Bramble Energy

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is vital to combatting the climate crisis. And being able to fully harness Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, to power vehicles, heat houses or run machines would further us in our goal of reaching Net Zero.

But while Hydrogen fuel cells are already in use in some places, barriers to wider adoption still pose a problem – manufacturing complexity, scale-up and cost to name just three.
 

Investing in new low carbon energy solutions to make them work

Bramble Energy looks to solve these problems by constructing hydrogen fuel cells using materials and manufacturing techniques with already well-established supply chains. This makes the whole process more scalable, flexible and more in-line with the typical costs associated with incumbent electricity generating technologies.

It was Bramble Energy’s world-first in the production of hydrogen fuel cells that piqued the interest of BGF, who led a £5 million investment round into Bramble in 2020, alongside existing investors including IP Group, Parkwalk Advisors, and UCL Technology Fund.

BGF, as a leading investor in the field of clean growth, saw great potential in Bramble to transform a global and growing market. And with BGF’s support and long-term partnership, Bramble Energy is now one of the only fuel cell companies in the world with the manufacturing capacity to supply gigawatts of fuel cell hardware. To put that into perspective, one gigawatt is roughly the size of two coal-fired power plants and is enough energy to power 750,000 homes.

BGF saw a huge amount of creativity just waiting to be unleashed upon the pressing challenge of climate change and Bramble Energy’s distinctive, highly scalable technology is exactly what is needed for hydrogen fuel cells to go mainstream.