Lighter than Aire brings together 14 European partners across the Bradford–Humber region to build a scalable, renewable hydrogen ecosystem — from production to end use.
Lighter than Aire (LtA) is a flagship hydrogen valley project in the Bradford–Humber region, bringing together 14 European partners to develop a scalable renewable hydrogen ecosystem. Funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the project runs from 2026 to 2031, demonstrating how hydrogen can support decarbonisation across industry, transport and energy systems.
Coordinated by HydraB, LtA combines expertise from across the hydrogen value chain — including Wrightbus, Toyota, HyGen, Ryze Power, GeoPura, HyKit, Intelligent Energy, Northern Gas Networks, N-Gen, Novuna and ZETI — with supporting partners HyEnergy and ERM.
Located between Bradford, Leeds and the Humber, the project aims to overcome the technological, financial and regulatory barriers that have slowed hydrogen adoption, helping make clean hydrogen a practical and affordable solution for hard-to-decarbonise sectors.
By applying lessons learned from existing hydrogen valleys and encouraging cross-border collaboration, LtA will accelerate the deployment of renewable hydrogen technologies while contributing to a connected European hydrogen network and a more sustainable net-zero future.
Hyenergy's part in Lighter Than Aire
HyEnergy are part of the project management group within LtA, helping ensure project partners receive the support they need to carry out design, implementation and operation of project activities on time.
The team is also helping deliver project-wide data management and reporting through building on experience on previous valleys and projects such as HEAVENN.