Overview

A panel of experts on the hydrogen industry will present insights into new and existing technologies for large-scale production, distribution of both heating and transport fuels, and use in mainstream rail transport.

Topics of discussion:

• Large Scale H2 production by the well-known Steam Methane Reformer (SMR) process through to Auto-Thermal Reforming (ATR), as a means of enabling CO2 capture. 
• Novel methods for producing H2 though Thermomechanical cycles, making usage of ‘Chemical Loop’ in which a material is used to store a product or reactant transiently.
• The HyNET project at which a proportion of hydrogen would be injected into the general Natural Gas system – large enough to make a difference to CO2 emissions, but small enough to avoid the costs associated with wholesale replacement or modification of appliances.
• How the world’s first hydrogen train shows whether hydrogen is a realistic option for rail traction within the UK. The implications of hydrogen being an energy vector will also be discussed.

Speakers

• Dr Vince White, Senior Research Associate, Process Gases Technology, Air Products
• Dr Stuart Scott, Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Cambridge University
• Andy Brown, Engineering Director, Progressive Energy Ltd
• David Shirres, Editor, Rail Engineer

Agenda

• 18:00 – Arrival/registration
• 18:30 – Presentations
• 19:45 – Q&A and panel discussion
• 20:15 – Networking with refreshments
• 21:00 – Close