UK Infrastructure Bank 为本轮融资投入了3000万英镑，由 Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital领投，并得到了GeoPura现有投资者的支持，包括 GM Ventures 、SWEN Capital Partners 和 Siemens Energy Ventures。
GeoPura首席执行官 Andrew Cunningham 表示：“在未来10年内，更换估计价值3000亿美元的高污染柴油发电机的安装基础是一项艰巨的挑战，需要UKIB等投资者以及我们现有的高度支持的股东和合作伙伴提供的规模和承诺。
“我们很高兴迈出下一步，通过减少肮脏的发动机排放，为我们所有人提供更好的空气质量，共同努力在今天产生真正、切实的影响，这真是太棒了。”
GeoPura表示，这笔融资将直接增加该公司位于纽卡斯尔的工厂氢动力装置（HPU）的制造和供应，这些装置取代了传统的柴油发电机，并实现了零有害排放。
GeoPura 的 HPU 已经供应给包括国防部、Balfour Beatty plc 、National Grid 和 BBC 在内的客户。
GeoPura 还计划与合作伙伴 Siemens Energy 合作大规模生产 HPU，并计划到 2033 年部署超过 3,600 个 HPU 的车队。
“我们对GeoPura的投资是我们解决问题的另一个例子，”英国基础设施银行首席执行官 John Flint 说。
“通过消除氢能行业的投资障碍——氢能行业是实现净零排放的关键新兴市场——我们正在创建一个可持续的平台，在不久的将来为更多的绿色氢能项目提供资金。”
巴克莱可持续影响力资本（Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital）主要投资总监 James Ferrier 补充道：“扩大新的气候技术（如GeoPura的HPU）对于英国经济脱碳至关重要，因为目前没有可行的化石燃料替代品的行业希望我们的本土企业家提供创新解决方案，以帮助他们减少排放。
巴克莱银行能源转型小组是巴克莱银行投资银行的一个集团，担任财务顾问，并协助GeoPura处理英国基础设施银行的投资。
UK green hydrogen company GeoPura has completed a £56 million investment round as part of plans to expand its production capacity, grow its workforce in the UK, and increase the deployment of its power generation technology.
The UK Infrastructure Bank committed £30 million to the round, led by a follow-on investment from Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and supported by GeoPura’s existing investors, including GM Ventures, SWEN Capital Partners, and Siemens Energy Ventures.
“The challenge of replacing the estimated $300 billion installed base of highly polluting diesel generators over the next 10 years is significant and requires the scale and commitment that investors such as UKIB and our existing highly supportive shareholders and partners provide," said Andrew Cunningham, CEO of GeoPura.
"We’re delighted to be taking this next step and it’s brilliant to be working together to make a real, tangible impact today by reducing filthy engine emissions, providing better air quality for us all.”
GeoPura stated that the financing will directly increase the manufacture and supply of the company’s Hydrogen Power Units (HPUs) at its Newcastle based facility, which replace traditional diesel generators and emit zero harmful emissions.
GeoPura’s HPUs have already been supplied to customers including the Ministry of Defence, Balfour Beatty plc, National Grid and the BBC.
GeoPura also aims to mass manufacture HPUs in collaboration with partner Siemens Energy and plans to deploy a fleet of over 3,600 HPUs by 2033.
“Our investment in GeoPura is another example of our problem solving in action,” remarked John Flint, CEO at UK Infrastructure Bank.
“By removing barriers to investment in the hydrogen sector – a critical nascent market on the route to net zero – we are creating a sustainable platform from which to finance additional green hydrogen projects in the near future.”
James Ferrier, Director, Principal Investments, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, added: “Scaling new climate technologies – like GeoPura’s HPUs – will be critical in decarbonising the UK economy, as sectors with no existing viable alternatives to fossil fuels look to our home-grown entrepreneurs for innovative solutions to help them cut emissions."
Barclays’ Energy Transition Group, a group within the Investment Bank of Barclays Bank PLC, acted as financial adviser and assisted GeoPura in respect of the UK Infrastructure Bank’s investment.
