Keele University have launched the Green Hydrogen Generation Hub
Keele University
Keele University is a leading UK institution at the forefront of sustainability and energy innovation. Building on its Smart Energy Network Demonstrator and the HyDEX programme, the university has invested in onsite green hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure to support pioneering research, decarbonise campus fleets, and integrate hydrogen into future low carbon energy systems.
Application
The project enables Keele to convert excess renewable electricity from its wind and solar generation into green hydrogen. Instead of curtailing renewable power, the university can now store that energy in the form of hydrogen and use it to refuel vehicles on campus. The system supports hydrogen mobility while providing a real world research platform for students, academics and industry partners. It shows how on site hydrogen production and refuelling can work seamlessly within a smart energy network.
Product
The system integrates Fuel Cell Systems’ HyPro electrolyser, HyQube 500 refuelling system, and high pressure storage bundles to enable onsite hydrogen production and vehicle refuelling. The HyPro produces green hydrogen at around 35 bar using renewable electricity generated on campus.
Hydrogen is then routed to the HyQube, where it is compressed to 500 bar and then stored in separate high pressure storage bundles. When vehicles require refuelling, hydrogen flows from the storage system back through to the HyQube, which manages the controlled high pressure dispensing into the vehicle.
Outcomes & Benefits
The installation enables Keele University to generate and use its own low carbon fuel on campus, supporting its net zero ambitions while reducing reliance on conventional fuels. By linking hydrogen production with onsite renewable electricity, the project shows how renewable power can be converted into clean hydrogen for transport.
The facility also strengthens Keele’s clean energy research capability, supporting collaboration between students, academics and industry partners while providing a real world environment for innovation and demonstration. As hydrogen adoption grows, the infrastructure can accommodate a wider range of vehicles, including buses, service fleets and specialist campus machinery
“The Green Hydrogen Hub shows how renewable energy and hydrogen can work together in practice, not just in theory.”
Dr Charlie Creissen, Keele University