The Global Hydrogen Case Competition 2025
Registrations open November 30, 2024!
In the heart of Alberta, there is a new energy emerging…
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The global race is on to adopt hydrogen technologies—countries around the world are positioning themselves to become tomorrow’s hydrogen superpowers. Canada and Alberta are playing a critical role in the development of the global hydrogen economy with innovators in production processes and pioneers in fuel cell technology.
The time to double down on hydrogen in Alberta is now—starting in the Edmonton region.
The Edmonton region is bringing Canada’s entire hydrogen value chain together at the 2025 Canadian Hydrogen Convention (CHC) on April 22-24, 2025. CHC 2023 marked the first Hydrogen Case Competition, which welcomed students from across Alberta to compete to solve some of Canada’s biggest decarbonization challenges.
The University of Alberta’s Interdisciplinary Consulting Association (ICA) is partnering with industry to bring this student case competition to the international stage, welcoming teams from across the globe to compete at North America’s largest and most influential hydrogen convention. With over 8,000 attendees representing at least 70 countries, post-secondary students will have the opportunity to pitch their strategic solutions to a global audience and help pave the way to a net-zero future.
About the 2025 Global Hydrogen Case Competition
The Global Hydrogen Case Competition is an international challenge that provides undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their problem-solving skills in front of the world’s top hydrogen industry leaders. Participating teams will be tasked with creating a strategic plan for the implementation of hydrogen as a global solution to meet net-zero targets while achieving economic growth.
This two-part competition includes a virtual preliminary round and finalists are invited to the final round, which will be held in person in Edmonton, Canada during the 2025 Canadian Hydrogen Convention.
Why should you participate?
All participants will get the opportunity to:
Gain insight into the hydrogen industry’s challenges
Develop and practice your case-solving skills
Create global connections with students, academics, and industry leaders from around the world
Have fun!
The teams chosen to advance to the finals will receive:
All-access VIP passes to attend the Canadian Hydrogen Convention ($1,895 CAD value per person).
Invitations to exclusive events, including VIP networking events, awards gala, and the welcome reception.
Complimentary hotel accommodation in downtown Edmonton during the convention.
Travel assistance and meals during your visit.
And of course…
One team will claim the grand prize of at least $10,000 CAD !
Read about the 2024 competition
“Participating in the Hydrogen Case competition was truly an amazing and invaluable experience for our team. While we are extremely honoured and grateful to have won, the connections and insights we have gained from our judges, industry professionals, and our fellow competitors will leave a lasting impact throughout our careers. We would like to especially thank the Haskayne School of Business, the Schulich School of Engineering, Catherine Heggerud, Dr. Mayank Sabharwal, and Stephanie Hamblin for their extensive support throughout this journey. We extend our sincere gratitude for the opportunity to challenge ourselves with such a unique case and we are excited to continue challenging ourselves in the future.”
- Yalena Sermeno, Canadian Hydrogen Case Competition winner, University of Calgary
Who Can Participate?
We are calling all post-secondary students from any academic field of study to participate in this international student case competition. Whether you’re enrolled in business, environmental sciences, engineering, or any other program—you all bring something to the table. The only requirement is that each member is an undergraduate student in good standing enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution. Each team should have at least two and no more than four members.
What is the competition format?
Preliminary Round (early February):
The preliminary round is based on the submission of a pre-recorded video presentation of no more than three (3) minutes. Participants must also submit the accompanying presentation file in PDF format. It is important to note that only the content covered in the video presentation will be evaluated.
The presentation must include a team name.
Do not disclose your post-secondary institution. Teams that name their institution in the video will be immediately disqualified.
The recording must follow this format, using picture-in-picture for the presentation.
Final Round:
The top global teams will then be invited to compete during the Canadian Hydrogen Convention on April 22-24, 2025, in Edmonton, Canada. A representative from the Interdisciplinary Consulting Association will contact the finalists by email at ica@ualberta.ca.
Teams will present live in front of a panel of judges during the convention.
The winning team will be announced during the Awards Gala at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention.
