Clean energy leader wins top UK engineering award
16 Jul 2023
Ceres Power, a leader in clean energy technology, has been awarded the 2023 MacRobert Award, hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Academy Royal Fellow The Princess Royal presented the team behind the Ceres SteelCell with the MacRobert Award gold medal and a £50,000 prize at the Royal Academy of Engineering awards dinner.
One of UK engineering’s most prestigious engineering innovation accolades, the MacRobert Award celebrates outstanding engineering ingenuity, commercial success, and tangible social benefits.
Ceres' fuel cells and electrolysers for green hydrogen impressed the judging panel with their solid oxide cell technology and utilization of low-cost materials. The technology enables one cell is enough to light a room; however, the 250 megawatts of capacity set to come on stream in 2024 could power half a million homes.
As a reversible technology, if run in one direction it can use multiple fuels to generate electricity efficiently; run in reverse, it generates green hydrogen at high efficiencies and low cost.
Chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award judging panel Professor Sir Richard Friend said: “Engineering innovation is the driving force behind economic growth and a sustainable future. It is impressive to see what Ceres Power has achieved with its SteelCell technology.
"The innovation promises to be a huge game changer for hydrogen generation and marks a significant breakthrough in clean energy technology, providing the tools for companies to reach net zero, even in the most hard-to-abate sectors.
Photo: The Ceres Power team with academy president Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE (left) and HRH The Princess Royal. Image credit: Jason Ald
