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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
SESSION 1: THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
1:15 p.m. Keynote Address: Vision of a Hydrogen Economy, Jeff Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC
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
2:30 p.m. Break
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
3:30 p.m. International Aspects of a Hydrogen Economy, Terry Kimmel, Vice President, Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
4:00 p.m. Initiatives for Building a Hydrogen Economy, Jerome Hinkle, Vice President, Policy and Governmental Affairs, National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC
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
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:30 p.m. Evening Social

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
8:30 a.m. Introduction to Hydrogen Production Technologies: Economics and Commercial Feasibility, Dan Rabun, Business Development Manager, Air Products, Newport Beach, CA
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
9:30 a.m. Renewable Electrolysis: Hydrogen Production for Energy Storage and Transportation, Kevin Harrison, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Hydrogen from Nuclear Power, Finis Southworth, Chief Technology Officer, Areva NP, Inc., Lynchburg, VA
11:00 a.m. Hydrogen from Electrolysis, Mark Schiller, Vice President of Business Development, Proton Energy Systems, Wallingford, CT
11:30 a.m. Hydrogen Purification – New Technologies, Josh Stanislowski, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Overview of Hydrogen Codes and Standards, John Koehr, President, ASME - Standard Technology, LLC, New York, NY
2:00 p.m. Understanding the Energy Efficiency and Economics of Available Storage and Transportation Methods, John Coursen, Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA
2:30 p.m. Break
SESSION 3: FUEL CELLS
3:00 p.m. State of the Science for Fuel Cells, Kevin Harris, Business Development Executive, Hydrogenics Corporation, Valencia, CA
3:30 p.m. Fuel Cells in Transportation Applications, Michael Tosca, Business Development Manager, UTC Power, South Windsor, CT
4:00 p.m. Fuel Cells in Emerging Markets, Lee Arikara, Vice President, Sales and Development, Intelligent Energy, Long Beach, CA
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
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

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
8:30 a.m.On-Demand Hydrogen, Ben Oster, Research Engineer, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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
9:30 a.m. Distribution Challenges in Relation to Commercialization, Robert Boyd, Manager, Project Development - Hydrogen Solutions, Linde Group North America, Hayward, CA
10:00 a.m. Break
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
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
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
11:45 a.m. Adjourn

 
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