The UK government has launched a call for applications to the second round of its £240mn ($300mn) Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.

The round is divided into two strands. The first supports development costs for Feed and post-Feed activities, with amounts ranging from £80,000–10mn. The second, ranging from £200,000–20mn, will provide capex support for projects that will not seek revenue support via the government’s Hydrogen Business Model subsidy scheme.

£200,000–20mn – Range of capex support via fund

Developers seeking funding via either strand will have to demonstrate plans toward commissioning their projects by 2025.

The first strand will close for applications at the end of May, while the second will close on 7 June.

The government awarded a combined £37.9mn in grants to 15 projects via the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund’s first round at the end of March.

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Author: Polly Martin