European R&D Funding Brokerage Webinar:
Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels (within an Integrated Renewable Energy System)

**Wednesday 10th June 2026**
**13:30-15:00 BST (14:30-16:00 CEST)**

About the event

This SPEERI webinar is hosted in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, and with support from the wider Hydrogen Team Scotland.

This webinar will support bid-readiness and showcase Scottish & European innovators interested in Hydrogen-related European/International funding calls (e.g. Horizon Europe, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, Eurostars & InnovateUK).

Watch the webinar replay below.

Webinar Aims

To provide a platform for bringing together innovative companies and academics seeking potential R&D partnerships for funding calls.
To showcase innovators’ research capabilities, project ideas, technologies, and services.
Direct match-making via the Horizon Europe GREENNET partner search website.

Agenda (subject to change)

Time	Summary	Speakers
13:30 - 13:37	Introduction to Webinar & Collaboration	Natasha Madeira, ETP Hydrogen Business Development Manager
13:37 - 13:45	Introduction to Public Sector Support & Partner Search Tool	Richard Buxbaum, Energy Transition Specialist, Scottish Enterprise
13:45 - 13:50	Company Case Studies	Clyde Hydrogen Systems, Matt Lees
13:50 - 14:15	Scottish Innovator Pitches with Q&A	Dr. Dallia Ali, Robert Gordon University Dr Fiona Sillars, University of Strathclyde Richard Wood, Waterwhelm Lindsay Dempster, Director, Geothermal Power Ltd Simon Rees, Steer Energy
14:15 - 14:40	European Innovator Pitches with Q&A	Peter K. Bamberg, Green Hydrogen Gas Applications (GHyGA) Björn Van Thienen, Exion Hydrogen Belgium BV Zoltán Butsi, Hungarian Hydrogen Technology Association Nimrod Ludescher, BDN-Automotive Viacheslav Luchnykov, UDPR Hydrogen
14:40 - 14:50	Discussion on Collaboration Opportunities
14:55 - 15:00	Next Steps & Close

How to Participate in the Match-Making Session:

We will be using the Horizon Europe GREENNET match-making platform during the webinar. Innovators will be pitching to prospective project partners, with a view to match-making during the session, or following.

If you wish to pitch, please contact n.madeira@speeri.ac.uk
If you wish to join in the match-making, please sign up to the Horizon Europe GREENNET before the event.
Set up company (and project area) profiles on the GREENNETMatch-making platform, including the types of partners you are looking for. (You may start to get requests for partnership right away!).
The profiles will be used during pitches and displayed on screen.

Attendees can contact companies by sending a direct message via the profile, itself.

Funding Call links:

Topic listed for 2026-27 Horizon Europe Calls: PUBLISHED 2026-2027 WORK PROGRAMME

Partner Search Support:

Partnering opportunities | Enterprise Europe Network

Innovate UK Business Growth (Scottish Enterprise) Contact i nnovateukedge@scotent.co.uk

Contacts for Scotland:

Scottish Enterprise: Richard.buxbaum@scotent.co.uk & nathan.barnett@scotent.co.uk

South of Scotland Enterprise CETP Contact: NetZero@sose.scot

Highlands and Islands EnterpriseContact: alister.brown@hient.co.uk

ETP Academic & Innovator Brokerage contacts: Energy Technology Partnership Hydrogen@etp-scotland.ac.uk and Natasha Madeira

ETP Hydrogen BDM n.madeira@speeri.ac.uk

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If you wish to pitch during the webinar, please contact n.madeira@speeri.ac.uk‍ ‍

European R&D Funding Brokerage Webinar

European R&D Funding Brokerage Webinar:

Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels (within an Integrated Renewable Energy System)

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