In 2020, the UK’s Hydrogen Strategy Now campaign saw private businesses committing to invest £1.5bn into clean hydrogen projects for the country to urge the government to act. Since then, confirmation that a national hydrogen strategy would be published before COP26 was announced. With ambitions to be a global leader in hydrogen development evidenced in its commitment to a £100m low-carbon hydrogen fund, the UK has significant commercial opportunities for hydrogen production and investment.
This one-day conference will explore the progress of leading hydrogen consortium projects such as HyNet, as well as shining light on new emerging business opportunities and innovations. Learn from British policymakers, regulators, grid operators, project developers, financiers and technology manufacturers to discover the key priorities, challenges and ambitions of this emerging hydrogen economy.
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Lead Sponsor
Smartenergy
We are a Swiss-based investment company dedicated to renewable energy. We identify, develop and deliver green energy assets. We are a driving force in the ongoing transition of the industry towards green energy being focused on the deployment of solar, wind and green hydrogen projects. We are committed to pursuing the potential of hydrogen and related technology as an ideal complement for utilizing and storing renewable energy.
Smartenergy, founded 2011, is headquartered in Wollerau, Switzerland. Beyond our team in Wollerau, we rely on our own local subsidiaries in all major markets in Europe. Local knowledge and proximity to industry stakeholders allow us to identify and secure opportunities at an early stage while creating synergies across the entire value chain.
Platinum Sponsors
Black & Veatch
A zero-carbon fuel that emits only water, hydrogen’s role in the drive for sustainability can be accelerated by using or adapting significant parts of existing infrastructure to employ hydrogen as a fuel source. This substitution effect means Black & Veatch is already positioned for and delivering progress today across green hydrogen for power generation and storage, advanced transportation and fuel-cell technology, and as a feedstock for green chemicals, as well as the processing of blue hydrogen with carbon capture technology.
Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey is a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world. With over 200 years of sustained commitment to innovation and technological breakthroughs, our science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet’s natural resources.
Gold Sponsor
Wood
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.
Agenda
Wednesday 08 December, 2021
10:00 - 10:45 CET/GMT+1 - The Current State of UK Hydrogen
10:00 - Keynote address: Industry’s View of the Hydrogen Strategy and the Next Steps to Scale up
An overview of the UK Hydrogen Strategy from an industry perspective
Opportunities for short-term wins and overcoming roadblocks together
Moving forward in step as an industry with the longer-term strategy
Celia Greaves, CEO, UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
10:25 - Presentation: A data-led view of UK Hydrogen maturity
A view of the current major UK Hydrogen projects
How does the UK Hydrogen and carbon capture picture compare globally?
What does the data tell us about capacity and demand, and how can it help inform strategic development?
Neil Golding, Director of Market Intelligence, The EIC
10:45 - 11:50 CET/GMT+1 - Policy Session
10:45 - Presentation: How Fit for 55 is Shaping European Hydrogen Strategy
European collaboration towards net zero targets
Understanding the new carbon border adjustment mechanism
Continued EU/UK collaboration and roadblocks
Representative of Smartenergy
11:05 - Panel Discussion: Policy deep-dive
Do we have the capability to deliver our forward thinking and ambitious strategy?
Can we achieve the required level of collaboration with an effectively self-regulating market?
What lessons can be applied to the UK from the EU “Fit for 55” strategy?
How can policy support technological advances and open innovation?
Moderator: Dr Bryony Livesey, ISCF Director – Industrial Decarbonisation, UKRI
Representative of Smartenergy
11:50 - 12:40 CET/GMT+1 - UK Hydrogen Case Studies
11:50 - Case Study: Hynet – Unlocking a Low-Carbon Future for the North West
Repurposing existing infrastructure for storage and delivery
An overview of offtakers and how the project is supporting regional development
How Hynet is contributing towards net zero with production and carbon capture
Dave Parkin, Director, Progressive Energy
12:10 - Case Study: Project Union – The Development of the UK’s Hydrogen Backbone
What are the benefits of the development of a Hydrogen backbone?
An overview of the project phases completed so far
Stakeholder engagement as we move to the pre-feasibility phase
Tony Green, Hydrogen Director, National Grid
12:30 - Q&A
12:40 - Virtual Networking Break
13:40 - 15:40 CET/GMT+1 - Delivering the Strategy
13:40 - Panel: The Economics of Hydrogen
What needs to be done for UK Hydrogen to reach cost parity with other fuels?
What is the roadmap for driving efficiency in production?
What role will retrofitting existing infrastructure play in the cost-effective production, storage and distribution of Hydrogen?
Representative of Black and Veatch
Dave Parkin, Director, Progressive Energy
Olivia Powis, Head of UK Office, Carbon Capture and Storage Association
14:25 - “Fireside” Discussion: Scaling Low Carbon Hydrogen Production
What are the missing pieces to producing lower carbon hydrogen at scale?
Putting blue vs green to bed in favour of a realistic strategy towards a truly low carbon industry
What incentives are needed to deliver net zero within the required timeframe?
Dan Carter, Global Director, Decarbonisation & New Energies, Wood
Representative of Johnson Matthey
14:55 - Panel Discussion: Capacity Development Deep Dive – How well prepared is the supply chain to deliver on the hydrogen plan?
Domestic supply chain readiness for a Hydrogen boom
How should we be informing the development of domestic infrastructure with a future roadmap for global trade?
The fundamental importance of a joined-up, collaborative, phased approach across policy, production, distribution and use
Stuart Broadley, CEO, The EIC / Co-Chair UK Energy Supply Chain Ministerial Task Force
Celia Greaves, CEO, UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
Graham Cooley, CEO, ITM Power
Tony Green, Hydrogen Director, National Grid
15:40 - Conference Close
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