The Dorset Green H2 facility will utilise green hydrogen to supply several industries with the clean energy carrier and further decarbonise the South West of the UK.

A former landfill site will be utilised for the hydrogen production project and enable the area to become a central spot for hydrogen development sin the South of the UK.

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With this, Dorset Green H2 will see the installation of a 5-Megawatt (MW) ground-mounted array of solar panels at the site, which on overcast days and overnight will be supplemented by electricity produced from the site’s existing landfill gas.

This will enable the creation green hydrogen supplied from renewable energy.

Energy generated by renewable sources at the site will power a 0.87MW electrolyser, producing up to 120,000kg of green hydrogen fuel each year to be compressed, stored, and sold for local and regional use as a carbon free fuel.

As the green hydrogen economy develops, there may be opportunities to decarbonise large vehicle fleets in Dorset.

Eddie Hughes, Housing Minister for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, said, “I am delighted to see funding go towards such a positive development in the South West, a real catalyst for a green hydrogen economy in Dorset. It is a priority of this Government to level up opportunities and create a greener, more sustainable future.”

Nathan Ross, Managing Director of Canford Renewable Energy, said, “Canford Renewable Energy is an experienced, long-term developer and operator of renewable energy infrastructure.

“Dorset Green H2 is leading the way for the development of a hydrogen economy in Dorset and the South West, and we are looking to bring forward other green hydrogen production projects in the region.”