ITM Power and the University of Sheffield will also jointly plan and fund a National Hydrogen Research Innovation and Skills centre, which will undertake research into the safe and efficient manufacture of hydrogen using low or zero carbon sources of energy.
Sheffield has been chosen as the location for one of only three Gene Therapy Innovation & Manufacturing Centres to be established in the UK.
The two-day Cycle City Active City event will take place on 5 and 6 July at City Hall and Barkers Pool, and will see more than 800 active travel professionals welcomed to Sheffield.
The Void Cinema is specially designed to facilitate the showing of films in a vast range of formats, ideal for those action-packed conferences. It is also fully equipped with integrated audiovisual facilities, including networked computer, data projector and lectern microphone, with the additional feature of seats which have writing pads built in.