Protium to deploy the company's first electrolyser in the UK

Dubbed Project Pioneer, the project will see Protium deploy the Enapter electrolyser 2.1, which will be the largest integrated Enapter electrolyser in the field in the UK. The deployment of the electrolyser will allow Protium to generate electrolytic hydrogen at scale in the UK, marking a significant step in the advancement of the country’s hydrogen industry. Protium’s new electrolyser will be installed at the Cardiff University’s newly established Hydrogen Propulsion Centre in South Wales. The hydrogen produced by this electrolyser will be used to support a variety of initiatives and projects, collaboratively with Cardiff University.

Enapter has established itself as one of the most innovative pioneers in the industry, with the company winning HRH Prince William and the Royal Foundation’s ‘Fix our Climate’ 2021 Earthshot Prize – the initiative launched in 2020 by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Sir David Attenborough – to reward organisations dedicated to climate action through project funding. Enapter was recognised recently for its hydrogen generating technology.

For the UK to meet the Government’s 2050 net zero targets, green hydrogen will have a huge role to play and its role on a global scale is equally as significant for the broader energy transition. More recently, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Economic Forum evidenced this by launching a jointly developed series of roadmaps that aim to empower policymakers to prioritise support for green hydrogen and accelerate its deployment.

Equally, in the UK, The Hydrogen Council has stated that if hydrogen is deployed at scale, to the point that it amounts to a fifth of total energy consumption by 2050, carbon emissions can be reduced by 6 billion tpy. Therefore, projects deploying clean hydrogen such as this will be essential to the transition to a net zero energy system, helping to restrict climate change reductions to under 1.5°C.

Developments such as Project Pioneer demonstrate this action being taken by innovation and impact-driven SMEs.

The company’s green hydrogen expertise and project capabilities have gone from strength to strength in 2021, following the recent announcement of the £2.65 million funding to decarbonise operations at Bruichladdich distillery, as well as a string of announcements demonstrating growth and impact – including a project with Budweiser Brewing Group, a 40 GW flagship project in Teesside, England, and a strategic partnership with Petrofac.

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