BEIS will provide an overview of the £26m Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator (IHA) programme. The session will also allow attendees to meet and network with other prospective applicants with the aim of encouraging collaboration and new partnerships.

This event is targeted at those interested in applying for the IHA but we welcome wider participation during the BEIS presentation session from industry representative groups, networks and other interested parties.

BEIS encourages attendance from potential suppliers across the hydrogen and industrial fuel switching landscape including, but not limited to:

• Industrial sites
• Hydrogen generation equipment manufacturers / suppliers
• Hydrogen end-use equipment manufacturers / suppliers
• Hydrogen project developers 
• Research/ Consultancy/ Hydrogen experts 

The event will introduce you to potential partners in a series of breakout rooms and will explain how to register for the IHA networking platform.

Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator Programme Overview

For more information on the Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator see here.

The Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator (IHA) competition is an innovation funding programme that will support the demonstration of end-to-end industrial fuel switching to hydrogen. It aims to prove the feasibility and reduce the costs and risks of hydrogen fuel switching systems. The scope will include the full technology chain, from hydrogen generation and delivery infrastructure through to industrial end-use, including the integration of the components in a single project. 

The Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator Programme will form part of BEIS’ £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, announced in the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan in autumn 2020. This innovation portfolio runs until March 2025 and aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes through the 2020s and 2030s.

The Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator will support projects through providing funding for demonstrators and, where needed, feasibility studies.  

• The feasibility studies explore how systems can be designed and provide information on the technical requirements and costs.
• The demonstration projects will construct end-to-end industrial hydrogen systems, from hydrogen production to end-use, to prove their feasibility and provide further evidence on the real-world performance and costs. The expected scale of demonstrations is likely to be of the order 1-10MW.

You don’t have to attend the Networking Event to take part in the tender process.