Senior leaders in energy policy, climate science, and industry were among the guests at the launch of Keele University’s innovative new green hydrogen generation hub today, to learn more about the university’s unique approach to using excess renewable energy for hydrogen production. 

The university has been a leader in hydrogen and low carbon energy research and innovation for many years, from conducting the first pilot of blending hydrogen into a live gas grid on campus with the HyDeploy trial, to leading the HyDEX project to prepare the Midlands for the hydrogen economy. 

Now, Keele’s ambitions have taken another step forward with the launch of new facilities to generate hydrogen from excess renewable energy generated on campus, allowing researchers to develop and test the next generation of materials and infrastructure that uses this form of energy storage.