Professor Gary Hawley, Executive Director of IAAPS, said work at its experimental facility is much broader than the automotive sector, from where it originated.

He said, “Our work on propulsion systems and the transition to net zero has received a major boost in so much that we will be manufacturing green hydrogen onsite in the early part of 2023, and using it in our research on prototype propulsion.”

Western Gateway Partnership and Hydrogen South West continue to collaborate on building a hydrogen economy in the UK south-west region.

The Western Gateway Hydrogen Ecosystem brochure and map were launched last month as a tie up between the Partnership, which represents South Wales and Western England, and the GW4 Alliance, which unites the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.

Members of the Western Gateway’s Hydrogen Steering Committee met with Hydrogen South West, a consortium of Airbus, Bristol Port Company, Bristol Airport, Costain, EDF, easyJet, GKN Aerospace, Wales and West Utilities, and Wood.

Both groups joined for a tour of the IAAPS facility (pictured), and saw first hand the work developing clean propulsion systems and early development of a green hydrogen manufacturing and testing facility.

Paul Moorby, Chair of the Hydrogen Ecosystem Steering Group and Western Gateway board member, said it is working to boost investment and collaboration.

Simon Earles, Chair of Hydrogen South West, said it was established to connect people, projects and places, and enable the development of hydrogen infrastructure across the region.

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