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Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme (closed to applications)

This programme supports innovation in hydrogen BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technologies with £26 million in funding.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 12 January 2022
• Last updated: 28 June 2023 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 27 November 2024

This competition is closed: see the resulting projects.

Documents

Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 2 (closed to applications): competition guidance notes

PDF, 1.39 MB, 71 pages

Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 2 (closed to applications): clarification questions with responses

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Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 1 (closed to applications): competition guidance notes

PDF, 1.09 MB, 54 pages

Questions and answers about the Programme Phase 1 (closed to applications)

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17Cicada: Hydrogen from cyanobacteria a biological route to zerocarbon or carbonnegative hydrogen

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Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd Phase 1 report: Development of biomass gasification tar reformation and ash removal

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Alps Ecoscience Ltd Phase 1 report: Hydrogen from waste via dark fermentation

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Biowise Phase 1 report: Producing hydrogen fuel feedstock from compost oversize

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CATAGEN Phase 1 report: Production of biohydrogen from waste biomass

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Compact Syngas Solutions Phase 1 report: MicroH2-Hub - Utilising biogenic feedstock for H2 and Co2 production

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Cool Corporation Phase 1 report: Thermal catalytic conversion of syngas to carbon nanotubes

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Cranfield University Phase 1 report: Bio-hydrogen produced by enhanced reforming (Bio-HyPER) feasibility study

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EPi Phase 1 report: Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme

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Helical Energy Phase 1 report: Rising pressure reformer (RIPR) for hydrogen production

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ICMEA Phase 1 report: Novel biohydrogen technology: hydrogen by aqueous - reforming of organic wastes (HAROW)

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Kew Technology Phase 1 report: Pressurised water absorption H2-CO2 separation

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Northumbria University Phase 1 report: NEW2H2 - North East waste wood hydrogen demonstrator

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Phoebus Power Phase 1 report: Biohydrogen from dark and photo fermentation

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Queen Mary University London Phase 1 report: Novel plasma reforming technology for tars reduction in BECCS

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United Utilities Phase 1 report: The sustainable biogas, graphene and hydrogen LOOP

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University of Aberdeen Phase 1 report: Hydrogen from organic waste with an integrated biological-thermal-electrochemical process

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University of Hull Phase 1 report: Bluegen - Utilisation of biorefinery residues for blue hydrogen production

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University of Leeds Phase 1 report: H2-Boost

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University of Sheffield Phase 1 report: H2 production via biomass gasification integrated with innovative one-step gas shift reforming and separation (BIG-H2)

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University of South Wales Phase 1 report: BIOHYGAS

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Wood Group Phase 1 report: Bio hydrogen demonstrator

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Details

The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme supports technologies which can produce hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks and be combined with carbon capture. The programme aimed to support innovative hydrogen BECCS technology solutions across 3 categories:

1. Feedstock pre-processing: the development of low cost, energy and material-efficient pre-processing technologies, which will optimise biomass and waste) feedstocks for use in Advanced Gasification Technologies.

2. Gasification components: the development of Advanced Gasification Technology components focusing on improving syngas quality and upgrading for generation of hydrogen.

3. Novel biohydrogen technologies: the development of novel biohydrogen technologies producing hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks, where the core conversion technology is not gasification, and which can be combined with carbon capture.

The Programme was in 2 Phases:

• Phase 1 supported multiple projects to scope and develop a feasible prototype demonstration project
• Phase 2 (total budget £25 million) built on Phase 1 (total budget £5 million) to take projects from innovation design through to innovation demonstration. Phase 2 was open only to applications from projects supported in Phase 1

Both Phases are now closed to applications:

• Phase 1 closed to applications in March 2022
• Phase 2 closed to applications in February 2023

We published details of projects that were awarded funding through Phase 1 and through Phase 2

Background

The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme is part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes through the 2020s and 2030s.

Published 12 January 2022
Last updated 28 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 June 2023

   The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme: we have added links to Phase 2 summaries and Phase 1 reports.

2. 9 February 2023

   Clarification questions added.

3. 20 January 2023

   Clarification questions added. Updated version of the Levelised Cost of Hydrogen Workbook (v2) published. The workbook has wider cells to display larger numbers, and has an increased number of input rows available on the following tabs: Current Costs, Phase 2 end costs, Phase 2 and 5 years.

4. 13 December 2022

   Applications for Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 2: competition open.

5. 4 August 2022

   Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 1: successful projects announced.

6. 4 March 2022

   Added questions received after 26 January, and updated the Terms and Conditions (Section 3: removed references to facsimile delivery of notices).

7. 7 February 2022

   Questions and responses updated with those received 12-26 January. Competition guidance notes updated.

8. 12 January 2022

   First published.