Hydrogen Advisory Council
The purpose of the Hydrogen Advisory Council is to inform the development of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier for the UK.
Британский водородный совет.
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/hydrogen-advisory-council
Through the Hydrogen Advisory Council, government and industry will work together to identify and promote concrete actions required to enable the supply of low carbon hydrogen at scale for use across the energy system, addressing near-term challenges and maximising opportunities for UK business in this rapidly growing area.
Role of the Council
The Council will be the primary forum for BEIS ministerial engagement with representatives from the hydrogen sector. The Council will consider the relationship between production and end use, including strategic considerations for where and when hydrogen is deployed, alongside coordination with potential demand volumes and cost implications.
The Council and any working groups will engage with existing industry and Government led groups where the remit covers hydrogen or has implications for the development of hydrogen, to ensure alignment as required.
Membership
The Council is co-chaired by Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, and Sinead Lynch, UK Country Chair of Shell.
Membership of the Council and its working groups will be reviewed periodically to ensure that it is able to respond to and support government in meeting its strategic objectives for hydrogen.
| Name and position | Company |
|---|---|
| Co-chairs | |
| Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth | BEIS |
| Sinead Lynch, UK Country Lead | Shell (co-chairing as industry representative in an independent capacity) |
| Academic members | |
| Professor Nilay Shah FREng, Director of the Centre for Process Systems Engineering & Head of Chemical Engineering | Imperial College London |
| Jon Maddy, Senior Lecturer/Hydrogen Centre Manager | University of South Wales |
| Independent cross-sectoral bodies | |
| Baroness Brown, Deputy Chair | Committee on Climate Change |
| Richard Halsey, Capabilities Director | Energy Systems Catapult |
| Energy industry | |
| Peter Mather, UK Head of Country | BP |
| Al Cook, Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and Business Development & UK Country Manager | Equinor |
| Paul Bogers, Vice President for Hydrogen | Shell |
| Duncan Clark, Head of UK region | Ørsted |
| Hydrogen projects | |
| David Parkin, Director | Progressive Energy |
| Alan James, Managing Director | Pale Blue Dot |
| Hydrogen industry | |
| Jane Toogood, Sector Chief Executive, Efficient Natural Resources | Johnson Matthey |
| Steve Scrimshaw, Vice President | Siemens Energy Limited UK & Ireland |
| Graham Cooley, CEO | ITM Power Plc |
| Buta Atwal, COO | Ryse |
| Industrial hydrogen producers | |
| John Panikar, CEO | BOC Linde |
| Financial | |
| Andrew Doyle, Executive Director | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group |
| Government observers | |
| James Fleming, Head of Energy | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Professor John Loughhead, Chief Scientific Adviser | BEIS |
| Other government departments | Her Majesty’s Treasury, Department for Transport, Department for International Trade |
| Devolved administrations | Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Irish Government |
