrogen moves closer to launching a commercial product capable of revolutionising hydrogen production. Successful scale‑up would open the door to mass adoption of affordable clean hydrogen, while accelerating decarbonisation in hard to abate industries including steel manufacture, long-distance transportation, shipping, and aviation.
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