Thirty-two shortlisted for Hydrogen UK Awards 2026

Trade body Hydrogen UK announced the finalists across its nine award categories aimed at recognising the players supporting the UK hydrogen sector.

Winners will be named on 10 March at an awards ceremony at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham on the eve of Hydrogen UK’s annual conference.

“The 2026 shortlist reflects the breadth, maturity and momentum of the UK hydrogen sector, highlighting progress across production, infrastructure, transport, industry, finance and skills,” Hydrogen UK said.

The 2025 awards saw Air Products, Centrica, Oort Energy, EasyJet, Intelligent Energy, and GeoPura take home prizes.

This year’s shortlist is:

Hydrogen Person of the Year

  • Andrew Cunningham, GeoPura
  • Kerry Mullen, Hynamics
  • Salah Mahdy, Chart Industries
  • Sara Walker, HI-ACT
  • Tracy Scott, RES

Future Hydrogen Leader – sponsored by SLR Consulting

  • Elizabeth Simon, Hydrogen Safe
  • Graham Dixon, Lhyfe
  • Jay Keeley, HiiROC
  • Joseph Haigh, Arup
  • Omar Sorour, Penspen

Community Engagement – sponsored by H2 View

  • Aberdeen hydrogen Hub project partners – bpAHEL, Hydrasun, OCS and Robertson
  • Hydrogen Challenge
  • Hydrologiq
  • Inspection & Consultancy Services
  • South and City College Birmingham

Best Thought Leadership

  • DNV
  • Energy Research Accelerator
  • Equinor
  • Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions Hub (HI-ACT)
  • Hydrogen Safe

Innovation Project – sponsored by Withers & Rogers LLP

  • HiiROC
  • INEOS Electrochemical Solutions
  • Loughborough University
  • Oort Energy
  • Wild Hydrogen

Hydrogen for Transport

  • Extreme H
  • HyHAUL Mobility
  • National Gas (FutureGrid Deblending)
  • UK Civil Aviation Authority

Infrastructure Project

  • Arup
  • Humber Hydrogen Pipeline (Equinor, Centrica Energy Storage, SSE Thermal)
  • LTS Futures (SGN)
  • Project Brigg (Centrica, National Gas)
  • Project Union (National Gas)

Industrial Application – sponsored by Hynamics

  • Ceres
  • Dunphy Combustion Ltd
  • Heidelberg Materials
  • Lagan MEICA Limited
  • Progressive Energy

Finance & Investment

  • Close Brothers Asset Finance
  • GeoPura, in partnership with Barclays and EIFO
  • Hy24
  • HSBC UK

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