HYDROGEN & SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ECONOMY ACCELERATOR
Rapid decarbonisation of all modes of transport and the development of hydrogen fuel as a clean and renewable energy source are vital to alleviating the climate crisis and achieving Net Zero.
Funded by the West of England Combined Authority in partnership with the world-leading centre of excellence IAAPs, this programme aims to accelerate innovation and commercialisation in sustainable transport and low-carbon hydrogen production in the West of England.
It covers all areas of sustainable transport, including the decarbonisation of all road, marine, rail and air vehicles and fleets, as well as the development of hydrogen as a green fuel and its storage infrastructure.
It offers a new package of innovation, investment, and growth support for start-ups and SMEs in the sector, including access to our online community via the Innovation Platform, support to raise private equity investment and grant funding alongside an academic collaborator, masterclasses and networking and one-to-one clinics with advisors and academics in the field.
Briefings, Masterclasses and Workouts
10 July, 11 September, online
Join Dr. Becky Sage and a peer group of entrepreneurs to figure out how focusing on your own needs can help your organisation, your relationships and your wider impact.
In this one-hour recurring virtual workshop, you and a community of founders from the programme will examine your own relationship to leadership, hear stories from other founders and take away some tools to set you up for business success without sacrificing yourself.
“Being a founder is like being on a rollercoaster. I say it is being on 10 rollercoasters all at once.
We tell ourselves to grin and bear it, to enjoy the ride, to embrace the hustle. We convince ourselves that we will just burn the candle at both ends for the next 6 months when we will hit that next big milestone and then we can sleep. Resilience is an important entrepreneurial skill, after all, and everyone else is making it work – aren’t they?
True resilience isn’t just getting back up whenever we get knocked down. No one can successfully navigate the leadership demands of entrepreneurship if they constantly feel like they are stumbling around after a knock-out punch.
We can be resilient, effective leaders, founders & entrepreneurs AND be mindful of sustaining our own health. In fact, I think it is imperative to the success of your business.” – Dr Becky Sage
Resister by selecting this series in your Expression of Interest application form, and a team member will be in touch.
Who should apply?
The Accelerator is open to companies that are innovating with clean hydrogen and/or sustainable transport and propulsion – across all sectors including marine, automotive, aerospace, heavy-duty, and off-highway vehicles.
We welcome applications from organisations that are an SME, a start-up, an individual entrepreneur with a registered business, Sole Trader, Partnership Organisation, Limited Company (Ltd) or Community Interest Company (CIC, CIO). Applicants do not need to be associated with SETsquared’s partner universities in any way.
Fully funded places on the programme can be awarded to businesses that: are either currently based or have a part of a supply chain in the West of England which includes Bath, North and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire; have identified or would like to find potential partners/networks in the area; want to explore business opportunities to collaborate, do research or develop new products in partnership with hydrogen and sustainable transport companies in the area; or are actively considering working and accessing opportunities in the area, including those that are interested in potentially relocating their operation (or some of it).
Find out more about how to apply, here