JCB heir Jo Bamford set to launch £1bn low-carbon hydrogen investment fund

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Jo Bamford and the Hydrogen Taskforce announce plans to boost the use of low-carbon hydrogen | Credit:Hydrogen Society
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Jo Bamford and the Hydrogen Taskforce announce plans to boost the use of low-carbon hydrogen | Credit:Hydrogen Society

New investment fund HyCap unveiled in same week as new Building a Hydrogen Society aims to help policymakers accelerate transition to greener fuels

Jo Bamford, heir to manufacturing giant JCB and founder of hydrogen specialist Ryze, has set up a major new hydrogen investment fund in collaboration with investment partnership Vedra Partners. The...

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