The Hydrogen Innovation Showcase was a two-day event, at the Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre in Manchester 2-3 July. Welcoming industry leaders, innovators, and researchers to explore ground-breaking projects across the UK hydrogen landscape, offering a fantastic opportunity for the industry to meet and discuss the future of hydrogen.
Co-hosts included HI-ACT, UK-HyRES, Innovate UK, and the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative. Focussing on projects across the UK hydrogen landscape, it included:
Exploring the innovation taking place across the hydrogen landscape
Learning about the interesting and unique projects from exhibitors and speakers
Understanding more about the key research developments and funding opportunities underpinning the hydrogen economy
Enabling and accelerating meaningful partnerships and collaborations with others in the space
Marcus Walls-Bruck, Head of Hydrogen Technologies at the National Composites Centre, presented at the Hydrogen Innovation Showcase, highlighting the innovative projects taking place across the UK in hydrogen, featuring key players in the hydrogen landscape.
From HI-ACT, we were delighted to have our Co-Investigator Professor Tapas Mallick present on the first year of HI-ACT research outputs as well as taking part in the panel session on ‘where are we and where are we going’. The HI-ACT team were pleased to showcase how we are actively helping to accelerate research into systems integration of hydrogen for the future net-zero energy transition.
From UK-HyRES, we were pleased to have our team actively engaged throughout the event. We played a vital role in showcasing the latest advancements in hydrogen technology and contributed to key discussions, furthering our commitment to driving innovation within the hydrogen sector.
The event also included a talk by Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Technical Director on Hydrogen’s role in decarbonisation, discussing their longevity of the market, and included work on Hydrogen fuel cells they have been undertaking for the last 30 years. It is safe to say The Hydrogen Innovation Showcase was a huge success with many insightful talks, rapid-fire pitches from innovative SMEs, engrossing panel discussions and last but by no means least our hubs’ research.
Thank you to all who contributed to this successful event, it was an inspiring experience, and wonderful to see such valuable positivity in the room.
