Lighter than Aire

Country
United Kingdom

Located between Bradford, Leeds, and the Humber, the Lighter than Aire (LTA) Valley brings together key stakeholders to overcome technological, financial, and regulatory barriers to ensure hydrogen becomes a practical and affordable choice for hard-to-decarbonise elements of the energy system. The hydrogen production backbone is the Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen (35-40MW) electrolyser site, jointly-developed by Hygen and NGEN. BLCH will provide the hydrogen supply to several of LTA's partners.

Lead developer HydraB
Project partner

Overarching / General

HydraB, ERM, HyEnergy, Zeti

H2 production

Hygen Energy

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

Ryze Power, HyKit

H2 end use

Toyota, Wrightbus, Intelligent Energy, GeoPura, Novuna

Locations
United Kingdom | Bradford

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

4,500 H2 tons/year

Final products

4500.00 tons/year of H2

H2 color

Green

Total investment (CAPEX)

250 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Grid

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser

H2 Storage

Artificial

H2 transport

Trucking

H2 distribution for mobility

350 bar (for cars and similar vehicles) 700 bar (for trucks and similar vehicles)

End use

Mobility

Road

Energy

Stationary fuel cells for distributed generation

Industry

Other

Project timeline

Planned timeline

Q1 2028 In operations