
KI Hydrogen’s co-founders Kojo Muto and Michael Stanton © Carbon 13

KI Hydrogen’s co-founders Kojo Muto and Michael Stanton © Carbon 13
Carbon13 graduate KI Hydrogen has secured around £470,000 ($605,000) from Innovate UK, for its waste biomass-to-hydrogen process.
The startup graduated from the University of Cambridge’s Cohort 4 and has developed a method to produce green hydrogen from waste biomass through electrolysis. Feedstocks such as wood or paper are used to produce hydrogen and other useful byproducts.
H2 View understands that the process itself costs around $2/kg and requires 50% less energy than conventional green hydrogen production processes.
KI Hydrogen’s project was chosen due to its “innovation and scalability,” one of 46 projects selected in this funding round, out of a total 1,911. The next phase will see them collaborate with the Birmingham Energy Institute.
“A special thanks to our COO, Carl Banbury, PhD, who spent countless weekends getting this across the line,” explained Koji Muto, Co-Founder and CEO at KI Hydrogen. “His dedication and hard work were instrumental in securing this funding.”
Commenting on LinkedIn, Banbury said, “What a huge team effort, thank you to everyone involved. Just submitting this application really helped shape our thinking for what we could achieve this year.”
In May, Gloucestershire-based company, Wild Hydrogen, unveiled its plans for producing hydrogen from waste wood, plants and compost. The company will build its first commercial demonstrator ready for 2026.
Read more:Wild Hydrogen develops novel hydrogen production tech
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