Overview

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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. 

Time

18:00—21:00

Agenda

18:00 — arrival/registration
18:30 — presentations
19:45 — Q&A and panel discussion
20:15 — networking with refreshments
21:00 — close

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