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UK BEIS – Hydrogen BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) Innovation Programme

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UK BEIS – Hydrogen BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) Innovation Programme.

BEIS is providing £5 million in funding to support innovation in hydrogen BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technologies.

The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will support technologies which can produce hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks and be combined with carbon capture.

It forms part of the BEIS £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes through the 2020s and 2030s.

The programme will run in 2 phases. Phase 1 (total budget £5 million) will support multiple projects to scope and develop a feasible prototype demonstration project to be run in Phase 2.

Through a pre-commercial, fully funded procurement Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), this programme aims to support innovative Hydrogen BECCS technology solutions across 3 categories:

1. Feedstock pre-processing: the development of low cost, energy and material efficient technologies which will optimise biogenic (including 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 which can be combined with carbon capture, such as dark fermentation, anaerobic digestion, waste water treatment.

We held an online Supplier Engagement Workshop in November 2021 to help potential suppliers understand more about the competition and ask questions: see the slide pack and questions and answers from the session. Thanks for staying up to date with Hydrogen Central.

How to apply

Read the Hydrogen BECCS Competition Guidance Notes for further information about the competition.

Register by 12 noon, 4 March 2022, to access the Phase 1 application form.

Submit the Phase 1 application and declaration forms by 12 noon on 11 March 2022.

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