Sheffield Uni and ITM Power enter hydrogen agreements
Sheffield University and ITM Power have entered a hydrogen sector collaboration including an agreement for a new ITM Gigafactory and a joint plan to launch a National Hydrogen Research, Innovation and Skills Centre.
ITM Power has reached an agreement with the University to acquire a substantial site at its Innovation District for the company’s second UK factory in Tinsley, Sheffield at a cost of £13.4m. The Gigafactory will manufacture electrolysers that split water into molecules of hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power. The resultant zero-carbon green hydrogen can then be used to decarbonise industrial processes, transport and heating.
The automated factory will have a capacity of 1.5GW pa and will complement an existing 1GW pa capacity at Bessemer Park. According to ITM, the new factory will provide the template for the Group’s first international facility, which is expected to have a capacity of 2.5GW pa, bringing electrolyser capacity to 5GW per annum by the end of 2024.
In a statement, Dr Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power, said: “I am delighted to be working more closely with Sheffield University and that our second UK factory site is in Sheffield. Both initiatives will support the local economy through job creation and supply chain support.
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