Hydrogen: A fuel for Transport and Energy Storage

Name: Hydrogen: A fuel for Transport and Energy Storage
Start: 2016-06-01T00:00:00
Location: Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London

01 June 2016
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Insight from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles and the Department for Energy and Climate Change into UK government policy and strategy for the future of hydrogen
Hear measured discussion from across the industry and engage equally with the difficulties and benefits of this controversial issue
Benefit from the opportunity to hear from automotive OEMs and their future strategy with relation to hydrogen fuel cells
Understand the potential solutions to challenges of generation, storage and transportation
Build a clear picture of the infrastructure required and how this can be achieved nationally and in line with EU developments

Overview

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Energy Storage Report found the UK energy sector to be unhelpfully driven by ‘cheapness’ and highlighted hydrogen as a potential solution, albeit one not without its challenges. Whilst some remain sceptical about the role hydrogen can play, leading automotive OEMs are investing in the production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and the IEA 2015 hydrogen and fuel cell roadmap estimating a potential global market in the hundreds of billions by 2050. How realistic is hydrogen as a fuel for transport and energy storage? And where do the key opportunities lie?

This timely event will bring together experts from across the industry to engage with hydrogen – it’s barriers and limits, as well as its potential to transform the energy and transport sectors. From generation and storage to fuel cell vehicles and city-wide emissions reduction strategies, this conference will consider the positions from sceptic to enthusiast to find a realistic way forward in this polarised sector. This considered discussion will be contextualised by an up-to-date look at UK government policy from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles.

KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Richard Bruce,
Head,
Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV)
Professor Nilay Shah,
Professor of Process Systems Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London
Jon Saltmarsh,
Head of Technical Energy Analysis
Department for Energy and Climate Change
Robin Hayles,
Sustainable Fuel Development Manager,
Hyundai
Dennis Hayte,
Vice President, Government and External Programmes
Intelligent Energy;
Chairman, UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association;
Deputy Chairman
Hydrogen London

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Operational Management Engineers
Process Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Project Managers
Risk Managers
Control and Instrumentation Engineers
Technical Directors
Heads of Climate Change/Energy/Sustainability

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

RICHARD BRUCE: HEAD, OFFICE OF LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLES (OLEV)

Richard Bruce has been head of the UK’s Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) since 2012. OLEV is a cross-Government team comprising people and funding from the Departments for Transport (DfT); Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); and Energy and Climate Change (DECC). OLEV’s role is to support the early market for ultra low emission vehicles, maximising the benefits from this transition for the UK economy and taking forward the Government’s policy of reducing transport emissions to address concerns over carbon, air quality and energy security. OLEV was responsible for around £400m of Government expenditure up to 2015 and has been allocated a further £500m for the 2015-20 period.

John PHILLIPS: CHAIR, OIL, GAS AND CHEMICAL COMMITTEE, THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

PROFESSOR NILAY SHAH: PROFESSOR OF PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING,, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

Nilay Shah’s research interests include the application of process modelling and mathematical/systems engineering techniques to analyse and optimise complex, spatially- and temporally-explicit low-carbon energy systems, including hydrogen infrastructures, carbon capture and storage systems, urban energy systems and bioenergy systems. He is also interested in devising process systems engineering methods for complex systems such as large-scale supply chains and biorenewable processes, and in the application of model-based methods for plant safety assessment and risk analysis. He has published widely in these areas and is particularly interested in the transfer of technology from academia to industry.

JON SALTMARSH: HEAD OF TECHNICAL ENERGY ANALYSIS, DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Jon Saltmarsh is currently Head of Technical Energy Analysis at the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). His role involves gathering evidence to underpin the UK Government’s policies on reducing demand for energy, principally through energy efficiency and the use of locally generated, low carbon sources of energy. One of his particular interests is the use of hydrogen as a low carbon energy vector. Prior to joining DECC, he ran a number of cutting edge technology development programmes providing low carbon alternatives to traditionally highly energy intensive activities. They included solar powered unmanned aircraft and innovative simulation systems for military training.

EWAN SWAFFIELD: LOW CARBON VEHICLES POLICY MANAGER, TRANSPORT SCOTLAND

Ewan Swaffield has, since graduating with a degree in philosophy, had experience of working in the private, public and 3rd sectors. His civil service roles have featured both policy and delivery areas, including energy, transport and zero waste. Aside from a short spell in justice (he learned his lesson after that!), these have had a common thread of environmental and sustainability issues running through them. That suits Ewan’s personal interest in technology and sustainability issues, particularly around transport, energy and resource use. He relishes the challenges and learning that working in this area brings enjoys working across traditional boundaries and with a range of stakeholders, on projects which have a positive effect in the real world. Ewan is currently with Transport Scotland’s low carbon vehicle team, which is part of the Agency’s policy unit that oversees wider sustainable transport policy for Scotland on behalf of Ministers. The team is involved with all aspects of technologies and other changes that can lessen the harmful impacts of transport. The team’s work is driven by climate change targets; improving local air quality; exploiting renewable energy system synergies; seeking economic benefits from change; and also promoting the equality benefits that become more tangible with enlightened transport policy.

NIGEL HOLMES: CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SCOTTISH HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL ASSOCIATION (SHFCA)

Nigel Holmes is CEO of SHFCA, the trade association for development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in Scotland. SHFCA is recognised as one of the most active hydrogen & fuel cell industry associations in Europe. SHFCA now has over 75 members, mostly based in Scotland but with an increasing

DR GRAHAM COOLEY: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ITM POWER

Graham Cooley joined ITM Power as CEO in 2009. Before that Graham was Business Development Manager in National Power plc and spent 11 years in the power industry developing energy storage and generation technologies. Before joining ITM Power Graham was CEO of Sensortec Ltd, founding CEO of Metalysis Ltd, a spin out of Cambridge University and founding CEO of Antenova Ltd.

Professor James Turner: Professor of Engines and Energy Systems, University of Bath

James Turner is Professor of Engines and Energy Systems at the University of Bath. He spent over 21 years working at Lotus Engineering, latterly being Chief Engineer for Powertrain Research, in which role he worked on many novel engine, transmission and fuel concepts. He has published almost 100 papers and book chapters in this field.

One of his main areas of interest is renewable energy in transport, with particular emphasis on the use of and possibilities afforded by alcohol fuels. He presently has a research stream running on the balance of plant for hydrogen fuel cells.

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