The US hydrogen firm said Carlton Power had selected it to supply electrolyser systems to its Trafford, Langage, and Barrow-in-Furness projects, which were all selected for subsidies from the first Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1).

Under an equipment supply and long-term service agreement, Plug will provide 30MW of its GenEco electrolysers for the Barrow project, 15MW to Trafford, and 10MW to Langage.

The Barrow plant will supply hydrogen to paper product manufacturer Kimberly-Clarke after it inked an offtake agreement with Carlton to replace volumes of natural gas currently used.

Trafford, planned to be built within the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester, is slated to supply local manufacturing and heavy transport from 2027.

Final investment decisions on both Barrow and Trafford are expected before the end of 2025.

Langage, which is expected to provide hydrogen to local industrial sites, could receive an FID by the first quarter of 2026.

Under HAR1, the projects are guaranteed a fixed “strike price” of £241/MWh ($323), roughly equal to £9/kg ($12.07) of hydrogen to bridge the cost gap with cheaper, fossil-fuel-based hydrogen.

“Through trusted partnerships and government-backed initiatives like HAR1, we’re accelerating the adoption of green hydrogen to help major manufacturers achieve their decarbonization goals,” said Plug’s soon-to-be CEO Jose Luis Crespo.

The company’s electrolyser business has been buying its results in recent quarters as orders from larger-scale projects ramp up.

Carlton Power’s Hydrogen Director said the developer selected Plug due to its “proven technology.”

“We’re developing projects that set a new standard for scale, performance, and sustainability in green hydrogen production,” he said.