The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar features afternoon technical breakout sessions featuring current, innovative, and informative presentations from the industry's top researchers, scientists, and professionals from around the world.  

See below for the 2023 Technical Sessions program - click on topic to jump down to see presentations in that session. Please note there may be changes in schedule or speakers as event program is finalized.

To see the list of Technical Posters (Hall A), click HERE.  

Wednesday, February 8

Session One
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Topics

• Hydrogen Production I

• Storage & Distribution I

• Cost Modelling

• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells I

• Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications

• Safety Codes & Standards

Session Two
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Topics

• Problem Solving Solutions

• Storage & Distribution II

• Commercial Applications

• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells II

• Transportation Research

• Aerospace Applications

  Thursday, February 9

Session One
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

• Hydrogen Production II

• Fuel Cell Research

• Deployment - Case Studies I

• Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells I

• Maritime Applications

• Cross-Cutting Topics

Session Two
3:45 PM - 5:40 PM

• Hydrogen Production III

• Materials Advances

• Deployment - Case Studies II

• Fuel Cell Production Improvements

• Aviation

• HyBlend and SHASTA National Laboratory Panel

Wednesday, February 8

Session One

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hydrogen Production I
Wednesday, February 8
Room 101-A, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Keith Wipke, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Deploying the Green Hydrogen Economy at Scale - Tim Cortes, Plug Power

• Renewable Hydrogen from Waste - PD Madden, Eco Energy International

• Production of Green Hydrogen via Microbial Electrolysis - Abhijeet Borole, Electro-Active Technologies, Inc.

• Low-Cost Coating Technology for PEM Water Electrolyzer Metallic Bipolar Plates - Conghua Wang, TreadStone Technologies, Inc.

• Green H2 Production from Waste Biomass - Katherine Chou, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Golu H2 - Modular, Off-Grid, Renewable Hydrogen from Ethanol - Dr. Inder Pal Singh, SBI Bio Energy

Storage & Distribution I
Wednesday, February 8
Room 101-B, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Mark Richards, U.S. Department of Energy

• Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Network Model for Hydrogen Hub Deployment - Sheik Tanveer, Argonne National Laboratory

• Distributed EV/H2 infrastructure development using PureCell Model 400 - Jacqueline Easton, Ph.D, HyAxiom

• Cryo-compressed Hydrogen for the Heavy-duty Transportation Sector - David Jaramillo, Verne

• SAFCell & Liquid Hydrogen Carriers: Enabling Low-cost Hydrogen Transport and Storage - Calum Chisholm, SAFCell

• Strategies to Bridge the Hydrogen Infrastructure Gap - Hernan Henriquez, BayoTech

• Mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Stations: Study on Energy Consumption and its Optimization - Peter Werth, Wolftank Hydrogen

Cost Modelling
Wednesday, February 8
Room 102-A/B, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Chris LaFleur, Sandia National Laboratory   

• Modeling Hydrogen Opportunity and Strategy Using NREL’s Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Transmission Analysis Tool (HyPSTAT) - Yijin Li, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• The Role of Fuel Cells in Zero Net Energy Homes - Robert Flores, University of California, Irvine

• Bottom-up PEM Electrolyzer Cost Modeling based on Manufacturing and Assembly Processes - Joe Brauch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Virtual Fuel Cell System Development Supported by Real-time Capable Physical-based Simulation Models - Christoph Poetsch, AVL List GmbH

• A Comparative Study on Near-Term and Long-Term Levelized Cost of Hydrogen for Alkaline, PEM, Solid Oxide, and AEM Water Electrolysis Plants - Yaset Acevedo, Strategic Analysis

• Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Methane-Hydrogen Blends Transportation in Pipelines: Estimating Energy Costs - T. A. Venkatesh, Stony Brook University

Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications
Wednesday, February 8
Room 103-a/b, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Donna Ho, U.S. Department of Energy            

• Faster, More Reliable, and Lower Cost Filling For Heavy Duty Vehicles - John Coursen, Luxfer Gas Cylinders

• Understanding the Class 8 Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Drayage Truck Market: Fleet Adoption and Infrastructure Deployment in California - Bryan Lee, CALSTART

• Direct Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cell Powertrain Manufacturing Cost Analysis for Automotive Applications - Yong Yang, Austin Power Engineering LLC

• H2@Rescue A Novel Fuel Cell Powered Emergency Vehicle - Nicholas Josefik, US Army

• High Power Density Fuel Cell Systems for Commercial Vehicles - Alexander Schenk, AVL List GmbH

• Development of High Power and Durable Fuel Cell System for Heavy-Duty Trucks at Hyzon Motors - Shinichi Hirano, Hyzon Motors

Problem Solving SOlutions
Wednesday, February 8
Room 101-a, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Sarah Michalik, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Polymer and Metal Sealing Solutions for Demanding Hydrogen Applications - Ozlem Ozturk Bilal and Christophe Valdenaire, Saint-Gobain High Performance Solutions

• Methanol: An Optimal Feedstock for Low-Cost, Green Hydrogen for Transportation Applications - Dave Edlund, Element 1 Corporation

• Novel Process for Production of Green Hydrogen from Ethanol - Jeffrey Harrison, Pyrochem Catalyst Company

• Industrialization of PEMFC Stack Modules: How to Scale Up - Philipp Ruez, EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies

Storage & Distribution II
Wednesday, February 8
Room 101-B, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Claire Behar, Hy Stor Energy

• Fundamental Research to Enable High-Volume, Long-Term Subsurface Hydrogen Storage in Mississippi - Claire Behar, Hy Stor Energy

• The Role for Distributed Production Systems in Delivering Hydrogen Fuel at Airports - Rambhupal Bhimireddy, ZeroAvia

• Thermodynamic Analysis of Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Refueling - Hla Tun, Argonne National Laboratory

• Assessment and Deployment of Gas Analyzers for In-Line Hydrogen Fuel Quality Verification for Commercial Fueling Stations - Matt Post, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Hydrogen Trailer Fire Protection Considerations, Steven Hoffman, Air Products

Commercial Applications
Wednesday, February 8
room 102-A/B, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Jack Brouwer, University of California, Irvine

• Eliminating GHG-Scope 1 Process Emissions - Dean Moretton, Hydrogen Technologies

• Noise Generation from Discharging Hydrogen can be Considered as an Environmental Nuisance - Alexander Glaunach, Glaunach GmbH

• Hydrogen Generators used in the Micro Grid Optimization Solution - Thomas Nelson, BWR Innovations LLC

• Renewable Hydrogen Peaking Power - Matt McMonagle, NovoHydrogen

• Ammonia-Air AFC-based Power Source for Emergency Applications - Gennadi Finkelshtain, GenCell

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells II
Wednesday, February 8
room 102-C, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Patcharin (Rin) Burke, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Solid Oxide Cell and Stack Development at Elcogen - Matti Naponen, Elcogen

• Metal-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers for Low-cost, Robust, Rapid-start Systems - Mike Tucker, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• From Prototype, Prove of Concepts, Towards Reliable Serial Design and Robust Production Processes for SOFC and SOEC Hot Balance of Plant Systems - Michel Dubuisson, Bosal

• Fabrication and Evaluation of R-SOC stacks Using Dual Manifolds - YoungSang Lee, E&KOA

• Energy Storage Using Solid Oxide Technology - Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, FuelCell Energy

• Manufacturing of Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells at Idaho National Laboratory - Zeyu Zhao, Idaho National Laboratory

Transportation Research
Wednesday, February 8
room 103-A/B, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Jennifer Hamilton, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Partnership   

• PEM Fuel Cells Performance in Real-World Environmental Conditions - Tatyana Reshetenko, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii

• Fuel Cell Vehicle Electrification: What Matters - Gus Block, Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC

• Innovative Operating Strategies for the Optimization of PEMFC System Performance - Guillaume Soubeyran, Centre d'énergie Atomique (CEA)

• Building a Sustainable Future for Membrane Electrode Assemblies in the Fuel Cell Value Chain - Mike Petch, Johnson Matthey

• Innovative Humidification Concepts for Fuel Cell Systems in Mobile Applications - Soeren Tinz, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

• The Electric Turbocharger (ETC) Developed by IHI to Enable High Efficiency Fuel Cell Systems Through Effective Air Handling - Calogero Avola, IHI Turbo America

Aerospace applications
Wednesday, February 8
room 103-C, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Joseph Hartvigsen, OxEon Energy, LLC

• Electrofuels Made with Hydrogen - Andy Stevenson, Twelve

• Titanium Bipolar Plates for Aviation: What is Essential for the Production - Fabian Kapp, Graebener® Bipolar Plate Technologies

• Hydrogen-Powered Drones - Ted Barnes, GTI Energy

• Solid Oxide Developments for Aerospace Applications: Fuel and Power Production Off of the Surface of Earth - Joseph Hartvigsen, OxEon Energy, LLC

Thursday, February 9

Session One
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hydrogen Production II
Thursday, February 9
Room 101-a, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: McKenzie Hubert, U.S. Department of Energy

• Green Hydrogen: An Electrolyzer OEM's Perspective on What's Real and What's Hype - Stephen Szymanski, Nel Hydrogen

• Development of Next Generation Membranes for PEM Water Electrolysis in AGC, FORBLUETM S-SERIES - Shintaro Hayabe, AGC, Inc.

• System Designs and Operational Strategies for Low-cost Hydrogen Production from Electrolyzers Operating in Wholesale Power Markets or Directly Coupled with Wind and Solar - Alex Badgett, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• An Integrated Approach to a Blue/Green Option for Power and Fuel - Alexey Serov, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Renewable Natural Gas and its Role in Hydrogen Production - Gabriel Olson, BayoTech

• Clean Hydrogen Production through Shock Wave Pyrolysis - Colin Copeland, Simon Fraser University

Fuel Cell Research
Thursday, February 9
room 101-B, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Chair: Patcharin (Rin) Burke, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Experimental Study on Local Degradation and Homogeneous Current Density Distribution of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells -Yeong Ho Lee, Seoul National University

• Pemion®: Durable, High-Performance Hydrocarbon-based Membrane Technologies Enabling Next-Generation PEMFCs - Ben Britton, Ionomr Innovations Inc.

• 200–400°C Proton-Conducting Electrolyte - Ben Peterson, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota

• Spatially Resolved, Impedance-based PEMFC Stack Model for Observation and Monitoring - Tobias Goosmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• Effect of Compressed Pattern of Gas Diffusion Layer on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance - Bogeun Choi, University of Seoul

• Challenges and Opportunities in Platinum & Iridium Recycling of Spent Fuel Cells, MEAs and Manufacturing Waste Streams - George Lucas, Gannon & Scott

Deployment - Case Studies I
Thursday, February 9
Room 102-A/B, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair:

• The Power Challenge in Data Centers and How Hydrogen Could be the Solution - Yuval Bachar, EdgeCloudLink (ECL)

• H2@Scale in Texas Infrastructure Deployment Framework - Michael Lewis, The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Electromechanics

• Mobile Zero-Emission Electrical Generator - Paul B. Scott, Rocket Truck

• Investigating Large-Scale Hydrogen Technology RD&D - Katherine Hurst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Experimental Evaluation of Power-to-Gas-to-Power for Long Duration Energy Storage - Bobby Laviguer, National Fuel Cell Research Center, UCI

Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells I
Thursday, February 9
Room 102-C, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Evelyn Lopez, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Development of Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems for Flexible Energy Storage and Hydrogen Production - Robert Braun, Colorado School of Mines

• Large Area Solid Oxide Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production - Olga Marina, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• Direct Seawater Electrolysis in a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell - Luca Mastropasqua, University of California, Irvine

• SOEC as Enabler of Highly Efficient Hydrogen and E-fuel Production - Bernd Reiter, AVL List GmbH

• Analysis of H2 Cost for Gigawatt-Scale Solid Oxide Electrolysis - Brian James, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

• Hydrogen Production at Intermediate Temperatures: Advancement of Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (p-SOEC) at Idaho National Laboratory - Joshua Gomez, Idaho National Laboratory

Maritime Applications
Thursday, February 9
Room 103-A/B, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Jay Keller, Zero Carbon Energy Solutions (ZCES)                       

• Solving Shipping’s Decarbonization Challenge Using Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Ports, Highlighting the Value of Hydrogen Reformer Technology with LT PEM Fuel Cells - Robert Schluter, e1 Marine

• PEM Fuel Cell Retrofit Solution for Marine Industry – an example - Hans-Peter Klein, TECO 2030 ASA

• Fuel Cell Power to Enable Subsea Untethered Missions and Critical Operations - Bob Wynn, Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc.

• Hydrogen-powered Truck for Zero-emissions Operations in the Port of Valencia: the H2Ports Project - Elio Simeoni, University of Naples Parthenope

• Optimal Insulation Requirements for Onboard Liquid Hydrogen Tanks for Marine Application - Padmini Mellacheruvu, Lloyd's Register

• Liquid Hydrogen Carriers as a Route to Cut the Carbon Footprint in Shipping - Simona Di Micco, University of Naples Parthenope

Cross-Cutting topics
Thursday, February 9
Room 103-C, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chair: Jennifer Hamilton, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership

• The Fuel Cell Industry Review 2022 - Accelerating Growth? - David Hart, E4tech / ERM

• IHI Contribution to the Hydrogen Society and Pursuit of Sustainability with Advancements on Energy Management Systems, Fuel Cell Technologies, Ammonia Production and Utilization - Bill Gray, IHI Turbo America

• Analytical Methods to Minimize Total Cost of Ownership for Hydrogen Energy Systems - Pieter Dermont, Modelon

• Warmed Probe Technology Helps to Overcome the Measurement Challenges in High Humidity Environments - Steve Santoro, Vaisala

• Fuel Cell Balance of Plant: The Power of Components - Ski Milburn, Eberspächer VAIREX

• Customer-Centric Vehicle Design and Fuel Cell Integration: The Key to Deploying Hydrogen-Electric Fleets - Rob Stevenson, Loop Energy

Session Two
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Hydrogen Production III
Thursday, February 9
Room 101-A, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Evelyn Lopez, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Large-scale Hydrogen Electrolyzer Plant Design and Cost Analysis - Yong Yang, Austin Power Engineering LLC

• In-Situ, Cell-Level Monitoring of Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Using AI Enhanced Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy - Sue Zheng, Analog Devices

• Waste-to-Hydrogen: Carbon-negative H2 with Minimal Impact on the Power Grid - Jean-Louis Kindler, Ways2H Inc.

• Raven SR Steam/CO2 Reforming Waste-To-Hydrogen Production - Matt Murdock, Raven SR

• Generation of Hydrogen from Organic Wastes in High Yield Using a Conceived Prototype - Hussain Ahmad, Environmental Protection Agency Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

• The Path to Large Scale Electrolysis Deployment: From Lab to MW System Deployment - Devashish Kulkarni, Nel Hydrogen

Materials Advances
Thursday, february 9
room 101-b, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Julie Fornaciari, U.S. Department of Energy       

• Materials Engineering for Hydrogen Service: Arlon 3000XT® Crosslinked PEEK Properties and Performance - Kerry Drake, Greene Tweed & Co

• Advanced Nafion™ Membranes for Water Electrolysis - Marc Gurau, Chemours

• A Path on Breaking the Nafion® type Membrane Conductivity-selectivity Trade-off in the Acid-based Flow Batteries - Kitty Nijmeijer, Eindhoven University of Technology

• Technoeconomic Analysis of Thermoplastic Formed Bulk Metallic Glass in Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Storage, and Electrolyzers - Cassidy Houchins, Strategic Analysis

• Catalyst Layers: From Materials to Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing - Alexey Serov, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Development and Manufacturing of Precious Metal Free Metal Bipolar Plate Coatings for PEM Fuel Cells - Gerald DeCuollo, TreadStone Technologies, Inc.

Deployment - Case Studies II
Thursday, February 9
Room 102-A/B, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Jay Keller, Zero Carbon Energy Solutions (ZCES)     

• JP-8/Diesel Fueled, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid Electric Vehicle Prototype - Subir Roychoudhury, Precision Combustion, Inc.

• Maintenance Facility Retrofit for Nation's First Hydrogen Train - Brianne Overton, Mott MacDonald

• Enabling the Hydrogen Enabled Airport Ecosystem - Matt Gregori, SoCal Gas and Alex Pischalnikov, Arthur D. Little

• Ricardo High Specific Power Multi-Stack Fuel Cell Applications for Aviation, Marine and Heavy-Duty Sectors - Shahin Hessami, Ricardo

• ZECAP (Zero-Emissions For California Ports) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Yard Truck Demonstration at the Port of Los Angeles - Bart Sowa, GTI Energy

• Solid Oxide Electrolysis Demonstration - Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, FuelCell Energy

Fuel Cell Production Improvements
Thursday, February 9
room 102-C, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Sarah Michalik, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• AutoStack Industry Consortium - Mature and Cost Competitive Stack Technology for Automotive Mass Production - The Results - André Martin, André Martin Consulting

• Potential for Advanced Manufacturing in PEM Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Stacks - Jennie Huya-Kouadio, Strategic Analysis

• Advanced SOFC Systems for Efficient Power Production - Mark LaBarbera, FuelCell Energy

• Meeting the Scale-Up Challenge: Development of a High Volume Production Process for SOFC Gaskets - Stephen Bond, Flexitallic

• Production Tech for CCM for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers - Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH

• Stack and Leak Test Solutions to Lift Fuel Cell Production on Next Level - Tom Schwoerer, ZELTWANGER Leak Testing & Automation LP

Aviation
Thursday, February 9
Room 103-A/B, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Rick Mullins, Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.

• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Aviation - Pedro Nehter, Airbus Operations GmbH

• Development & Flight Testing of the Advanced Modular Power and Energy System (AMPES) - PEM Fuel Cell for Spaceflight and Lunar Surface Missions - William Smith, Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.

• High in the Sky with Low CI Hydrogen - Kathleen Dailey, Life Cycle Associates

• Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain Performance in Flight - Rudolf Coertze, ZeroAvia

• Developing a Multimodal H2-Airport Hub, Jesse Schneider, ZEV Station

HyBlend and SHASTA: Blending Hydrogen into Natural Gas Pipelines and Underground Geologic Storage - National Laboratory PAnel
Thursday, February 9
Room 103-C, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Chair: Todd Deutsch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• HyBlend: Techno-economic Analysis – Kevin Topolski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• HyBlend: Life-cycle Analysis – Amgad Elgowainy, Argonne National Laboratory

• HyBlend: Polymers – Kevin Simmons, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• HyBlend: Metals – Chris San Marchi, Sandia National Laboratory

• Subsurface Hydrogen Assessment, Storage, and Technology Acceleration (SHASTA) – Nicholas Huerta (+ others), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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