Preliminary Technical Program
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
| 11:30 a.m. |
Registration Open |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Course Welcome
Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research and Program Manager
of the EERC’s National Center for Hydrogen Technology, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| SESSION 1: THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Keynote Address: Vision of a Hydrogen Economy,
Jeff Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC
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| 2:00 p.m. |
An Overview of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Hydrogen Program, Pete Devlin, Market Transformation Team
Leader, DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, Washington, DC
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Break
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| 3:00 p.m. |
DOE NETL’s Hydrogen and Syngas Program and
Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance, Daniel Cicero, Technology Manager, Hydrogen and
Syngas, DOE NETL, Morgantown, WV
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| 3:30 p.m. |
International Aspects of a Hydrogen Economy, Terry Kimmel, Vice President,
Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Initiatives for Building a Hydrogen Economy, Jerome Hinkle, Vice President, Policy and
Governmental Affairs, National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC
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| 4:30 p.m. | The Energy Evolution: An Analysis of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels to 2100, Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research and Program Manager
of the EERC’s National Center for Hydrogen Technology, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Evening Social
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
| 7:00 a.m. |
Registration Open/Continental Breakfast |
| SESSION 2: HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Hydrogen Commercialization – Near-Term Markets and Long-Term Deployment, David
Haberman, President, IF LLC, Delray Beach, FL
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Introduction to Hydrogen Production Technologies: Economics and Commercial
Feasibility, Dan Rabun, Business Development Manager, Air Products, Newport Beach, CA
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| 9:00 a.m. | Coal-to-Hydrogen Opportunities, Mike
Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research and Program Manager of the EERC’s National
Center for Hydrogen Technology, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Renewable Electrolysis: Hydrogen Production for Energy Storage and Transportation, Kevin
Harrison, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Hydrogen from Nuclear Power, Finis
Southworth, Chief Technology Officer, Areva NP, Inc., Lynchburg, VA
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Hydrogen from Electrolysis, Mark Schiller, Vice President of Business
Development, Proton Energy Systems, Wallingford, CT
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Hydrogen Purification – New Technologies, Josh
Stanislowski, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 12:00 noon |
Lunch
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Overview of Hydrogen Codes and Standards, John Koehr, President, ASME - Standard
Technology, LLC, New York, NY
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Understanding the Energy Efficiency and Economics of Available Storage
and Transportation Methods, John Coursen, Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Break
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| SESSION 3: FUEL CELLS |
| 3:00 p.m. |
State of the Science for Fuel Cells, Kevin Harris,
Business Development Executive, Hydrogenics Corporation, Valencia, CA
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Fuel Cells in Transportation Applications, Michael
Tosca, Business Development Manager, UTC Power, South Windsor, CT
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Fuel Cells in Emerging Markets, Lee Arikara, Vice
President, Sales and Development, Intelligent Energy, Long Beach, CA
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Remarks and Discussion, Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for
Research and Program Manager of the EERC’s National Center for Hydrogen
Technology, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
| 7:00 a.m. |
Registration Open/Continental Breakfast |
| SESSION 4: DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Developing the Hydrogen Infrastructure, John Cornish, President,
Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC), LLC, Lakewood, CO
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| 8:30 a.m. | On-Demand Hydrogen, Ben
Oster, Research Engineer, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Technical Issues with the Hydrogen Pipeline (Challenges for Expansion of the
Hydrogen Infrastructures), Andrew Duncan, Principal Engineer, Savannah River
National Laboratory, Aiken, SC
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Distribution Challenges in Relation to Commercialization, Robert Boyd,
Manager, Project Development - Hydrogen Solutions, Linde Group North America, Hayward, CA
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break
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| SESSION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Carbon Management Options for the Energy Industry, Ed Steadman,
Senior Research Advisor and Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership Project Manager, EERC,
Grand Forks, ND
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Hydrogen’s Role in Lessening the Effects of Criteria Pollutants and Green House
Gases, Matt Miyasato, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South East Air
Quality Management District, Diamond Bar, CA
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Closing Remarks, Mike Holmes, Deputy Associate Director for Research/Program
Manager of the EERC’s National Center for Hydrogen Technology, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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| 11:45 a.m. |
Adjourn
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