The HAR2 short list has been announced and now further rigorous evaluation will occurs with the 27 mentioned no doubt being reduced to a smaller number. It’s a hard and long path.
Since HAR2 applications closed in Spring 2024, government has conducted a comprehensive assessment process to produce a shortlist of projects that are invited to the next stage of the HAR2 process. The shortlist contains the following 27 electrolytic projects across England, Scotland, and Wales:
| Project name | Lead developer | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder | Aldbrough Pathfinder Ltd | North East |
| Bardon Hill Hydrogen | Hygen Energy Holdings Ltd | East Midlands |
| Binn Ecopark Hydrogen Facility | Binn Ecopark Hydrogen Ltd | Scotland |
| Creca Hydrogen Facility | Green Cat Hydrogen | Scotland |
| Fawley Green Hydrogen | Hynamics Limited UK | South East |
| Grangemouth Green Hydrogen | RWE Generation UK Plc | Scotland |
| Green Hydrogen 5 | Green Hydrogen 5 Ltd | Wales |
| Grenian Hydrogen St Helens | Grenian Hydrogen Ltd | North West |
| Harper Lane Hydrogen | Hygen Energy Holdings Ltd | Greater London |
| Hartlebury Green Hydrogen | Carlton Power Ltd | West Midlands |
| Humber H2ub® | Uniper Hydrogen UK | East Midlands |
| Irvine Green Hydrogen Project | ScottishPower | Scotland |
| Lhyfe Kemsley | Lhyfe SA | South East |
| Lhyfe Wallsend | Lhyfe SA | North East |
| Magor Net Zero | Magor Net Zero Ltd | Wales |
| Pembroke Green Hydrogen 1 | RWE Generation UK Plc | Wales |
| Selms Muir Hydrogen | European Energy UK Ltd | Scotland |
| Shetland Hydrogen Project 1 | Statkraft Hydrogen UK Holding | Scotland |
| Singleton Birch Kilns | Centrica Energy Storage Ltd | East Midlands |
| South Tees Net Zero | South Tees Net Zero Ltd | North East |
| St Austell Green Hydrogen | Four Zeros Energy | South West |
| Strathallan Hydrogen Facility | Strathallan Hydrogen Ltd | Scotland |
| Tees Green Hydrogen Phase 2 | EDF Renewables Hydrogen Ltd | North East |
| Teesside Green Hydrogen | H2 Energy Ecosystem UK | North East |
| Tyseley 10MW | Motive Fuels Ltd | West Midlands |
| Walsall Green Hydrogen | Carlton Power Ltd | West Midlands |
| Whitelee Green Hydrogen Phase 2 | ScottishPower | Scotland |
Government is pleased to announce this next stage of the HAR2 process and looks forward to working with industry to deliver its vision for a thriving low carbon hydrogen economy in the UK.
Shortlisted project developers should continue to develop and further mature their projects, whilst aiming to drive down costs in accordance with the Cost Challenge Document we have published.
A project’s inclusion on the shortlist does not guarantee Government support and, similar to the First Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1), it is unlikely that all projects will be successful. As such being on the shortlist does not imply availability of funding for any of the shortlisted projects.
A shortlisted project will need to pass a rigorous due diligence stage in order to progress to the next stage of the allocation process and our decisions on which projects will be successful will be based on value for money and affordability.
We will provide a further update on the HAR2 process in due course.