BayoTech and IBMS Group to launch the UK’s first renewable hydrogen project using food waste.
24 May 2021, Albuquerque, USA, and London, UK – BayoTech and IBMS Group today announced an agreement to launch the UK’s first renewable hydrogen project using biomethane from food waste as a feedstock. The project will produce 1,000 kilograms of renewable hydrogen per day to fuel zero-emission vehicles in the London and Surrey regions of the UK. The partnership timed its public debut to support the launch of the CBI’s ‘Seize the Moment’ initiative and emphasize the role of cleantech for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction in driving economic recovery as the UK comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This transatlantic partnership brings together two businesses committed to addressing the need for green fuel to decarbonise transport and energy intensive businesses. At IBMS’ multi-purpose eco-facility, biomethane will be produced from food waste and then converted to renewable hydrogen using BayoTech’s leading modular on-site hydrogen generation technology. The system is due to be online in the first half of 2022.
“BayoTech is thrilled to be working with IBMS Group on such a ground-breaking project. Using food waste to create zero carbon fuel is an excellent example of regional sustainability,” said Steve Jones, BayoTech’s Vice President, Europe. “This tackles a bottleneck of renewable hydrogen availability in the UK and gives fleet operators immediate access to cost effective, carbon neutral or even carbon negative hydrogen.”
Adopting a model of regional hydrogen production and distribution reduces unnecessary costs, storage, and transportation, leading to a significantly lower carbon footprint overall when compared with traditional production models and electrolyser systems. Further phases of the project will see carbon capture introduced to take the project from carbon neutral to carbon negative. The combination of BayoTech’s systems and IBMS Group’s biomethane, with carbon capture, offers the most cost effective, decarbonised hydrogen available.
Steve Sharratt, CEO of IBMS Group commented, “We are delighted to be working in partnership with the world’s leading modular on-site hydrogen generation provider and playing our part in satisfying the increasing demand for carbon neutral and negative hydrogen in the UK. We look forward to launching the initial project next year and then rolling it out across multiple UK locations in the next few years to create a national network of carbon negative hydrogen production facilities.”
This announcement aligns perfectly with the launch of the CBI’s ‘Seize the Moment’ initiative , a bold, ambitious strategy to build a dynamic, competitive and future-focused economy with a renewed focus on GHG reduction as the UK comes out of the COVID pandemic. Renewable hydrogen is a key contributor to the decarbonisation aims of the ‘Seize the Moment’ initiative.
Tom Thackray, Director of Infrastructure at the CBI said, “Today’s announcement marks an exciting next step in the UK’s leadership in green hydrogen production and deployment – as well as the decarbonisation of mobility. Decarbonisation presents a wealth of opportunities for business and low-carbon hydrogen will play a critical role in bolstering the UK’s economy and achieving net-zero by 2050. This hydrogen project is a key example of business seizing the moment to harness these opportunities.”
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About BayoTech:
BayoTech is the leading provider of modular, scalable, and rapidly deployable hydrogen production systems through sales, rentals, leases, and gas-as-a-service to customers worldwide. BayoTech’s on-site hydrogen generators are more efficient than legacy steam methane reformers, leading to lower carbon emissions and low-cost hydrogen. When paired with renewable natural gas (“RNG”) and/or carbon capture, BayoTech’s systems offer the most cost-effective green hydrogen available today.
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About IBMS Group
IBMS Group develops and operates renewable energy facilities and supporting sustainable businesses. It has been working in the green hydrogen sector for several years and in particular searching for a key technology partner which shares its aims and vision for truly decarbonising hydrogen production in the UK. It is developing closed loop sustainable business models to sit alongside renewable energy hubs, serving local communities more efficiently, more cost effectively and more sustainably.
For information about IBMS Group: www.ibmsgroup.co.uk
About the CBI:
The CBI is the UK’s leading business organisation, speaking for some 190,000 businesses that together employ around a third of the private sector workforce. With offices across the UK as well as representation in Brussels, Washington, Beijing, and Delhi, the CBI communicates the British business voice around the world.