Flexible funding available

Hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels (H&ALFs), such as ammonia, are essential for the UK to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. Hydrogen is a highly versatile commodity and energy vector suitable for use in many hard-to-decarbonise sectors where other energy options, such as electricity, are not suitable. UK-HyRES aims to identify, prioritise, and seek impactful solutions to research challenges across the entire hydrogen value chain from production via storage and distribution to end use.

FLEXIBLE FUNDING AVAILABLE

The EPSRC has awarded £10.7M to UK-HyRES for a five-year research grant, which began on 1 June 2023. UK-HyRES has, in addition, secured over £8.0M in leveraged co-funding from industry, civic and other research partners and £8.1M from the Hub’s core universities for PhD students and other targeted investments.

UK-HyRES provides a network and collaboration platform for fundamental research, and is a focus for industry, policy, and other stakeholder communities, to tackle research challenges that underpin the production, storage, distribution, and end use of H&ALFs. The Hub’s unique structure has been developed to deliver maximum impact – focusing on four technical themes (production, storage/distribution, end use and alternative liquid fuels), and four cross-cutting themes (environmental, economic, social acceptance and safety).

RESEARCH FELLOW FUND

Fellowship Funding Call on Hydrogen Research

The UK-HyRES Fellowship Funding Call invites proposals for innovative research aligned to the Hub’s technical and cross-cutting themes, supporting fresh ideas that enhance the national hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels research portfolio. Offering flexible funding for projects of up to 18 months, this call aims to accelerate impactful work that strengthens the UK’s pathway to Net Zero.

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Coming soon

SPRINT Funding

This research call underscores the importance of collaboration and translation in research, and the importance of supporting the research leaders and innovators of the future. We are looking to support talented early career researchers, either in furthering their fundamental research, providing seed funding to develop ideas, or in developing a proof of concept or prototype/demonstrator, with the aim of incorporating a company in future. This funding call will launch in 2026. Check back then for further information.