H2 MEET

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H2 Global Award

H2 Innovation Award

H2 Innovation Award

H2 Innovation Award is a comprehensive hydrogen tech event comprising presentations and an awards ceremony, open to participation by SMBs, large enterprises, and startups. It is not a presentation as a side event of the exhibition, but an independent official award. It is an event to promote exchanges within the hydrogen industry such as hydrogen production, storage/transportation, utilization (mobility, etc.), automotive parts, IT, and services.

H2 Innovation Award is a place to showcase new ‘technologies /products’ related to hydrogen industry and consists of each field of the hydrogen industry(hydrogen production, storage/transportation,utilization(mobility, etc)). By discovering innovative technologies in each field and selecting excellent companies, the award aims to create industry recognition, high publicity effects, and global business opportunities.

Join the H2 Innovation Award 2023 which discovers innovative hydrogen companies.

H2 Innovation Award
Download the application
(※ Application period Jul 1 ~ Jul 31)

A tech award ceremony that's an opportunity for presentations, exhibitions, and networking

Pitch Presentations

Preliminaries
1. Document screening : Applications, technology/product descriptions, etc.
2. Preliminary winners : 10 companies
Finals
1. Eight-minute pitch and seven-minute Q&A
2. One top prize winner in each category(three companies)and one grand prize winner
Launch Exhibitions

Tech collaborations by companies in the same field

Discount booths for awardees

H2 Innovation Award Zone Exhibition promotion support
Match Networking

Support for business mentoring and investment consulting from government agencies and investors

Consultation with foreign buyers during exhibition period

Offline networking events

Overview

Event title : H2 Innovation Award
Date/venue : With H2 MEET / KINTEX, KOREA
Hosts : H2 MEET Organizing Committee, H2KOREA
Organizers : H2 MEET Organizing Committee, H2KOREA, Korea Energy Agency(KEA), Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology(Keit)
Schedule
1. Invitation/Registration
  
  Jul 1(Sat) ~ Jul 31(Mon), 2023
2. Presentation
  
  Aug 9(Wed), 2023
3. Announcement of preliminary results
  
  Aug 30(Wed), 2023
4. Ceremony
  
  Sep 13(Wed), 2023
^*The detailed schedule may change depending on the progress of the event.
Exhibits

H2 Innovation Award
1. - H2 Production : Water Electrolysis, Carbon Capture,Renewable Energy(Wind Power, Nuclear Power, etc.)
2. - H2 Storage & Distribution : Hydrogen Charging Station, Hydrogen Tank, Liquefied/Gas, Pipeline, Transportation, Safety, etc.
3. - H2 Utilization : Related Industries such as Mobility, Fuel Cell, Steel, and Chemical

evalution

Preliminaries (Document screening)

·Document screening in each category

Final presentation(PT) : Presentations to the media and the public

·Media and public PT will be held for companies that passed the preliminary round
·Selection of final winners and one grand prize winner according to the evaluation items
·Excellent technology introduction and public promotion support

Judging Committee

- Organizers, investors, hydrogen and automotive industry players, journalists, experts in their respective fields, etc.

Evaluation Items

Division	Evaluation Item	Point	Rating standard
Innovation	Excellence compared to other product’s application technology, Self-development, etc.	25	Very good (25) Good (20) Normal (15) Insufficient (10) Very insufficient (5)
Technology	Whether the Latest technology is applied, etc.	25
Marketability	Possibility of mass production and market entry (domestic and export) of the new technology, etc.	25
Development	Scalability of derivative technology Possibility of grafting with other technologies, etc.	25
Sum		100

^※ Detailed evaluation criteria is subject to change

Application

Jul 1(Sat) ~ Jul 31(Mon), 2023 (E-mail registration, h2@kama.or.kr)

Awards

Preliminary winners :
Two in each category (6 companies)

Top prize :
One top prize winner in each category (3 companies)

Grand prize :
One grand prize winner

Preliminaries

Type	Category (Number of companies selected)			Prize
Preliminary winners	H2 Production (2 companies)	H2 Storage & Distribution (2 companies)	H2 Utilization (2 companies)	KRW 1 million Discount on booth rates (for next year)

Finals

Type	Category(Number of companies selected)			Prize
Top prize	H2 Production (1 company)	H2 Storage & Distribution (1 company)	H2 Utilization (1 company)	KRW 3 million
Grand prize	The most innovative company (1 company)			KRW 5 million

Contact Us

H2 MEET Organizing Committee

Tel) 02-3660-1858
Email) h2@kama.or.kr
Homepage) h2meet.com

Benefits for Winners

Type	Preliminary winners	Top prize	Grand prize
Benefits	KRW 1 million discounton booth rates	KRW 3 million	KRW 5 million
All winners receive a medal and a logo of recognition on their booths.
etc	- Publicity (news segments and interviews) - Outdoor and/or print advertising of H2 MEET - Winners inside the exhibition hall PR (*Award details are subject to change based on evaluation results)

Type

Preliminary winners

Top prize

Grand prize

Benefits

KRW 1 million discounton booth rates

KRW 3 million

KRW 5 million

All winners receive a medal and a logo of recognition on their booths.

etc

- Publicity (news segments and interviews)

- Outdoor and/or print advertising of H2 MEET

- Winners inside the exhibition hall PR

(*Award details are subject to change based on evaluation results)

^*Please refer to Homepage(guide) for other details.

Previous H2 Award (2022)

1H2 Innovation Award 2022 Winner

award_img — Grand Prize (Hydrogen Storage & Distribution)

ENERGYN

H2 High Pressure Storage

Top Prize
(Hydrogen Production)

PLAGEN
Green Hydrogen Production Technology by Plastic Waste Gasification
Top Prize
(Hydrogen Storage & Distribution)

KRISO
400kg 316L/316HN Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Tank for Hydrogen Powered Ships
Top Prize
(Hydrogen Utilization)

HAN-MECH CONTROLS
Faulty detection AOI system through hybrid compound image of metal separators for FCEV stacker

Excellence Prize (Hydrogen Storage & Distribution)

DAEHYUN ST
KSOE
Aether CT
Soluforce

Excellence Prize (Hydrogen Utilization)

Loop Energy
POSCO MOBILITY SOLUTION

(※ The Excellence prizes(Hydrogen Production) will not be selected based on the overall judging results)

2H2 Innovation Award 2022 Sketch

Previous H2 Award (2021)

12021 H₂ Innovation Award

Date :September 9^th (Thu), 2021 / 10:00 – 15:30
Venue :KINTEX Hall 9
Awardee :10 companies

POSCO SPS

Top prize (Hydrogen Mobility) Hyundai MOBIS
Top prize (Hydrogen Charging & Infrastrucure) Dongwha Entec
Top prize (Hydrogen Energy) BKM
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Mobility) Vinssen
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Charging & Infrastrucure) Magma
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Energy) KraftPowercon
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Mobility) Hoerbiger
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Charging & Infrastrucure) Samjung E&C
Preliminary winners (Hydrogen Charging & Infrastrucure) Korea Gas Corporation, Doosan Fuel Cell