A new stage powered entirely by hydrogen has been announced by major UK festival Boomtown in direct collaboration with Hydrologiq. The” HYDRO” stage will form a key part of Boomtown 2025 in August, with hydrogen power managed by the HydrologiqOS platform.

HYDRO - A stage powered entirely by hydrogen

HYDRO is the first hydrogen-powered stage at a major UK festival. Hydrogen fuel cell generators will produce clean, emission-free electricity, only emitting water vapour as a by-product. Managing the project, Hydrologiq will both lower supply chain CO2e emissions and reduce local and on-site emissions.

Luke Mitchell, Boomtown co-founder and creative director, said: “Unbelievably happy to finally launch a major festival stage running entirely on hydrogen power. It’s been a real challenge to make this work, but unless we take these big leaps and think creatively, we won’t see the shift that’s so urgently needed. My hope is that this sparks momentum in the right direction – paving the way for temporary events to move towards a truly net-zero future. This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to see where it leads.”

Benjamin Lindley, co-founder and COO of Hydrologiq, said: “In 2022 we delivered Boomtown’s first hydrogen installation, powering the public transport hub. That clean, quiet generator was the first thing Boomtown citizens saw when they got off the bus. And in 2025, it’s fantastic to see Boomtown put hydrogen right at the centre of the city, powering a main stage. Boomtown’s partners Hydrologiq will be managing the installation via their operations platform HydrologiqOS – remotely monitoring fuel levels and organising compliant operations on the ground – so that we can safely replace diesel and save tonnes of carbon emissions.”

Boomtown and Hydrologiq: working together since 2022

This is not the first collaboration between Boomtown and Hydrologiq. In 2022, Hydrologiq deployed a hydrogen-powered generator which provided power to the public transport hub for the week preceding the festival and all four days of its runtime. With Boomtown focusing on creating a sustainable event for its 65,000 attendees and staff, the generator’s location meant that, for many, their first engagement with the festival site was with emissions-free power.

Boomtown was awarded 2024 Best Festival Production for the third consecutive year at the UK Festival Awards, and BBC Radio 1 Best Dance Festival UK and Europe in 2023.