2026 EnerHy CDT researcher conference

A two-day event bringing together doctoral researchers, academic leaders, and industry partners to explore the latest developments in hydrogen and wind energy.

Programme, Wednesday 2 September
9.30 – 10.00 amArrival / Coffee
10.00 – 10.05 amWelcome
Professor Dani Strickland
EnerHy CDT Director
10.05 – 10.55 amKeynote Professor Tony Green, Chief Strategy and Regulation Officer, SGN
11.00 – 11.30 amCoffee
11.30 – 12.30 pmProject talks Cohort 1 researchers
12.30 – 1.30 pmLunch
and poster session
Cohort 2 researchers present posters
1.30 – 2.15 pmKeynote Sikander Mahmood President Elect, IGEM,
Operational Transition Project Manager, Cadent Gas Limited
2.15 – 3.15 pmProject talks Cohort 1 researchers
3.15 – 3.30 pmCoffee
3.30 – 4.30 pmProject talks Cohort 1 researchers
4.30 – 5.30 pmDesign & Build presentationCohort 2 researchers
6.30 – 7.00 pmPre-dinner drinks
7.00 pmDinner with keynote:
Hydrogen market update
Clare Jackson
CEO, Hydrogen UK
Programme, Thursday 3 September
8.00 – 8.30 amArrival / CoffeeEarly arrival for Cohort 2 researchers
8.30 – 10.00 amIndividual Design & Build presentationsCohort 2 researchers, optional for guests
10 – 10.30 amCoffeeArrival for most guests
10.30 – 12 pmIndividual Design & Build presentationsCohort 2 researchers, optional for guests
12 – 1 pmLunch
1.15 – 2 pmKeynote:
UK Hydrogen roadmap
Dr Emma Guthrie
CEO Hydrogen Energy Association
2 – 2.30 pmDrinks and networking
2.30 – 4.30 pmEast Midlands Zero Carbon Innovation Centre opening
and tour of facilities:
Battery-electrolyser showcase
Design and Build demonstration

Networking
Opening speeches including Katie Greenhalgh, East Midlands Freeport (funder) and Professor Dan Parsons, Pro Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, Loughborough University
5.00 pmDeparture