Finance hydrogen electrolysers and fuel cell systems from £100,000 to £3,000,000+, for on-site green hydrogen production and power. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, hydrogen equipments are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £100,000 to £3,000,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£100k – £3000k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Feasibility study recommended before finance
Rates From
5.8% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £600,000: a 10% deposit of £60,000, then 48 monthly payments of £12,657 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £667,536, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 100kW PEM Electrolyser (Containerised) | £90,000 – £140,000 | Small Commercial Electrolyser |
| 1MW PEM Electrolyser Skid (ITM Power-class) | £850,000 – £1,100,000 | Mid-Scale Electrolyser |
| Fuel Cell CHP Unit (100kW class) | £180,000 – £280,000 | Stationary Fuel Cell |
| Hydrogen Storage & Dispensing Skid | £150,000 – £400,000 | Storage & Dispensing |
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Check EligibilityHydrogen production and fuel cell equipment generally qualifies as plant and machinery for capital allowances, so a business can typically set some or all of the cost against taxable profits through the Annual Investment Allowance or other first-year reliefs, subject to your total qualifying spend for the year. Given how quickly hydrogen policy and funding support are evolving, confirm current treatment and any available grant support directly with your accountant, gov.uk or a specialist hydrogen advisor rather than assuming a previous scheme still applies.
This is an early-stage, higher-cost equipment category, and the realistic buyer is generally a business with a specific, well-defined use case already identified, such as producing green hydrogen for its own fleet, a nearby industrial process, or blending into a gas supply, rather than a general decarbonisation aspiration. Electrolyser cost scales roughly with capacity but also depends on electrolyser technology (PEM versus alkaline), and a project's viability rests heavily on the cost and availability of the electricity used to run it, since electrolysis is an energy-intensive process; a specialist feasibility study covering electricity supply, water supply, storage and end use is a realistic precondition before financing rather than an optional add-on.
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