Reflections on the 6th RD20 Forum: Building a Hydrogen-Powered Future

Beyond Market Research

A brilliant blog from one of our researchers, Gareth Thomas who recently contributed to a blog with colleagues from our…

Fortnight funding update

Funding

HI-ACT celebrates a successful first year

The HI-ACT hub were delighted to receive positive feedback from our funders EPSRC following on from our first annual report.  …

Funding Fortnight Update

HI-ACT and Supergen Bioenergy hub event

Earlier this month we attended a Supergen Bioenergy Hub event at Birmingham University. . We discussed some fascinating overlaps with…

September 24- Hydrogen in the news

Each month we share Hydrogen stories from around the world

Funding Fortnight Update

Early adoption of Hydrogen in the Orkney Islands 

Early adoption of Hydrogen in the Orkney Islands By Dr Beniot Couraud The Orkney Islands, situated off the north eastern…

Monthly event round up

The following events spotlight the UK’s dynamic hydrogen sector, reflecting ongoing challenges and advancements toward a hydrogen-powered future. European Hydrogen…

Fortnight Funding update

The most recent funding opportunities. Funding EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu) • Pre-announcement: Design Accelerators round three. Call for…

The Royal society report- Towards a green hydrogen roadmap for the UK

HI-ACT were delighted to be amongst a group of hydrogen experts during a workshop by the Royal Society and Royal…

Guest Blog- The new Government’s approach to hydrogen

The new Government’s approach to hydrogen. By Professor Paul Dodds There has been much interest in the climate and energy…

Guest Blog-Dr Dawei Wu

New Project Funded Under Innovation Launchpad Network+ to Advance Hydrogen Technology The Innovation Launchpad Network+, funded by the Engineering and…

HI-ACT’s success at the Hydrogen Innovation Showcase

The Hydrogen Innovation Showcase was a two-day event, at the Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre in Manchester 2-3 July. Welcoming…

Blog: Fuelling Collaboration – Advancing Hydrogen Integration through Strategic Partnerships

Fuelling Collaboration – Advancing Hydrogen Integration through Strategic Partnerships By Prof Sara Walker As a Hub, we have a responsibility…

Blog: Spotlight on HI-ACT at the HEA conference

Spotlight on HI-ACT at the HEA conference By Dr Nabila Rufa’I HI-ACT, in collaboration with UK-HyRES, were Co-Gold sponsors for…

News: HI-ACT Researchers Foster Global Collaboration through British Council’s International Science Partnerships Fund

HIACT Researchers Foster Global Collaboration through British Council’s International Science Partnerships Fund Author: Dr Yusuf Chanchangi The International Science Partnerships…

Blog: Bringing together the future generation of Net Zero researchers 

Bringing together the future generation of Net Zero researchers  Last month, 250 early career researchers working across aspects of net…

News: HI-ACT announced as Co-Gold sponsor

HI-ACT announced as Co-Gold sponsor for HEA conference HI-ACT HI-ACT is proud to announce its role as Co-Gold sponsors for…

News: Dr Tong Zhang appointed as HI-ACT ECR deputy champion

Dr Tong Zhang appointed as HI-ACT ECR deputy champion HI-ACT have recently created a new role within the centre: ECR…

Blog: HI-ACT Researchers go on a mission to Paris to enhance cross-border research collaboration on Hydrogen

HI-ACT Researchers go on a mission to Paris to enhance cross-border research collaboration on Hydrogen Authors: Dr Gareth Thomas, Dr…

News: HI-ACT CO-I Zoya Pourmirza presents at International Clean-IT conference in Berlin

HI-ACT CO-I Zoya Pourmirza presents at International Clean-IT conference in Berlin HI-ACT’s WP3 focuses on the creation of a Cyberphysical…

Blog: The Hydrogen Moment – HI-ACT thought-piece

The Hydrogen Moment: HI-ACT thought-piece Professor Paul Dodds from University College London (UCL) provides a pragmatic analysis of the recent…

Blog: COP 28 – Perspectives on Hydrogen 

COP 28 – Perspectives on Hydrogen  Author: Modassar Chaudry, Cardiff University The end of 2023 saw another Conference of the…

Blog: When public engagement goes wrong – Learning from a hydrogen village trial 

When public engagement goes wrong: Learning from a hydrogen village trial  Authors: Dr Gareth Thomas and Professor Karen Henwood, Cardiff…

Guest blog: Realising Net Zero through Green Jobs & Skills

Guest blog: Realising Net Zero through Green Jobs & Skills Few people can deny that the climate crisis is very…

News: Success! HI-ACT features in published Government Article 

Success! HI-ACT features in published Government Article Our director Professor Sara Walker was successfully published in the October edition of…

News: HI-ACT team collaborate with sister hydrogen hub UK-HyRes in Birmingham for joint EPSRC launch

HI-ACT and our sister hub UK Hy-Res recently came together for a joint 2 day launch event hosted in Birmingham. It was a great opportunity to outline both hubs planned activities and also explore the collaboration opportunities over the next 5 years.

News: Professor Sara Walker joins Mark Fawcett on the ‘Careers Unwrapped’ podcast

Professor Sara Walker recently sat down with Mark Fawcett on the Don’t put yourself in a box’ podcast. Tune in here

Blog: Revolutionizing Grid Stability: Hydrogen-Based Bidirectional Storage for Primary Frequency Response

In the dynamic landscape of renewable energy integration, maintaining grid stability is a pivotal challenge. As the world shifts towards sustainable energy sources, the high penetration of renewable energy sources can lead to frequency deviations in the electrical grid. To address this issue, Adib Allahham of Northumbria University, along with David Greenwood, Charalampos Patisos, and Sara Walker of Newcastle University, and Phil Taylor of Bristol University have recently published a paper entitled “Primary Frequency Response from Hydrogen-Based Bidirectional Vector Coupling Storage: Modelling and Demonstration using Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation.”

Blog: Hydrogen research at Newcastle University

Net zero, the target of being carbon neutral by 2050, requires us to stop releasing carbon into the atmosphere.

News: HI-ACT responds to recent government consultation on new business models for hydrogen transportation and storage infrastructure

Following on from the government’s commitment in the British Energy Security Strategy to design new business models for hydrogen transportation and storage infrastructure by 2025, we asked our HI-ACT Cardiff team to consider the recent government consultation on the proposals for hydrogen transport and storage business models.

News: Chief Scientific Advisors visit Hydrogen Homes!

The Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs) to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Professor Paul Monks, and the Department for Transport (DfT), Professor Sarah Sharples, were in the University recently