EVENTS

Discover what support is available to businesses in the South West that are innovating with hydrogen.

By 2030, the UK’s hydrogen economy is expected to be worth £900 million, creating as many as 12,000 jobs and offering huge opportunities across the country. Delivering on this means collaborating with fellow industry partners, making it our mission to make hydrogen production cleaner, faster, and more efficient for all.

We’re partnering with Hydrogen South West to run an hour-long webinar packed with everything you need to know about the hydrogen revolution.

We’ll be joined by representatives from Hydrogen South West and GW-SHIFT to showcase some of the support opportunities available to businesses in this thriving sector. You’ll also hear directly from two members of the Hydrogen and Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator – a SETsquared-delivered programme designed for low-carbon energy and transport organisations – about how our businesses have benefited from the support on offer.

Detailed agenda to come.

Attending speakers –

David Eccles, Director, Hydrogen South West

 David Eccles pulled Hydrogen South West together at the very start two years ago and is now its director. Having spent ten years as the external face of the Hinkley Point C project, he was well placed to continue the role of joining the dots between all the public and private stakeholders in another part of the energy sector, since he is a passionate advocate of the energy transition away from fossil fuels.

Karen Brooks, Programmes Director, SETsquared

Karen has worked for the SETsquared Partnership in senior management for twenty years. She developed the SETsquared enterprise brand for the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey which has provided over £8.6bn of economic impact to the UK economy.

Dr Yuchen Gu, Sector Manager for the Hydrogen & Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator, SETsquared

Yuchen oversees the industry-academia liaison, R&D project consortia-building, and bid development support to the Hydrogen & Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator programme. He has a technical background in advanced engineering and has over 10 years of experience in supporting industry-focused research. He is dedicated to helping SMEs with their R&D road mapping and business acceleration via fundraising in both the public and private sectors.

James Milner, CEO, Wild Hydrogen

James has 30 yrs experience in leading engineering and technical teams generating great results. Highlights include working for NASA, BBC, UK Gov.

James has previously had the privilege of spearheading the establishment and growth of three remarkable enterprises from scratch. These companies include two engineering and technical consultancy businesses. He has created over 200 highly skilled and diverse job opportunities, whilst simultaneously generating a value exceeding £1 billion to clients. As the CEO of Wild Hydrogen he is delighted to be part of creating a sustainable future by leading an exceptional team to exploit this remarkable technology.

Register for the Hydrogen South West Webinar