UK Government announces investment in hydrogen Project in South Yorkshire

April 20, 2026 |

In the UK, the UK Government said that the country has taken another step forward towards clean homegrown energy, with over 400 new jobs announced in a major hydrogen investment in South Yorkshire. 

ITM Power UK in South Yorkshire has received $54.1 million investment from Great British Energy, the UK’s publicly owned energy company, alongside a $62.9 million government grant in principle, to deliver a major expansion of hydrogen technology manufacturing in the UK. 

This investment will support a 1 GW expansion of ITM’s South Yorkshire facility, with skilled jobs in manufacturing and construction locally and across the wider supply chain, the government said.

More on the story

Category: Policy

Thank you for visting the Digest.