AFC Energy Plc AFC Energy Secures GBP4.3m UK Government Grant (1649H)
26 July 2023 - 4:00PM
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26 July 2023
AFC Energy PLC
("AFC Energy" or the "Company")
AFC Energy Secures GBP4.3m UK Government Grant
AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power
generation technologies, is pleased to announce that, along with
its consortium partners, it has been awarded a grant of up to
GBP4.8m, from the UK Government's red diesel replacement programme
("RDR").
As consortium lead, AFC Energy will be able to recover up to
GBP4.3m of the total GBP4.8m granted, on a match funding basis.
The RDR programme, administered by the Department for Energy
Security and Net Zero, is focused on the construction, mining and
quarrying sectors and will provide up to GBP40 million of matched
funding, as part of the GBP1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio
(NZIP), which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of
innovative clean energy technologies and processes through the
2020s and 2030s.
The grant follows and recognises the field testing of AFC
Energy's air cooled H-Power Tower generators on UK construction
sites over the past year. The RDR grant will support the Company to
accelerate the development and commercialisation of its next
generation of larger scale hydrogen powered generators, both air
cooled (S Series) and liquid cooled (S+ Series), by funding the
first UK field deployments of this next generation.
The ultimate objective is the complete displacement of incumbent
diesel usage on remote sites, which will further highlight the
increasing role hydrogen fuel is playing in the decarbonisation of
traditionally hard to abate sectors such as construction, quarrying
and mining.
A key element of AFC Energy's successful funding application was
its proximity to scaling up, both in terms of technology and
commercial sales, along with its close alignment to construction
contractors and plant hire businesses, one of whom provided a
strong letter of support to AFC Energy's application process.
The consortium partners are:
-- Brett Aggregates - part of Brett Group, which is the largest
independent building materials group in the UK; and
-- Energy Solutions - a UK based provider of hybrid battery and energy storage solutions.
Adam Bond, Chief Executive Officer at AFC Energy, said:
"Having successfully delivered on our commitment to field deploy
multiple H-Power Tower Generators with customers and partners over
the past eighteen months, it is clear industry is increasingly
ready to transition away from polluting diesel generators at
construction and temporary power sites. Confirmation of our
consortium's success in the Government's RDR Programme is a
nationally significant funding commitment that demonstrates the
commitment by governments and industry to decarbonise off-grid
power generation through zero emission hydrogen fueled
generators."
Bill Brett, Chairman, Brett Group, said:
"We are delighted to be collaborating in the development of
clean energy power generation alternatives to accelerate the
replacement of diesel generation and supporting the decarbonisation
of the building materials industry."
Mark Penny, Commercial Director at Energy Solutions said:
"We are delighted to be partnering with AFC Energy in the Red
Diesel Replacement grant. The opportunity to develop emission free
offgrid power that has many applications from construction sites to
mining is a very exciting prospect."
For further information, please contact:
AFC Energy plc +44 (0) 14 8327 6726
Adam Bond (Chief Executive Officer) investors@afcenergy.com
Peel Hunt LLP - Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker
Richard Crichton / Tom Ballard / Georgia
Langoulant +44 (0) 207 418 8900
Zeus - Joint Broker
David Foreman / James Hornigold (Investment
Banking)
Dominic King (Corporate Broking) / Rupert
Woolfenden (Sales) +44 (0) 203 829 5000
FTI Consulting - Financial PR Advisors +44 (0) 203 727 1000
Ben Brewerton / Nick Hennis / Dhruv Soni afcenergy@fticonsulting.com
About AFC Energy
AFC Energy plc is commercialising scalable "flex fuel" fuel cell
systems, to provide clean electricity for on and off grid
applications. The technology, pioneered over the past twelve years
in the UK, is now deployable in electric vehicle chargers, off-grid
decentralised power systems and data centre applications with
emerging opportunities across maritime and rail as part of a
portfolio approach to the decarbonisation of local electricity
needs.
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