Intelligent Energy is a world leading fuel cell engineering company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialisation of its Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products, for customers in the automotive, stationary power and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sectors. Fuel cells are used in multiple applications, where clean, lightweight, high efficiency and cost-effective power is required. The company is headquartered and manufactures in Loughborough in the UK, with additional offices and representation in the US, Japan, India and China.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Loughborough
Employees: 201-500
Total raised: $63.85M
Founded date: 2001
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.06.2025 | - | $22.82M | - |
| 29.02.2012 | - | $35M | - |
| 04.11.2010 | - | $6.02M | - |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.06.2025 | New £250M UK Aerospace Investment at the Paris Air Show | On the first day of the 2025 Paris Air Show, the UK Government announced a £250 million investment to support sustainable aerospace initiatives. The new funding includes £48.5 million for additive manufacturing projects led by Airbus and GK... |
| 17.06.2025 | Hydrogen lift-off: Intelligent Energy secures £17m programme to scale its UK-developed aviation fuel cell tech | UK Government-backed funding will fast-track development of IE-FLIGHT – Intelligent Energy’s fuel cell system for commercial aviation New system set to enter service in Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) applications by the end ... |
| 12.02.2025 | Loganair Targets Hydrogen-fuelled Flights by 2030 | Loganair, the Scottish air carrier and the UK’s largest regional airline, has laid out its plans to deliver the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled commercial flight within the next five years. The airline said it had identified various short-ha... |
| 26.09.2024 | Hogreen Air Drops Game-Changing Hydrogen Drone: The Future of Long-Range Flights Just Leveled Up | By Jose Enrico Updated: Sep 26 2024, 12:41 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 19.09.2024 | The Rising Tide of Innovation: UK Spinouts and Türkiye's Tech Boom | In the world of innovation, two regions are making waves: the UK and Türkiye. Each has its unique landscape, yet both are ripe with opportunity. The UK is nurturing its university spinouts, while Türkiye is experiencing a tech renaissance. ... |
| 17.09.2024 | The state of equity investment into UK university spinouts | A report from Parkwalk, the UK's most active investor in university spinouts, asserts that spinouts will increasingly define much of the UK’s economic standing in the world, our levels of productivity, advancements in public services and th... |
| 16.05.2024 | Intelligent Energy unveils new hydrogen fuel cell to unlock a zero-emission future for passenger cars | British company's fuel cell is a commercially-viable, turnkey solution UK's first engine-shaped fuel cell system developed for passenger car market At 157kW, the stack is more powerful than passenger car alternatives 30% smaller heat exchan... |
| 09.05.2016 | Embedded fuel cells power smartphones for a week… and could run the world | Garry Golden Contributor Garry Golden is a senior futurist for the innovation firm futurethink. More posts by this contributor Why LinkedIn should kill the résumé and replace it with the experience graph People love their smartphones but ha... |
| 09.02.2016 | Mysterious Smartphone Maker Offers Intelligent Energy Millions To Develop Battery That Lasts Up To Seven Days | Aaron Mamiit, Tech Times 09 February 2016, 10:02 pm Fuel cell technology firm Intelligent Energy said in a press release that it entered a joint development agreement with an unnamed smartphone manufacturer to develop a battery that can las... |
| 14.07.2014 | A Weak UK Rumor Connects Apple to Fuel Cell Adoption Categories Search | According to the Daily Mail Online – "fuel cell firm Intelligent Energy is working with Apple on a secret partnership that could propel the recently-floated British technology champion into the big leagues. Senior sources in the US tol... |
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