Breakthrough and funding round at Clyde Hydrogen

Clyde Hydrogen Systems (Clyde Hydrogen) has achieved a critical technical breakthrough in its decoupled electrolysis process alongside launching its latest funding round designed to speed up the commercialisation of its innovative technology.

The pioneering Scottish startup, which is a spin-out from the University of Glasgow - the anchor institution within GRID - is poised to transform the hydrogen energy sector.

Today, the Glasgow-headquartered business announced the successful production of hydrogen at pressures exceeding 100 bar using its scaled-up catalytic hydrogen generator.

Significant

This achievement is testament to Clyde Hydrogen’s innovative approach to matching intermittent renewable energy with hydrogen production, addressing one of the most significant challenges in the hydrogen sector.

Pictured: James Peck, Clyde Hydrogen CEO

The business’ proprietary technology has the potential to unlock more efficient, high-pressure hydrogen production, paving the way for widespread adoption of renewable hydrogen in the UK and beyond.

Clyde Hydrogen is a spin-out from the University’s School of Chemistry, a global leader in electrochemistry research. Its cutting-edge technology utilises a decoupled electrolysis process, comprising an electrochemical reductor that generates a reduced mediator solution and a catalytic hydrogen generator that produces high-pressure hydrogen gas.

The successful demonstration of hydrogen production at over 100 bar represents a significant technical validation of Clyde Hydrogen’s technology, which is designed to convert low-quality, intermittent renewable power into clean hydrogen.

This milestone underscores Clyde Hydrogen’s capability to provide scalable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for the global transition to net-zero.

The business is on track to deliver a fully integrated pilot system by late 2025, and following this, Clyde Hydrogen plans to scale up to a commercial demonstrator, with the first market-ready product targeted for release by 2027.

Backed by pre-seed funding from Zinc, University of Glasgow and grants from the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Innovation Scheme (HIS) and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), Clyde Hydrogen is now ready to accelerate its growth.

This technical milestone validates years of dedicated research and development. It demonstrates our ability to scale lab-based innovations into commercially viable technology.

James Peck

To support its journey toward commercialisation, Clyde Hydrogen is launching a new funding round aimed at attracting up to £5m of new investment. The funds will enable the company to refine its production process, develop a production-ready system by 2026, and expand its team to meet the growing demand for hydrogen technology.

James Peck, CEO of Clyde Hydrogen, said: “This technical milestone validates years of dedicated research and development. It demonstrates our ability to scale lab-based innovations into commercially viable technology.

“With this funding round, we aim to propel Clyde Hydrogen towards delivering a production-ready system and playing a key role in the UK’s renewable energy future.”