Day 1
08:30 - WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 2016
08:30 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
John Phillips, Chair, Oil, Gas and Chemical Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
09:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Assessing the future of transport policy, carbon reduction and clean air targets
Richard Bruce, Head, Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV)
* Clarifying UK government strategy: options for transport energy policy 2020 and beyond
* Understanding the importance of alternative fuels: drivers for change
* Anticipating the role hydrogen may have in meeting EU 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
* What government investment is expected in hydrogen
09:45 Examining the relationship between hydrogen, electricity and natural gas: hydrogen’s role in energy storage systems
Ian Arbon, Owner, Engineered Solutions
* Understanding the impact of hydrogen availability on both the transport and energy industries
* Matching engineering challenges to energy solutions: battery, hydrogen or both?
* Hydrogen as an energy carrier to balance the grid: converting and storing excess energy from renewable sources
10:10 Question and answer session
10:20 Why hydrogen? Understanding the current framework and potential for hydrogen
Adam Chase, Director, E4tech
Ewan Swaffield, Low Carbon Vehicles Policy Manager, Transport Scotland
Simona Webb, Hydrogen London Programme Manager, Greater London Authority
* Getting to grips with what hydrogen can and can’t achieve
* Outlining the current picture for hydrogen as a fuel for transport
* Considering the barriers to large-scale roll out
* Assessing the competition: viable alternative low-carbon fuels
11:00 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:30 Case study: storing renewable energy in the gas grid
Graham Cooley, Chief Executive Officer, ITM Power
11:55 Infrastructure for hydrogen re-fuelling stations
Ben Madden, Director, Element Energy
* Assessing the costs vs requirements
* What comes first – car manufacture or infrastructure development?
* Station designs and refuelling procedures: 350 vs 700 bar
* Considering safety requirements and communicating hazards to consumers
* Hydrogen metering and monitoring: ensuring accurate dispensing and preventing contamination
* Opportunities to modify existing infrastructure: what to do when space is scarce
12.20 Question and answer session
12.30 Challenges and opportunities in hydrogen generation
Professor Nilay Shah, Professor of Process Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
David Hurren, Business Unit Manager, SP&S Business Unit, Air Liquide UK Ltd
Graham Cooley, Chief Executive Officer, ITM Power
Dr Hamish Nichol, Innovation Manager for Hydrogen, BOC UK & Ireland
* Centralised production vs production at point-of-use: considering the pros and cons
* Costing different processes in energy, environmental and financial terms from wells to wheels
* Assessing the viability of fuel production processes: are renewable, carbon neutral processes achievable?
* Opportunities in accessing pipelined hydrogen
13:10 NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 Case study of hydrogen in Aberdeen: application in buses and beyond
Mark Munday, Technical Director, First UK Bus
* Understanding council aims to reduce emissions through transport and the wider hydrogen strategy
* Real costs of implementation and projected maintenance costs
* Conducting a viability assessment: what is the route to becoming commercially viable?
14:25 Case study of hydrogen in London
Paul Beyer, Engineering Manager Surface Transport, Transport For London
14:50 Question and answer session
15:00 Structured panel discussion – Exploring the scope for fuel cell applications: passenger and commercial vehicles and beyond
Dennis Hayter, Vice President, Government and External Programmes, Intelligent Energy; Chairman, UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association; Deputy Chairman, Hydrogen London
Robin Hayles, Sustainable Fuel Development Manager, Hyundai
Jon Hunt, Manager, Toyota & Lexus Fleet Marketing, Toyota (GB) PLC
Thomas Brachmann, Chief Project Engineer, Honda R&D Europe
* Hydrogen as a range extender or prime mover: considering the balance between battery and fuel cell
* On-vehicle hydrogen storage: determining capacity, pressure and form
* Processes to maximise efficiency of conversion into energy
* Costing the process: considerations for mechanical engineering and future vehicle production
15:40 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
16:10 Exploring the potential for hydrogen as a dual fuel to reduce carbon emissions in commercial vehicles
Paul Turner, Technical Director, Revolve Technologies
* Understanding the potential environmental impact of diesel carbon emission displacement in larger vehicle fleets
* Exploring the technicalities of how hydrogen can be used without spark ignition in a diesel engine
* Why compression and not spark ignition
* Using dual fuel as a complementary technology to fuel cells
16:35 Structured panel discussion – Determining the likely scope and focus for hydrogen in emissions reduction for 2020 and beyond: managing expectations and anticipating market opportunities
Paul Turner, Technical Director, Revolve Technologies
David Hart, Director, E4tech
Jon Saltmarsh, Head of Technical Energy Analysis, Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Nigel Holmes, CEO, Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA)
Professor James Turner, Professor of Engines and Energy Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
* Considering alternative transport applications
* Potential for decarbonising the gas grid
* Hydrogen’s role in inter-seasonal heat and energy storage
* Determining which areas are best to transfer to hydrogen
* Envisaging a realistic timeline for future implementation of a hydrogen strategy
* Communicating the case for hydrogen to industry
17:15 CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
17:30 END OF SEMINAR