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The SPEERI Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels Theme Group Webinar Series


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Location: Online

Dates: 28th April, 20th May, 17th June 2026

Delivered by the SPEERI Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels Theme Group, this new regular webinar series showcases innovative collaborative projects, at the intersection of academia and industry, within the hydrogen and advanced fuels landscape.

Each webinar will showcase industry and academic collaborative research and innovation projects and initiatives. It will draw upon expertise from both our early career and established academics, drawn from a number of SPEERI’s 14 Scottish member universities.


Showcase Webinar Series 2026 Upcoming Session Dates:

Tuesday, 28th April (12:30-14:00)

Session 1: Inaugural Webinar

Wednesday, 20th May (12:30-14:30 TBC)

Session 2: Hydrogen Fuels Special

Wednesday, 17th June (12:30-14:00 TBC)

Session 3: Hydrogen Transport & Storage


About the Hydrogen and Advanced Fuels Webinar Series:

This series aims to:

  • Showcase collaborative university–industry projects,

  • Promote knowledge exchange and awareness-raising,

  • Encourage new partnerships within, and beyond, the hydrogen & advanced fuels community and related sectors,

  • Bring together early-career researchers, senior academics, and innovative industry leaders,

  • Provide accessible, non-technical content suitable for a broad audience


Series Agenda: 1.5-hour webinar session

  • Introduction & Welcome

  • Part 1 (1 hour): Presentations

  • Part 2 (30 mins): Panel discussion with Q&A 


Showcase Webinar Series – Session 1: Inaugural Webinar

Hosted in collaboration with the SPEERI Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels Theme Group and led by Robert Gordon University (RGU).

Join us for the first session in a new regular webinar series designed to showcase innovative collaborative projects at the intersection of academia and industry within the hydrogen and advanced fuels landscape.

This inaugural webinar highlights a range of hydrogen projects; including the ground-breaking research into reducing hydrogen production costs by integrating waste streams, from an Innovate UK-funded KTP project at RGU, and features insights from an ETP-funded HGV Hydrogen Energy Hub project in collaboration with University of Dundee and Dalhousie Estates.

Panel Speakers:

  • Alex Leddy (Managing Director, Intervention Rentals)

  • Dr Abdullah Abdullah (KTP Associate, Robert Gordon University)

  • Dr Christopher Dixon (Lecturer in Science & Engineering, University of Dundee)

  • TBC

Panel Discussion with Q&A

Panellists will explore:

  • industry & policy needs,

  • potential collaboration opportunities with industry and public sector,

  • wider engagement with the hydrogen and advanced fuels sector,

  • opportunities for knowledge exchange & cross-institution collaboration,

  • ways for the Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels Theme Group could continue to support impactful joint-initiatives.


Register here for Webinar Session 1 (Tuesday, 28th April (12:30-14:00))

Register here for Webinar Session 2 (Wednesday, 20th May (12:30-14:30 TBC))

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Register here for Webinar Session 3 (Wednesday, 17th June (12:30-14:00 TBC))

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