GeoPura lands Lower Thames Crossing deal

A zero-emission power firm has energised its order book with a landmark transport contract.

GeoPura is set to supply green hydrogen to the Lower Thames Crossing project.

Bosses say the agreement will see the Newcastle-based company provide “the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction scheme”.

The firm will supply 2500 tonnes of hydrogen – the equivalent of more than 12 million litres of diesel – as officials strive to make the new Kent-to-Essex road project the UK’s first major carbon-neutral infrastructure scheme.

Made by Siemens Energy at the company’s Tyneside base, GeoPura’s portable power modules combine hydrogen with oxygen to generate electricity.

Andrew Cunningham, GeoPura chief executive, said: “We’re extremely proud to be supplying the largest volume of green hydrogen ever contracted for a British construction project.

“This contract further strengthens the British hydrogen supply chain, driving both price efficiency and British jobs across this exciting new industry with tangible deployments.”

Matt Palmer, Lower Thames Crossing executive director, added: “By replacing diesel with homegrown hydrogen, we're not only reducing our own carbon footprint but helping clean up the construction sector too.”

The agreement marks another significant moment for GeoPura, whose power units have previously been used to keep the lights on and the hidden cameras rolling on the BBC’s Winterwatch, Springwatch and Autumnwatch programmes.

Its modules have also been used by Netflix to help create hit drama Bridgerton; Universal Studios to make Downton Abbey’s big-screen finale; and golf’s DP World Tour to power the production village at Wentworth’s blue-ribbon BMW Championship.

Alongside its North East base, the firm has developed multiple hydrogen production sites, including Croft Farm, near Doncaster, and a sister base on the footprint of a former coal-fired power station site in High Marnham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, which has Government Hydrogen Allocation Round programme support.

The latter, known as HyMarnham Power through a joint venture with sustainable waste processing firm JG Pears, uses local renewable energy and benefits from existing national grid and water networks.

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