Hydrogen UK is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Hydrogen UK Awards 2026. Now in its third year, the awards celebrate excellence, leadership, and innovation across the UK’s hydrogen sector. 

The Hydrogen UK Annual Conference and Awards is the industry’s flagship event, recognising the individuals, projects and organisations driving the growth of the hydrogen sector and supporting the UK’s clean power mission and energy security needs. 

The awards ceremony, sponsored by Honeywell UOP, will take place on Tuesday 10th March 2026 at the Birmingham National Conference Centre (NCC), bringing together leaders from across the hydrogen value chain for an evening of celebration, recognition and networking. 

Hydrogen UK Awards 2026 Shortlist 

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 (IACS) 

• South and City College Birmingham 

Best Thought Leadership 

• DNV 

• Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) 

• Equinor 

• 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  

• UK Civil Aviation Authority 

Infrastructure Project 

• Arup 

• Humber Hydrogen Pipeline – Equinor, Centrica Energy Storage+ and SSE Thermal 

• LTS Futures – SGN 

• Project Brigg – Centrica and 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 

• HSBC UK 

• Hy24 

The 2026 shortlist reflects the breadth, maturity and momentum of the UK hydrogen sector, highlighting progress across production, infrastructure, transport, industry, finance and skills. From pioneering individuals and future leaders to large-scale infrastructure projects and impactful community initiatives, the finalists demonstrate how hydrogen is moving from ambition to delivery. 

Winners will be announced at the Hydrogen UK Awards Ceremony on 10th March 2026, held alongside the Hydrogen UK Annual Conference (10th & 11th March 2026). 

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