Overview

Join us for a number of talks on sustainable fuels. Presentations will cover:

• Avioxx - Sustainable Aviation Fuel
• Progressive Energy - Hynet
• ULEMco - Hydrogen combustion and fuel cell technology for transport applications
• LJMU - Mapping Hydrogen Supply and Demand in Liverpool City Region (LCR)
• Nexus Earth - Potential for Hydrogen Outreach across North West England and North Wales

Speakers

Mike Hancock, Co-founder of Avioxx Ltd. 

Mike graduated with PhD in chemical engineering and joined Shell Chemicals to work on olefins manufacture, prior to moving to ammonia and fertilisers at Ince. He then worked in corporate planning at ICI before setting up his energy consultancy. Mike is a Fellow of the IChemE and Fellow of the Energy Institute. He is co-founder of Avioxx Ltd.

Duncan Birtwistle, Senior Project Engineer, Progressive Energy

Duncan is a Senior Project Engineer at Progressive Energy. He manages the HyNet Alliance which through which multiple companies come together to deliver low-carbon energy in the North West and accelerate the green transition. He has an MEng in Civil Engineering from Bristol University and previously worked for Seven Trent Water in various capacities.

Amanda Lyne, Managing Director and Cofounder of ULEMco

Amanda has over 20 years’ experience in the hydrogen and fuel cell technology sector, and is a specialist in the commercialisation of clean tech businesses.
Currently, she is Deputy Chair of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association and during her career has held senior positions, most notably in the Chlor-Alkali industry, which produces hydrogen as a bi-product of the chlorine production process.

Reuben Singh, PhD Student

Reuben is a 1st year PhD student researching Hydrogen Supply Chain Optimisation. He has an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously worked for Shell under their Trading and Supply business in various capacities.

Scott Caldwell

Scott Caldwell has recently obtained a PhD in Maritime and Mechanical Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University. His thesis was titled ‘Empirical Decision-Making Tools as Applied to Seaports in the Industry 4.0 Paradigm’. He has a BSc (Hons) in Maritime Studies and a MSc in Maritime Operations Management from Liverpool John Moores University. He currently works as a Funding and Monitoring Officer in the Growth Horizons project at Liverpool John Moores University, delivering Industry 4.0 solutions to local SMEs.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Chester and North Wales Members Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

17:30–19:30 GMT.