OpenGrant

Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components[E8]

United KingdomUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million for a collaborative programme to accelerate the development and validation of critical technologies needed for the safe, reliable and cost effective use of underground hydrogen storage. Location: National. Award: £2,500,000 to £5,000,000. Total fund: £5,000,000.
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Dates: Opens 23 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 13 Jan 2027, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 13 Jan 2027, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 5,000,000 in totalKind of money: Grant.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)See what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 23 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 13 Jan 2027, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 5,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: Not stated
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

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The funder is UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 13 Jan 2027, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2027-01-13T11:00”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector, local authority.
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 23 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-23T10:00”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2027-01-13T11:00”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components".
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“5000000 GBP”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 5,000,000.
“5000000 GBP”
From Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (ID 4gaABqeNbwaDhrZMWOcpYz), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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