South Wales has been named the UK’s latest Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA), with £6.3m in funding from the University of Glamorgan to commercialise hydrogen energy technology.
It follows yesterday’s announcement of a £19m boost for low carbon vehicle research and development in the Midlands.
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Energy Minister Lord Hunt said:
Cleaning up our energy supply and the fuel we use for transport will give the UK the opportunity to develop the low carbon industries of the future. Fuel cells and hydrogen can play a key role in cutting CO2 emissions and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
“Through this boost for hydrogen, innovative businesses like Johnson Matthey are well placed to benefit from the move to low carbon. I congratulate them on their funding award and thank them for this contribution to tackling climate change.”
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said:
“Hydrogen presents exciting opportunities for low carbon energy and we want the UK to be at the forefront. The Government is committed to encouraging and supporting growth through our low carbon industries, skills base and supply chain.”
“That’s why we’re creating this Low Carbon Economic Area for hydrogen energy led by South Wales in close collaboration with the South West.
“These investments in research, infrastructure and commercialisation will help our universities and companies work together to seize the opportunities in hydrogen energy, to benefit the area and the whole of the UK.”
Press notice
Read the Department for Energy and Climate Change press notice here.
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