Engineering A Hydrogen Economy 2026

April 29, 2026

Event Type: In Person
Location: Millennium Point, Birmingham

Now in its sixth year, this annual conference tackles the critical challenges of scaling up a hydrogen economy: driving down costs, developing infrastructure, overcoming storage limitations, regulatory framework, investment, skills gap to bridge the commercialisation gap.

As projects transition from pilot to commercial reality, this forum brings together technical and commercial leaders and researchers to address the real-world bottlenecks across the entire supply chain, slowing progress: from production, to storage, distribution and utilisation.

With 50+ expert presentations, specialist roundtables and exchanges with 150+ hydrogen experts, engineering innovators and investors, you will gain the actionable insights and clarity to de-risk projects, unlock efficiency gains accelerate project timelines and build the partnerships essential for an affordable, net-zero future a reality.

29 April - 30 April 2026

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Lee Juby

Lee is an independent hydrogen and clean energy consultant and founder of Verray Consulting. He has worked in hydrogen, fuel cells and clean energy for more than 30 years, with experience spanning technology development, commercialisation, hydrogen infrastructure and business leadership.

Most recently, Lee was CEO of Fuel Cell Systems Ltd, where he led the business across its fuel cell and hydrogen refuelling activities. Prior to this, he spent eight years with UK fuel cell manufacturer Intelligent Energy, completing his time there as Chief Sales Officer. He led the global commercial team and supported the commercialisation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies across automotive, power generation and aviation markets.

Lee’s involvement with hydrogen dates back to 1995, including early work supporting field trials of solid oxide fuel cell combined heat and power systems. Since then, his career has combined engineering, commercial leadership and the practical deployment of emerging clean energy technologies.

Through Verray Consulting, Lee now works independently with organisations across the hydrogen value chain, providing technical, commercial and strategic support.