The Hydrogen Americas 2024 Summit Programme
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Session 1: Collaboration Amongst Clean Hydrogen Leaders: Critical Projects & Policies Driving the Energy Transition
- Updates on major projects and latest hydrogen advancements in the Americas
- The importance of demand incentives: How can we drive the industry forward through collaboration, policy and legislation?
- Successful projects from around the world providing useful case studies for the Americas
- Where is greater regulatory support needed to unlock projects?
- Hydrogen decarbonization partnerships in the Americas: US, Canada and Latin America
- The latest clean hydrogen incentives and the most optimal ways to implement these
Session Chair
Panellists
Shinichi Kihara
Director General for Energy and Environmental PolicyMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry JapanMichael Ducker
President and CEOMHI Hydrogen Infrastructure LLCJohn Gunn
Global Manager of Operations, Energy Transition BechtelBeth Deane
Chief Legal OfficerElectric HydrogenBrian Foody
CEOIogen CorporationRushabh Shah
Director, Midwest Hydrogen & CCSbpFIRESIDE CHAT: Establishing Key Cross-Border Market Mechanisms to Develop the Hydrogen Economy
Session 2: Hydrogen Decarbonizing Hard to Abate Sectors
- Key industrial sectors with hydrogen applications: Cement, steel, petrochemicals, transport, mining and others
- Cross-sector partnerships to secure long-term demand from hard to abate sectors
- Collaboration to achieve FID: How must clusters work together to ensure project success?
- Case studies of heavy industrial hydrogen use for decarbonization
- How can clean hydrogen tax credits positively impact hard to abate sectors?
Session Chair
Session 3: Attracting Investment into Clean Hydrogen Projects: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities
- Is collaboration the key to successfully developing clean H2 projects?
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- Case study successes
- Public Private Partnerships: What more can be done to drive forward investment in the energy transition?
- De-risking investment opportunities to accelerate capital flow into hydrogen
- Case Studies in successful project funding and financial instruments working worldwide
- Offtake agreements fit for a future hydrogen economy
Panellists
Crystal Farmer
Program Manager – Hydrogen HubsOffice of Clean Energy Demonstrations, U.S. Department of EnergyTatsushi Amano
Global Head of Energy & Natural Resources Finance GroupJapan Bank for International CooperationMichael Hecht
President & CEOGreater New Orleans Inc.Lance Titus
Senior Managing Director, Head of New EnergiesUniper North AmericaSession 4: Electrolyser Technology Developments: Showcasing World Class Excellence in Technology
- Scaling up electrolysis for large scale adoption
- Collaboration to drive innovation: Driving development and sales of electrolyzer components
- Lowering costs for clean hydrogen production
- Challenges for the Power Grid when scaling up electrolysis
- Meeting key challenges in the built environment with clean tech innovation
Session Chair
Panellists
Alex Savelli
Managing Director of Electrolyzers – AmericasAccelera by CumminsNikolaj Knudsen
Head of Business DevelopmentTopsoe, Power-to-XArvind Datta
Senior Business Development Managerthyssenkrupp nuceraDr. Martin Hering
Senior Business Development ManagerRobert Bosch LLCDr. Matteo Fabbri
Product Line ManagerABB Inc.Session 5: Ammonia’s Clean Energy Potential
- Supply and demand for low-emission ammonia: as a fuel and as a hydrogen carrier
- Standardization, regulation, and certification of ammonia to enable cross-regional hydrogen trade
- Scaling up production to meet the future demand volumes necessary to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
- Advancing infrastructure and technology for large-scale ammonia adoption Bunkering and Ammonia Storage – next steps, timelines, and projects
Panellists
Toshihiko Awano
General Manager for Technical | Domestic Value Chain Group | Ammonia Value Chain Project Department | Business Development DivisionIHI CorporationSilvia Carolina Lopez Rocha
Energy Regulatory SpecialistWorld BankBrad Williams
Executive Advisor Energy InfrastructureJERA AmericasNabil Bennouna
PrincipalTransatlantic Clean H2 Trade CoalitionSelim Cevikel
Principal Consultant for FinanceGlobal CCS InstituteSPOTLIGHT: Developing Future Hydrogen Leaders: Paving the Way for the Next Generation
- How will the US Hydrogen Hubs impact the next generation of future leaders?
- How do we attract talented people into the business?
- Upskilling from other sectors
- International partnerships to develop hydrogen workforce
Session Chair
Session 6: Hydrogen’s Mobility and Distribution Applications on Land and Sea
- Developing transportation and distribution efficiencies to reduce costs and unlock off-take
- Harnessing opportunities for Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Hydrogen ICE
- Case Study: Examples of successful H2 road mobility projects
- Fuelling infrastructure for trucks, buses and trains
- Challenges in deploying hydrogen vehicles on the road
- Advancements in hydrogen shipping technology
- Comparing purpose build and blended pipelines and the use of ammonia, methanol and LOHC as carriers
Session 7: Scaling Renewable Hydrogen Projects: Costs, Risks & Challenges
- Location – The importance of finding and securing sites with good renewables resources and water access
- Offtakers – How to find and secure offtakers
- Choice of renewables – Is it better to have wind or solar, or are hybrid projects with both needed?
- Rising equipment costs – How concerned should we be about the current impact of inflation?
- Balance of plant and EPC: Cutting costs further
SPOTLIGHT: Hydrogen Safety: Enabling Success Through Effective Mindset Management
- Codes and standards: Understanding the information needed to safely build, maintain and operate equipment, systems and facilities
- Safety Culture: A vital foundation for industry success
- How do we learn from experiences and incidents?
- Highlighting case studies to ensure a continual learning process with regards safety
- Building trust with customers to enable scaling up
Session 8: Hydrogen’s Role in the Future of Global Decarbonization
- Where should the hydrogen industry be in 5 years?
- What needs to happen for the hydrogen industry to reach its mid to long term goals?
- Where can demand incentives be introduced to ensure the next phase of industry growth?
- What are the opportunities and bottlenecks as the hydrogen industry progresses?
- How can we use what we have learned so far to accelerate the industry?
Session Chair
Session 9: Standardisation, Certification and Regulation for Global Export
- Where are we on the market framework rules?
- Defining standards for international trade: handling and storing of hydrogen and derivatives
- Latest international partnerships working on mutual recognition of certification schemes
- Best practices and transparency in hydrogen standards adherence
Session Chair
Panellists
Rajiv Sabharwal
Vice President of Business Development - EnergyBureau Veritas North AmericaZane McDonald
Executive DirectorOpen Hydrogen InitiativeTrevor Brown, CFA
Executive DirectorAmmonia Energy AssociationNeha Rustagi
Systems Analysis and Codes & Standards Program ManagerU.S. Department of EnergyAccess the Latest Insights Directly from Global Hydrogen Leaders
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