Overview

This presentation builds upon the energy transition strategy principles of energy efficiency, electrification and the use of low carbon fuels for hard to abate sectors.

The importance of systems thinking along with the properties of hydrogen will be discussed together with its safe use. Key hydrogen application sectors of heat, power, transport and energy storage will be analysed and compared with other options – principally electrification.

The presenter will give his views on where he sees the right and wrong-headed promotion of hydrogen.

Speaker

Tom Baxter, Consultant

Tom graduated from Strathclyde University in 1975. He is an IChemE Fellow and an initial member of the Learned Society. He started his career with ICI Petrochemicals, moved to fine chemicals with the Swiss company Ciba-Geigy before taking a position as a process engineer in 1980 with BNOC (British National Oil Corporation). Through privatisation and acquisitions, BNOC became Britoil then BP where he worked as an operations engineer, development engineer and research manager.

In 1991, he left BP and joined Altra Consultants as technical manager. He accepted a position as technical director with Genesis in 1998, and became the Aberdeen Business Unit Director in 2005. He returned to his role as technical director in 2010, together with a position as Senior Fellow in the Chemical Engineering Department at Aberdeen University, which he helped establish. Since 2003, he has been visiting professor of chemical engineering at Strathclyde University.

He is currently a chemical engineering consultant providing energy and greenhouse gas reduction expertise. He is also a founding member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Aberdeen Member group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

12:00–13:00 BST.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.