The Hydrogen Works
Hydrogen offers the scope to deliver energy security, acceleration to Net Zero and reduce Britain’s productivity gap.
The Hydrogen Works is a strategic consortium led by Loughborough University to drive hydrogen skills, innovation and productivity to create a hydrogen superpower in the East Midlands.
£26M investment to date
£12.7M
EnerHy
Centre for Doctoral Training
£8M
Direct investment
New-build facility
£6M
East Midlands Freeport
Phase 1 development
Our activities
- Bringing academic experts and industry partners together to deliver cutting-edge hydrogen research and innovation at the University’s state-of-the-art facilities.
- Supporting future leaders of the hydrogen economy by leading the UK’s only Centre for Doctoral Training focused on Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero.
- Providing a skills exchange at the East Midlands Institue of Technology, degree level, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes.
- Creating a £40M expansion of Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park to co-locate a skills ecosystem, incubation and manufacturing, research and innovation.
Green hydrogen facility update
East Midlands Freeport seedcorn investment for Phase 1 of The East Midlands Zero Carbon Innovation Centre will enable The Hydrogen Works to execute the first stage of construction of a green hydrogen production testing and training facility on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park.
Investment progress
Together with industry, universities, colleges and skills providers, economic development and policy partners we are building a compelling case for investment in the East Midlands.