HyBont Achieves Planning Permission and Hazardous Substance Consent for Green Hydrogen Project The HyBont project, a pioneering green hydrogen initiative in South Wales, has reached two significant milestones, securing both Hazardous Substance Consent (HSC) in March 2025 and full planning permission in April 2025. These achievements pave the way for construction to begin
A Day to Remember: Our Trip to London After Winning the Green Hydrogen Challenge After winning the Green Hydrogen Challenge, as a group we had the incredible opportunity to travel to London to present our project to leading figures in business and government looking for new sustainable energy solutions. The day began with
Marubeni Europower and Hyppo Hydrogen Solutions Inspire the Next Generation of Renewable Energy Leaders Between October 2023 and March 2025 Marubeni Europower Limited, in collaboration with Hyppo Hydrogen Solutions Limited, has run school workshops at 50 schools in South Wales, engaging with more than 1,600 children, teaching them how green hydrogen can be
Bridgend County Borough Council’s Development Control Committee supports Marubeni Europower’s HyBont Project Bridgend County Borough Council’s Development Control Committee has been minded to approve Marubeni Europower`s Planning Application with conditions. The application is subject to the Welsh Government`s Holding Direction. The decision reached on the 20th February 2025 during a special meeting which
Workshops from hydrogen specialists receive high praise from local teachers Marubeni Europower, in association with Hyppo Hydrogen Solutions, have visited over 530 local school pupils in their classrooms, where their Renewable Hydrogen Energy workshops have been described as ‘fantastic’, ‘engaging’, ‘both informative and very practical ’ by teachers. Between September and December 2024
Marubeni welcomes HyBont planning progress Marubeni has welcomed news that Councillors have set a new date to determine the application for the HyBont Green Hydrogen Project. At a meeting on 23 January, Members of the Development Control Committee agreed with a council officer proposal that a Special Development Control Committee meeting to determine
HyBont – latest progress update Bridgend County Borough Council is currently running a statutory consultation for a Hazardous Substances Consent (HSC) for the HyBont scheme which will run until 24th January 2025. Separately, the project is also the subject of a live planning application with BCBC. Following concerns raised by the Health and
Site investigations inform proposals for HyBont Green Hydrogen Project To inform the proposals for a green hydrogen production and refuelling facility at Brynmenyn Industrial Estate and the associated Bryncethin Solar PV array, Marubeni commissioned a series of site investigations to better understand the geotechnical character and properties of the ground beneath the electrolyser
HyBont Bridgend green hydrogen project It has been brought to our attention that there was an error in the Climate Change Statement submitted as part of the planning application for the HyBont Bridgend Green Hydrogen Project, in relation to a table outlining the Annual Hydrogen Production for the project where ROCKWOOL was identified
Proposed green hydrogen project in Bridgend hits next milestone Following consultation with the local community and a recent feedback and information event, a planning application for HyBont green hydrogen project in Bridgend has been submitted to Bridgend County Borough Council. Marubeni Europower’s green hydrogen production and refuelling facility at Brynmenyn Industrial Estate would
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