- Talk
- Climate change
- Manchester
- 12 June 2025
Green Hydrogen: Unlocking a Clean Energy Future
A talk by Dr Caroline Hargrove, Chief Technology Officer at Ceres Power
12 June 2025
6.30 pm
Manchester
M1 5BY
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
3 Cambridge Street
Manchester
M1 5BY
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£15.00 General Admission / £6.00 Students / Members book for FREE
Wheelchair accessible
Overview
Curious about how we can power our world sustainably? While solar and wind power are making great strides, some industries need additional solutions to eliminate their carbon emissions. That’s where green hydrogen comes in.
What You’ll Learn
Join us to discover how this promising technology works and why it matters. We’ll explore:
– How green hydrogen can help decarbonize industries that can’t run on electricity alone, like steel manufacturing and long-distance shipping
– Why current green hydrogen costs more than traditional hydrogen, and the innovative solutions being developed to make it more affordable
– What needs to happen with infrastructure and policy to help green hydrogen reach its full potential
About the speaker
Dr Caroline Hargrove is Chief Technology Officer at Ceres Power, a leading developer of green hydrogen technology.
Who Should Attend
Through real-world examples and the latest developments, we’ll show how collaboration between industries and governments is helping overcome these challenges. Whether you’re new to the topic or already familiar with hydrogen technology, you’ll gain fresh insights into how green hydrogen could transform our energy landscape.
Practical Information
The talk includes a Q&A session and light refreshments can be purchased from the venue’s bar.
Booking is essential. Lit & Phil members: we recommend logging into the website to make booking your free member ticket quicker and easier.
Accessibility Information
The venue is wheelchair accessible with an accessible toilet on the ground floor. Please contact us regarding any specific accessibility requirements you may have by emailing events@manlitphil.ac.uk
Dr Caroline Hargrove CBE FREng
Caroline is Chief Technology Officer at Ceres Power, a leading developer of green hydrogen technology and winner of the prestigious MacRobert Award in 2023, underscoring its contribution to engineering excellence. In addition to this, Caroline is also a non-executive director at Zedsen, a med tech startup working in breast cancer detection. She chairs the Enterprise Hub Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering and sits on various other committees including NPL and the National Materials Innovation Steering Group.
She started her career as a lecturer in Engineering at Cambridge and then moved to McLaren Racing, where she developed the first F1 simulator. After more than a decade in F1, she became a founding member of McLaren Applied Technologies and later became its CTO. She was also CTO of Babylon Health, an AI Med Tech company, before joining Ceres Power in 2021.
Caroline is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics from Cambridge and received a CBE for services to Engineering in 2020.
