A competition for up to £7.2 million of funding for companies to develop Hydrogen and Fuel Cell technology opens today. The competition is being funded by the
Department of Energy and Climate Change and is part of measures for stimulating low carbon technologies announced in this year’s budget.
Companies will be able to bid to the Technology Strategy Board, who will manage the programme, for a share of the cash to develop and test the technology.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells have the potential to help drastically reduce carbon emissions because they only emit water and heat as by products. The energy conversion in fuel cells is more efficient than those of other technologies such as the internal combustion engine.
Energy and Climate Change Minister, David Kidney said:
“The UK has the right combination of expertise, ingenuity and determination to bring hydrogen and fuel cell technology to the global market. We’re providing real help now to help advance this technology in the UK, keeping us at the forefront of advanced green manufacturing.”
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