Funding Opportunities for Hydrogen with GW-SHIFT

Funding Opportunities for Hydrogen with GW-SHIFT

Wednesday 10 September, 12:00 -13:00

About the session

Join us for this one-hour online presentation to learn how GW-SHIFT can support the development of your hydrogen-focused products, services, or civic initiatives through funding opportunities.

You’ll hear real-world examples of support already provided to businesses and learn how we can help develop your capabilities in hydrogen and its adjacent technologies, with a focus on organisations that can make a regional impact in the South West and South Wales.

Agenda

· 12:00 – 12:10 – Introduction to GW-SHIFT

· 12:10 – 12:30 – Presentations from supported researchers and businesses: One from a SPRINT project, one from a SECONDMENT and one on a Collaborative Research and Development support.

· 12:30 – 13:00 – Panel Q&A: Opportunities and how they could benefit you

Speakers:

Karen Brooks, Deputy Director, GW-SHIFT

Karen is leading an initiative in South West England and South Wales to create a Supercluster of Hydrogen Impact for Future Technologies (GW-SHIFT) which connects academic, civic and industry to maximise the enormous potential of the region’s hydrogen ecosystem. The aim to generate economic growth in the green hydrogen sector to make the region a world leader in this alternative fuel.

Paul Perera, Hyflux

HyFlux is on a mission to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy for zero emissions mobility. They will do this by accelerating the disruptive use of Cryogenic Motors and Drives to deliver unprecedented propulsion performance (reducing weight and improving efficiency) to drive sustainable aviation.

Stephen Carr, Lecturer in Energy Physicist, University of South Wales

Graduated from the University of Oxford with an MPhys degree in physics in 2004 and started my PhD on integrating renewable technologies on electricity networks at the University of Glamorgan in 2005. After obtaining my PhD, I began working on the CymruH2Wales project at the University of South Wales, working on modelling, control and optimisation of hydrogen energy storage components.

Agustin Valera Medina, Director Net Zero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University

Professor Agustin Valera-Medina has participated as PI/Co-I on 33 industrial projects with multi-nationals including PEMEX, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Ricardo, Airbus and EON (>£35M). He has published 230 papers (h-index 44), 95 of these specifically concerning ammonia power. He is Co-Director of the Institute of Net Zero Innovation, and Director of the Centre of Excellence on Ammonia Technologies (CEAT), Cardiff University, and is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2024).

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for large enterprises, SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups and civic organisations looking to develop green hydrogen technologies or policies for decarbonisation.

Relevant sectors include manufacturing, marine, land transport, aerospace, and energy infrastructure — all key areas as we work toward decarbonisation goals for 2050.

Register now to secure your place.