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UK – Strand 2 Of The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund will Provide Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Support for New Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Facilities to Begin Deployment in The Early 2020s.

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UK – Strand 2 of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund will provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) support for new low carbon hydrogen production facilities to begin deployment in the early 2020s.

Strand 2 of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund will provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) support for new low carbon hydrogen production facilities to begin deployment in the early 2020s.

The aim of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) is to provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) and development expenditure (DEVEX). This will support the commercial deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production projects during the 2020s.

This is to ensure the UK has a diverse and secure decarbonised energy system fit for meeting our ambition of up to 10GW low carbon hydrogen production by 2030, and commitment to reach net zero by 2050.

The NZHF will deliver up to £240m via four strands as follows:

Strand 1 : Development Expenditure (DEVEX) support for front end engineering design (FEED) studies and post-FEED studies, to grow the future pipeline of hydrogen projects in the UK.

Strand 2: Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for projects that do not require a hydrogen specific business model. These are low carbon hydrogen projects that can deploy on the basis of capital expenditure support and are able to start construction rapidly.(This strand)

Strand 3: CAPEX for projects that require a hydrogen business model (HBM) and sit outside of the Phase 2 cluster sequencing process.

Strand 4: CAPEX for carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) enabled projects that require a hydrogen specific business model and are part of the Phase 2 cluster sequencing process.

This competition relates to Strand 2 only.

Strand 1 is being delivered through a separate competition. Strands 3 and 4 will be delivered by BEIS. Projects which require support from a Hydrogen Business Model must apply to either Strand 3 or Strand 4, and not to Strand 2.

We recognise that some projects may be considering revenue support through both the Hydrogen Business Model and the Department for Transport’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme.

Subject to compliance with subsidy control principles, it is our intention to develop arrangements that could support dual participation in both schemes – although we would not look to allow projects to claim both sources of funding for the same volumes of hydrogen.

We would envisage these projects applying for support through strand 3 (the joint NZHF-HBM allocation round), but further detail will be provided on this before the close of the strand 2 application window to allow projects to consider before finalising their arrangements.

Thanks for staying up to date with Hydrogen Central. Applicants will need to satisfy themselves that they have applied to the appropriate strand for the requirements of their project.

Your proposal for strand 2 must demonstrate how you will develop a credible project that will contribute to the at-scale production of low carbon hydrogen by 2025. Funded projects must support the delivery towards the 10GW production target by 2030 set out in the Energy Security Strategy UK Hydrogen Strategy.

Hydrogen production projects will be able to apply for co-funding through Strand 2 if they require CAPEX support to take a Final Investment Decision (FID) and begin deployment in the early 2020s.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that they are entering the appropriate challenge competition for their project.

You will not be able to transfer your application and it will not be sent for assessment if it is out of scope.

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.We reserve the right to cancel, amend or vary the competition processes, including any envisaged stage and any document issued pursuant to it, at any point and for any reason.

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Net Zero Hydrogen Fund – Strand 2 – Capital expenditure (CAPEX), April 25, 2022

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