N-Gen

What N-Gen does

N-Gen Energy Solutions Limited is a UK privately-held hydrogen infrastructure developer and operator, wholly owned by CKI Holdings International. The company funds, develops, owns and operates low-carbon hydrogen production facilities, with a flagship 35MW / 12.5 tonnes-per-day hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility under development in Bradford (Birkshall Gas Site, Bowling Back Lane). Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen is the largest of 11 schemes awarded funding in the UK government's first Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1), and is delivered as a joint venture with Hygen Energy; both parties signed a 15-year Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) in July 2025, with operations targeted for 2027.

The underlying technology is electrolysis-based hydrogen production powered by low-carbon electricity, supplemented via Power Purchase Agreements to source a share of grid renewably-sourced electricity. N-Gen's technical differentiation is built on operational expertise inherited from Northern Gas Networks' hydrogen R&D portfolio — H21 (world's first 100% hydrogen network conversion), HyDeploy blending, Hydrogen Home, and Redcar Hydrogen Community — rather than on proprietary electrolysis hardware. The team of approximately 14 includes senior leaders and engineers with backgrounds at National Grid, Northern Gas Networks, British Nuclear Fuels, Yorkshire Water, KPMG, BEIS/DESNZ, Drax Group, and the UK Ministry of Defence.

The business model combines four revenue streams: (i) 15-year HPBM government subsidy support via LCCC; (ii) long-term capital investment in facility development and operation funded by CKI Holdings; (iii) hydrogen production and supply to heavy transport operators and industrial customers, distributed on-site at the Bradford facility and regionally via distribution partner Ryze Energy; and (iv) professional services fees for feasibility studies, FEED, and engineering advisory. Customers split across heavy transport (buses, HGVs, trains, construction equipment, ports, airports), industrial carbon emitters (food and beverage, concrete, brick, ceramics, glass), and regional government partners (Bradford Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority). Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales combined with event-driven stakeholder engagement, with long sales cycles tied to major infrastructure development.

Name

N-Gen

Legal name

N-Gen Energy Solutions Limited

Website

https://n-genenergy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

N-Gen Energy Solutions is a UK-based hydrogen infrastructure developer and operator, subsidiary of CKI Holdings International, building the 35MW Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen facility (largest HAR1 award) and serving heavy transport operators, industrial carbon emitters, and regional authorities with subsidised low-carbon hydrogen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydrogen Production & Supply

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Hydrogen (Industrial & Mobility) (IMAEACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol) (EUABAJAC), Hydrogen Storage Terminals, Depots & Bulk Logistics (Siting, Loading/Unloading) (EUAFAEAI), Hydrogen Storage Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management Services (EUAFAEAL)

Keywords

• Low carbon hydrogen
• Hydrogen production facilities
• Industrial decarbonisation
• Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure
• Clean energy infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) Subsidy: Revenue supported by 15-year Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement with the UK Government via the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC). Government subsidies bridge the operating cost gap between low carbon hydrogen and high carbon fuels, enabling hydrogen to be sold at a rate comparable to diesel.
2. Capital Investment in Facility Development: N-Gen provides capital investment to facilitate the build and operation of hydrogen production facilities. As a long-term infrastructure investor with strong credit rating and capital to deploy, N-Gen funds, develops, owns and operates facilities.
3. Hydrogen Production and Supply: Revenue generated from selling low carbon hydrogen produced at owned/operated facilities to industrial and commercial customers, including heavy transport operators. The Bradford facility will produce up to 12.5 tonnes per day.
4. Feasibility, FEED Studies and Engineering Services: Fees for delivering technical feasibility and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies, advising on hydrogen integration with other decarbonisation solutions, and providing strategic objectives and net zero options analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

N-Gen funds, develops, owns and operates low carbon hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facilities for industrial and heavy transport customers in the UK. Its flagship Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen facility — the largest project funded in the UK Government's first Hydrogen Allocation Round — produces up to 12.5 tonnes of hydrogen per day via electrolysis, enabling replacement of natural gas in industrial processes and diesel in heavy-duty vehicles. Services span investment, government subsidy support, feasibility and FEED studies, and end-to-end design, build and operation of hydrogen facilities.

Product overview

N-Gen operates as a hydrogen production infrastructure company offering a single core product: the Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen facility, which is a 35MW hydrogen production, storage, and refuelling station. This is complemented by a suite of service offerings including investment, government subsidy support, feasibility assessments, and end-to-end design, construction, and operational services for hydrogen facilities. The company does not offer a modular software platform; rather, it provides physical infrastructure combined with associated project services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen A flagship 35MW low carbon hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility being developed by N-Gen with joint venture partner Hygen Energy at the former Birkshall gas site in Bradford, UK. The plant will produce up to 12.5 tonnes of low carbon hydrogen per day via electrolysis — sufficient to power the equivalent of 800 diesel buses per day — supplying industrial and heavy transport customers via on-site refuelling and regional distribution. The facility is the largest of 11 projects funded under the UK Government's first Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1) and benefits from a 15-year Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement.
• Hydrogen Production Services End-to-end services offered by N-Gen for the development of hydrogen production facilities, spanning long-term infrastructure investment, support securing government subsidies under the Hydrogen Production Business Model, feasibility assessments, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies, and the design, construction and operation of hydrogen facilities. Targeted at industrial energy users, heavy transport operators and infrastructure developers/investors seeking to participate in UK hydrogen projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen will produce 12.5 tonnes of hydrogen per day, enough to power 800 buses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and key.

• UK Ammonia Alliance (UKAA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025N-Gen joined the UK Ammonia Alliance as a founding member. UKAA is a coalition of businesses across the ammonia value chain working to unlock ammonia's strategic role in delivering net zero, energy security and economic growth. Founding members include AFC Energy, Air Products, Exolum, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Statkraft, and others.
• Hygen EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHygen Energy is N-Gen's joint venture partner in the Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen project. Both companies signed the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement with the UK Government and are jointly developing, building and operating the 35MW hydrogen production facility. Kevin Selleslags is Hygen CEO.
• Ryze EnergycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRyze Energy is the distribution partner for the Bradford hydrogen project, delivering hydrogen produced at the Bradford facility to industrial users across the West Yorkshire region.
• Bradford CouncilkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerBradford Council is a key project supporter, providing planning permission, hosting project events at Bradford City Hall, and integrating the hydrogen project into the region's climate change and economic growth strategies.
• Northern Gas NetworkskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerN-Gen leverages skills, knowledge and experience from Northern Gas Networks' hydrogen R&D projects including H21, HyDeploy, and Redcar Hydrogen Community. N-Gen staff have transitioned from NGN's hydrogen programme to N-Gen. Northern Gas Networks also collaborates on projects like East Coast Hydrogen.
• Glass FuturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlass Futures is referenced as an industry stakeholder presenting on real applications of hydrogen in the glass industry at the Bradford City Hall project event, indicating potential commercial hydrogen adoption in glass manufacturing.
• Hydrogen Energy AssociationminorOthersCelia Greaves, CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association, participated in the Bradford City Hall project panel, representing the broader hydrogen industry association ecosystem.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Air Liquide: Global industrial gases major with extensive hydrogen production, distribution, and refuelling operations. A direct competitor for industrial and mobility hydrogen offtake, though it operates a much broader portfolio worldwide.
• BP plc: Energy major with active UK and European hydrogen ambitions (including HAR1 schemes) and broader decarbonization portfolio. Less specialized than N-Gen in dedicated green hydrogen production but a comparable counterparty for offtake.
• Statkraft: European renewable energy major co-founding the UK Ammonia Alliance (alongside N-Gen) with hydrogen and ammonia project development interests in the UK, operating at much greater scale and asset diversity.
• Air Products: Global industrial gas major and one of the largest hydrogen producers worldwide, actively participating in UK HAR1 alongside N-Gen with significantly broader geographic and product scope.
• ENGIE: Global utility with active UK and European green hydrogen development pipeline, including HPBM-participating projects. Provides a useful incumbent benchmark for hydrogen infrastructure at scale.
• Equinor: Energy major pursuing hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia projects in the UK and globally, including ventures analogous to N-Gen's industrial decarbonization thesis but from a much larger integrated energy platform.
• Shell plc: Global energy major building hydrogen refuelling and production assets across the UK and Europe (e.g., Shell Mobility hydrogen stations), operating at much larger scale across the full energy value chain.
• Linde plc: Global industrial gases leader with a substantial hydrogen footprint, including green hydrogen production projects in the UK and globally. Operates at vastly larger scale than N-Gen across a full industrial-gas portfolio.

Direct peers

• ITM Power: UK-based PEM electrolyser manufacturer and hydrogen project developer. The most directly comparable UK-listed peer building green hydrogen production capacity and pursuing HPBM-backed schemes similar to N-Gen's Bradford plant.
• Hygen Energy: N-Gen's JV partner in the Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen project. Both companies signed the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement with the UK Government and are co-developing, building, and operating the 35MW facility. Directly comparable scope, scale, and UK regulatory model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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