The Hydrogen Works
Hydrogen offers the scope to deliver energy security, acceleration to Net Zero and reduce Britain’s productivity gap.
The Hydrogen Works is a strategic consortium led by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to drive hydrogen skills, innovation and productivity to create a hydrogen superpower in the East Midlands.
£26M investment to date
£12.7²Ñ
EnerHy
Centre for Doctoral Training
£8²Ñ
Direct investment
New-build facility
£6²Ñ
East Midlands Freeport
Phase 1 development
Our activities
- Bringing academic experts and industry partners together to deliver cutting-edge hydrogen research and innovation at the University’s state-of-the-art facilities.
- Supporting future leaders of the hydrogen economy by leading the UK’s only Centre for Doctoral Training focused on Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero.
- Providing a skills exchange at the East Midlands Institue of Technology, degree level, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes.
- Creating a £40M expansion of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Science and Enterprise Park to co-locate a skills ecosystem, incubation and manufacturing, research and innovation.
Green hydrogen facility update
East Midlands Freeport seedcorn investment for Phase 1 of The East Midlands Zero Carbon Innovation Centre will enable The Hydrogen Works to execute the first stage of construction of a green hydrogen production testing and training facility on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Science and Enterprise Park.
Investment progress
Together with industry, universities, colleges and skills providers, economic development and policy partners we are building a compelling case for investment in the East Midlands.