Protium marks one-year milestone in inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing

A pioneering hydrogen undertaking is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its first operational hydrogen manufacturing facility, Pioneer 1.

Protium Inexperienced Options, a number one UK inexperienced hydrogen firm, is one among solely a handful of UK corporations working business hydrogen manufacturing amenities – constructing experience and paving the way in which for future developments.

Since March 2023, Pioneer 1 has been operational in South Wales with the hydrogen produced utilized in trials for fleets and transport, alongside varied tasks for patrons throughout the UK.

Over the previous yr, Protium has gained vital insights and expertise in working a hydrogen plant alongside creating the hydrogen worth chain and dealing with gear producers.

Pioneer 1 has additionally supplied a blueprint for future tasks and formed and knowledgeable the broader market within the UK.

Jon Constable, Protium’s Chief Working Officer, mentioned: “We’re pleased with our achievements and excited concerning the future. Our confirmed functionality signifies that we are able to develop and progress tasks at tempo for patrons and we look ahead to constructing demand throughout a number of sectors. We’ve additionally invested in digital applied sciences that may allow steady enchancment in how we design, optimise, and function our hydrogen vegetation sooner or later.”

In This fall 2024, Protium will open its second hydrogen manufacturing facility, making it the one firm within the UK with two operational amenities producing commercially obtainable hydrogen from renewables.

Scaling up manufacturing to satisfy the demand seeded by Pioneer 1, the brand new facility will function a 2.5MW electrolyser. Ten occasions bigger than Pioneer 1, this facility will cut back carbon emissions by 156,000 tonnes yearly – the equal of eradicating 37,000 vehicles from UK roads.

Chris Jackson, Chief Government of Protium mentioned: “Inexperienced hydrogen shall be a crucial a part of the power combine in serving to the UK obtain its goal of zero emissions by 2050. Nonetheless, the nascent stage of the hydrogen sector makes tasks like Pioneer 1 essential for cultivating the required expertise, expertise, and market demand obligatory for the sector’s development. The UK should begin this journey now than ready on future tasks.”