Bramble Energy’s new HQ to house hydrogen innovation hub

Bramble Energy has opened its new headquarters in Crawley, West Sussex, which includes a hydrogen innovation and development hub.

The move represents a multi-million-pound investment for the company which launched in 2016.

Founded as a university spin-out, then developed in the garage of co-founder and CEO Dr Tom Mason, Bramble Energy has rapidly gained momentum with its fuel cell technology based on printed circuit board (PCB) technology.

Business growth has led to the demand for a larger facility that can accommodate Bramble Energy's projected expansion and support the scale up of its technology to transform the hydrogen fuel cell industry.

The facility, Atrium Court, spans almost 34,000 square feet, more than three times the size of its previous premises.

It will accommodate Bramble Energy’s growing workforce, which has increased tenfold from just eight staff in 2020 to more than 80 today.

At the heart of Atrium Court lies the hydrogen innovation hub, a research, development and testing facility dedicated to hydrogen fuel cells, electrolysers and sensors.

The facility can support every element of their technology development and critically, scale it up.

Concepts can be taken through from the R&D phase all the way up to production-ready technology, as well as test fuel cells producing single digit Watts up to multi kW sizes required to service the heaviest of mobility industries.

Mason said: “Our success and growth has been phenomenal in a very short amount of time, which is in no small part to our technology but also the support we have received and having a talented and dedicated team. 

“Our world-leading hydrogen innovation hub at Atrium Court will significantly contribute to levelling up the UK’s hydrogen and fuel cell testing capability.

“It will play a crucial role in our future development as we revolutionise the shift towards cleaner and sustainable energy solutions.”