The East Midlands Hydrogen Pipeline- Supplying green hydrogen to industries in the East and West Midlands (Webinar)
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Virtual event
Join us to explore the East Midlands Hydrogen Pipeline (EMP) — a landmark project set to accelerate the UK’s hydrogen economy by up to 15 years.
The EMP will repurpose a 63 km pipeline to transport green hydrogen. This network will link producers and users across the East and West Midlands, creating the foundation of a regional hydrogen infrastructure.
Beyond this first phase, EMP aims to connect additional sites across the Midlands, building a resilient, integrated system that supports the UK’s journey to net zero.
EMP is actively seeking partners — from producers and suppliers to investors and technology providers — to help make this vision a reality.
Learn more: empipeline.co.uk
Who should attend?

Hydrogen users or those planning to adopt hydrogen
Suppliers, service providers, and investors
Researchers, policy makers, and clean-energy professionals
Anyone interested in the UK’s hydrogen transition

HORN Hydrogen Marketplace
This is also an opportunity to hear from two HORN partner businesses showcasing innovation in the hydrogen sector:
Sauer Compressors UK
A global leader in compressor technology since 1884, Sauer provides hydrogen-ready compressors for production, storage, and refuelling at pressures up to 450 bar. More: sauercompressors.com
Hycomplate Ltd
A UK clean-tech company developing advanced composite bipolar plates for fuel cells, electrolysers, and energy storage systems — enhancing durability, reducing costs, and improving efficiency. More: hycomplate.com
Register today to secure your place!
Gain insight into one of the UK’s most ambitious hydrogen projects, connect with key industry players, and explore opportunities to help shape the Midlands’ clean-energy future.

ERA / C-DICE Community Fund – Guidance Webinar
2025-12-08 12:00 - 12:45 | Virtual event
Are you a doctoral or post-doctoral researcher passionate about energy or net-zero topics?
Do you want to gain valuable experience in event management, leadership, and researcher development?
The ERA / C-DICE Community Fund [Funding opportunities – ERA Energy Research Accelerator] is offering up to £2,500 to help you design, develop, and deliver your own energy and/or net-zero-focused event that engages researchers across the ERA partnership and wider!
This webinar provides a guide to the funding opportunity, how to apply and details the support available for potential applicants to the ERA / C-DICE Community fund.
Link to join webinar

GeoPura – scaling green hydrogen to replace diesel - A HORN network event
2025-12-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual event
We’re pleased to welcome Matt Barney, Chief Hydrogen Business Officer at GeoPura, to our December HORN (Hydrogen Outreach and Research Network) meeting.
Matt will introduce GeoPura’s approach to delivering zero-emission temporary and off-grid power using green hydrogen and their 250 kW Hydrogen Power Units (HPUs), which are already replacing diesel generators across construction, events, broadcasting, and infrastructure projects.
GeoPura has secured over £100m of investment to scale production of hydrogen, HPUs and supporting infrastructure. This includes major funding from Siemens Energy, GM Ventures, the UK Infrastructure Bank and Barclays. Their ambition is to deploy around 3,600 HPUs by 2033, eliminating millions of tonnes of CO₂ by shifting away from diesel.
A key part of their expansion is the HyMarnham Power project in the East Midlands – a former coal plant now being developed into a major green-hydrogen hub and backed by UK Government support and a significant green loan facility. GeoPura is also expanding into Europe with new production capacity.
At HORN, Matt will outline what GeoPura does, their latest investments, and how organisations can get involved – from trial deployments to wider partnerships in the growing green-hydrogen supply chain.
Could you benefit from a Green Advantage?
Our second speaker is Christian Byron who will be sharing insights from Aston University’s Green Advantage Programme – a support scheme helping businesses develop practical sustainability skills and deliver low-carbon innovation.
Christian will give an overview of how the programme works, the impact it’s having on SMEs, and how organisations across the Midlands can get involved.
This is a great chance to learn how universities and industry can collaborate to drive real change in business sustainability.
About HyDEX and HORN:
HyDEX (www.hydex.ac.uk) is a Midlands-based programme accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies through collaborative innovation and skills development.
The Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) is a HyDEX initiative focused on supporting the use of hydrogen in non-road applications, including construction, agriculture, mining, and industrial vehicles and machinery.

AI Ethics for Researchers, 15 January 2026, 12:30-13:30
2026-01-15 12:30 - 13:30 | On-line via Zoom
Join C-DICE and Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) for a focused one-hour session that guides researchers through the practical and ethical use of generative AI in day-to-day work. We look at confidentiality, data protection, academic integrity, bias, transparency and responsible decision making, with real examples from research settings. Participants leave with clear principles, workable guardrails and confident next steps for using AI safely and responsibly in their own projects.
Date and time:
Thursday 15 January 2026, 12:30-13:30, Online via Zoom
Presenter biography:
Dr Naomi Tyrrell is an ICF Accredited Coach and runs Europe’s largest advice network for alternative-to-academic careers. After 18 years in academia, Naomi now runs an evaluation consultancy and training business. She is passionate about helping people and organisations develop their strengths and navigate periods of growth, offering expertise in areas such as programme monitoring, evaluation, organisational development AI training and executive coaching.
How to register:
This event is open to postdocs, final-stage PhDs from UK universities and ERA associated PhD students.
Please register your interest by clicking the Book Online via the C-DICE webpage: AI Ethics for Researchers, 15 January 2026, 12:30-13:30 – C-DICE .
We will contact you by email if we need further information or if we are unable to offer you a place. If your registration is successful, you will receive an Outlook calendar invitation confirming your place at the workshop.

Email: nav.kaya@cranfield.ac.uk

HORN Network Event: Cadent’s H2East Hydrogen Pipeline
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual event
HORN Network Event: Cadent’s H2East Hydrogen Pipeline
Andy Lewis, Regional Development Manager at Cadent, will be speaking at the Energy Research Accelerator’s next HORN network event, taking place online from 12pm–1pm on Thursday 29th January.
This session will explore Cadent’s early-stage plans for the H2East hydrogen pipeline and what it could mean for the future of hydrogen infrastructure in the UK.
What the session will cover

An overview of the proposed H2East pipeline, a 150km largely underground hydrogen pipeline
The proposed route from Immingham in the Humber to Newark in Nottinghamshire
How the pipeline would connect regional hydrogen production with industrial end users
The role of H2East within the wider East Coast hydrogen network
Cadent’s approach to stakeholder and community engagement

About the H2East pipeline

The project is being developed by Cadent, working alongside National Gas and Northern Gas Networks
It represents the first phase of a wider hydrogen pipeline network across the UK
If delivered as planned, this could result in around 1,500 miles of hydrogen pipelines nationwide
The Humber to Nottinghamshire section is expected to reach final investment decision within four to five years
The pipeline would help address a key barrier to hydrogen deployment: the lack of dedicated transportation infrastructure

The project aligns with the UK Government’s announcement of over £500m in funding for hydrogen storage and transportation infrastructure, marking the first major funding programme focused on hydrogen networks.
Who should attend?
This event is free to attend and is open to anyone with an interest in:

Hydrogen and energy infrastructure
Industrial decarbonisation
Net zero and energy system development

About HyDEX and HORN:
HyDEX (www.hydex.ac.uk) is a Midlands-based programme accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies through collaborative innovation and skills development.
The Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) is a HyDEX initiative focused on supporting the use of hydrogen in non-road applications, including construction, agriculture, mining, and industrial vehicles and machinery.
