Nilay Shah is a Professor of Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London and Chief Scientific Officer of Zero Petroleum Ltd (a synthetic fuel company). He works on the design and optimisation of low-carbon process and energy technologies and systems. He is a Chemical Engineer by background and Fellow at the IChemE and Royal Academy of Engineering and is particularly interested in the transfer of technology from academia to industry and the use of evidence to support policy.

Plenary presentation

Hydrogen Use Cases: Focus on E-fuels

As part of a plenary panel exploring the opportunities and challenges shaping hydrogen deployment, Professor Nilay Shah will focus on hydrogen use cases, with particular attention to the potential role of e-fuels. His presentation will contribute to the wider discussion on where hydrogen can deliver value and how different applications could support the transition to a lower-carbon energy system.