It was a great honour for the Loughborough team of the LoCEL-H2 Project, led by Professor Dani Strickland, to receive the Stewart Dow Memorial Award 2025 🏆

Stewart Dow, a leading figure at BOC UK & Ireland, championed practical hydrogen innovation and was a pioneer in the commercialisation of hydrogen fuel cells. The team is proud to receive an award that reflects values he strongly represented: practical solutions, international impact and working across organisations to achieve progress in the insustry.

The award was presented at the Hydrogen Scotland Conference, in partnership with the Hydrogen Energy Association in recognition of excellence in hydrogen and fuel cell innovation. The award was collected by Dr John Barton on behalf of Dani Strickland and the rest of the team.

Accepting the award from Dr Dr. Emma Guthrie and Nigel. Holmes, John Barton summarised:

‘Just four years ago, we were conducting lab experiments on a cell measuring only 5 cm by 5 cm. Today, we are building full-scale systems in shipping containers, each containing 160 cells and capable of producing 10.42 kWh.’

Our thanks go to Hydrogen Scotland and the Hydrogen Energy Association for the recognition, and to all of our funders and partners for their continued support.