BECCS bids invited for hydrogen from biomass tech

The new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will support the development of technologies to produce hydrogen generated through BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage). The BECCS process produces hydrogen from biomass and waste, with the ability to capture and store the carbon released during the process.

Three categories of technology solutions are being sought by the programme. The first, feedstock pre-processing, is looking for the development of low cost, energy and material efficient technologies that optimise biomass and waste feedstocks for use in the second category, which calls for the development of advanced gasification technologies. The third category is seeking new biohydrogen technologies that can be combined with carbon capture, such as dark fermentation, anaerobic digestion, waste water treatment.

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In a statement energy and climate change minister Greg Hands said: “This innovative technology offers incredible potential for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, crucial to reaching our net zero goals. This government funding will help support the development of this new technology in the UK, boosting green jobs and investment while slashing carbon emissions.”