Three Early Career Researchers (ECRs) working on GW-SHIFT-funded projects took part in the Pitch Your Research Competition during a Joint Research Workshop between the University of Exeter and the University of Pretoria, held at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus on 18 May 2026.

As part of Hydrogen Week, leaders from industry, academia, local government and Parliament gathered at the House of Commons for a high-level GW-SHIFT roundtable focused on accelerating the hydrogen economy across South Wales and the South West. Hosted by Sadik Al-Hassan MP, the event explored how the region can grow its leadership as a hub for clean hydrogen production, storage, innovation and industrial decarbonisation. 

As part of Hydrogen Week, we’re exploring how hydrogen could help decarbonise some of the UK’s most challenging sectors. Today, we’re looking at maritime, an industry facing growing pressure to cut emissions while maintaining the reliability and scale global shipping depends on.

Across Hydrogen Week, we’ll be looking at role of hydrogen in decarbonising different sectors. Today we turn our attention to transport. In this piece, we look across the board from hydrogen buses on Welsh routes and fuel cell trials in community fleets, to heavy freight corridors and airport ground operations proving what's already possible.

Across Hydrogen Week, we’ll be looking at the role of hydrogen in decarbonising different sectors. Today, we turn our attention to hard-to-abate industries that electrification can’t reach. From green hydrogen supply routes being built into industrial clusters across South Wales, to fuel switching projects already underway in energy-intensive sectors – there’s a lot to explore.

The Great Western Supercluster of Hydrogen Impact for Future Technologies (GW-SHIFT) has launched its new Hydrogen Economy Report, a major evidence-based resource designed to help businesses, councils and investors across South Wales and South West England understand and act on the growing opportunities in green hydrogen.

GW-SHIFT Co-Investigator and Theme Lead of Storage and Distribution, Dr Jemma Rowlandson, sat down with us on International Day of Women and Girls in Science to discuss her experience as a mechanical engineer, hydrogen researcher, educator and champion for the next generation of women and girls in science.

Wild Hydrogen has been awarded ‘Most Investible Proposition’ at SETsquared’s Investment Futures 2025, recognised by investors for its pioneering approach to creating carbon-negative hydrogen and biomethane.