Wild Hydrogen has been selected as one of 16 pioneering UK climate-tech ventures to join EarthScale’s inaugural cohort, a new national programme led by Imperial College London and co-funded by the Research England Development Fund.
Over the next 12 months, we’ll be part of a pioneering group of ventures tackling some of the most urgent challenges of our time, advancing the UK’s transition to a low-carbon, high-impact economy. The programme is designed to bridge the gap between prototype and commercialisation, helping IP-rich climate-tech companies like ours progress in technical, manufacturing, and commercial readiness while positioning for future Series A investment.
At Wild Hydrogen, our Rising Pressure Reformer (RiPR) technology transforms wet biogenic materials, such as agricultural waste, food residues and even plastic waste, into clean hydrogen and biomethane while capturing carbon dioxide from the process as well as creating biochar. Our inclusion in EarthScale recognises both the innovation behind the RiPR and its potential to help decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, supporting a truly carbon-negative energy future.
EarthScale brings together a powerhouse network of UK universities – including Cranfield, Derby, Exeter, Leeds, and Nottingham – to create a long-term ecosystem for scaling the UK’s most promising climate-tech ventures. The programme focuses on tackling four key barriers to scale: access to technical and manufacturing facilities, investment readiness, talent attraction, and policy and IP navigation.
We’re proud to be part of this first cohort, joining an incredible line-up of innovators driving change across the built environment, energy, agritech, and materials science.
Learn more about the programme and meet the full EarthScale 2025/26 cohort here.
