EU Funding Experts
Berlin – Hydrogen & Batteries Brokerage (UK–Germany Collaboration)
Date: 25–26 February 2025 | Location: EUREF-Campus Berlin, TU Berlin, British Embassy Berlin
Hosted by: Innovate UK, in collaboration with PT Jülich and the British Embassy Berlin
Focus areas
- Clean Hydrogen Partnership open calls
- Batt4EU Partnership funding opportunities
- Battery manufacturing, hydrogen storage, and circularity
Highlights
- Visits and technical deep-dives at EUREF-Campus Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin.
- Expert sessions led by Prof. Peter Strasser (TU Berlin) and Prof. Martin Freer (The Faraday Institution).
- B2B and B2R networking across more than 30 organisations.
Outcomes
- Over ten new UK–German consortia initiated for Horizon Europe and partnership-specific proposals.
- Practical collaboration pathways defined between industrial players and research institutions.
- Greater awareness of UK–EU synergies for battery and hydrogen innovation across the clean energy value chain.
Why it mattered
Berlin embodied the spirit of European cooperation: combining technical excellence, industrial ambition, and personal engagement to create a common vision for sustainable innovation.
