Belfast secures funding to develop green hydrogen technology plan

A consortium bid led by Belfast City Council has successfully secured Phase 1 funding from the UKRI’s Pioneer Places Fund. The funding will be used to develop a pioneering plan to tackle key barriers in the delivery of green hydrogen technologies in the city.

The ‘Net Zero Belfast’ project will have a geographical focus on the Innovation District and will be led in partnership with Catagen and Artemis Technologies along with support from Belfast Met, Queen’s University and Ulster University.

Chair of the council’s Climate and City Resilience Committee Cllr Séanna Walsh welcomed the funding and the opportunity to accelerate the transition to net zero in Belfast: “Belfast is uniquely positioned to produce green hydrogen due to its abundant wind resources, storage capacity and a hydrogen ready gas network. At a time when there is a pressing need to decarbonise and step away from our reliance on fossil fuels, this funding will enable us to develop and unlock new green hydrogen technologies within the Innovation District.”

The Innovation District comprises 400 acres of the city and is home to Belfast Airport, Belfast Port, international manufacturing businesses, indigenous Greentech companies, academic research, and education centres. It spans from Ulster University’s new campus in the city centre to Queen’s University research centre at Queen’s Island in the Harbour Estate.

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