UK startup Wild Hydrogen promises carbon negative H2

Founded in 2022, the Gloucester-based company’s patented Rising Pressure Reformer (RiPR) can work off a wide range of feedstocks including seaweed, biomass, agricultural and municipal wastes, and plastics. RiPR converts these inputs into hydrogen, biomethane, CO2 and biochar through supercritical water gasification (SCWG).

According to Wild Hydrogen, the patented process does not require large amounts of renewable electricity like green hydrogen and can produce carbon-negative ‘clear hydrogen’ at a price competitive with today’s grey hydrogen. Having raised £2.3m and built four prototypes over the past two years, the company is now seeking an additional £6m in seed funding to develop its 1MW commercial demonstrator in Easington, just west of Stroud.  

“Our mission is clear, to bring a truly carbon-negative, scalable hydrogen solution to industries globally,” said Wild Hydrogen CEO, James Milner. "This campaign propels us closer to that vision, paving the way for a net-zero future where affordable, clean hydrogen can be used to power manufacturing, HGVs, and even commercial aircraft.