Celtic Sea Power has secured Innovate UK funding to deliver its Milford Haven: Hydrogen Kingdom (MH: HK) project, focused on pioneering offshore hydrogen production.
The Cornwall Council-funded company will receive £887,000 ($1.14m) from Innovate UK’s Launchpad: Net Zero Industry, South West Wales programme, to deliver the £2.1m ($2.6m) initiative.
H2 View understands that MH:HK will clear up the consenting and regulatory framework, “highlighting an appropriate consenting pathway for efficient delivery of offshore renewable hydrogen-based projects,” according to Celtic Sea Power.
Located in Wales, the project is expected to use Dolphyn Hydrogen’s technology to provide “credible engineering-backed evidence to support offshore hydrogen production.” In June (2024), Dolphyn announced it had produced hydrogen from seawater in a marine environment for the first time in the UK.
Wales and West Utilities’ (WWU) 100% hydrogen pipeline, Hyline Cymru, will transport the hydrogen to the onshore infrastructure. WWU’s Head of Net Zero & Sustainability, Matt Hindle, claimed it could provide a route to market for 16TWh of hydrogen production capacity.
“With industry focus on the current 4.5GW Floating Wind leasing round, stakeholders within the Celtic Sea region need to do everything we can to maximise the region’s offshore wind pipeline to benefit our transition to Net Zero,” explained Tim James, Infrastructure Development Director at Celtic Sea Power.
James added that hydrogen is anticipated to play a crucial role in Wales. He added, “The MH:HK project will provide credible evidence to support this, whilst increasing confidence in the Celtic Sea offshore wind and wave energy pipeline.
“That confidence is key if we are to unlock parallel investments to accelerate decarbonisation and enable the maximum benefits to be realised.”
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