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Climate Action Group- Exploring Hydrogen’s Role in Construction

25 November @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am GMT
Constructing Excellence

Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action group for their next meeting on Wednesday 25th November, where we will be joined by the HyConstruct team for an interactive session exploring the opportunities and challenges of hydrogen-powered construction plant. We will hear from Amanda Lyne, MD for Ulemco, Tej Chadeesingh, Technical Delivery Manager for GeoPura and Colin Evison, Innovation Technical Lead at BAM UK & Ireland. 

HyConstruct is a collaborative project between ULEMCo, Plantforce, BAM, GeoPura and BRE. The project is funded as part of the UK Government’s DRIVE35 programme, delivered by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) and Innovate UK – aiming to accelerate the decarbonisation of heavy construction plant through hydrogen dual-fuel technology. Building on previous successful trials, the project is demonstrating hydrogen-powered articulated dump trucks on live construction sites, while assessing operational performance, emissions reductions, refuelling logistics, safety considerations and commercial viability. The project aims to provide a practical transition pathway towards lower-carbon construction operations while supporting the longer-term shift to fully hydrogen-powered equipment.

This workshop will provide an update on project progress, share emerging findings from live trials, and discuss what is needed to support wider industry adoption.

 

The team will share

  • HyConstruct Project Overview and progress to date
  • Initial findings from the trial
  • How we are measuring the trial progress and success KPIs

 

We would particularly welcome discussion and feedback on:

  • The commercial viability of hydrogen-powered equipment and infrastructure
  • Health, safety and operational considerations, including refuelling, workforce competence and emergency planning
  • The perception of hydrogen in construction
  • Policy, procurement and regulatory barriers to adoption
  • The incentives, standards and market developments needed to accelerate deployment across the sector

 

This is an opportunity for industry stakeholders to help shape the evidence base and recommendations emerging from HyConstruct, ensuring project outputs reflect the realities of construction delivery and the pathway to net zero.

This event provides Constructing Excellence National members with CPD in partnership with BRE Academy.

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  • Online