Hydrogen Sustainability and Circularity Conference
Sustainability and circularity are crucial for the implementation of hydrogen technologies. The conference will focus on the exchange of knowledge on the development of environmentally friendly and recyclable materials and innovative production technologies to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of hydrogen technologies in the areas of green hydrogen production, storage and application.
Organizer
HyCentA Research GmbH in the course of the IEA AFC Annex 34
Content Description
The conference "Hydrogen Sustainability and Circularity" will be held as part of the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Advanced Fuel Cells Annex 34.
Relevant topics are
- Innovative materials for electrolyzers, fuel cells and storage solutions
- Reduction or replacement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- Eco-design and eco-efficiency
- Raw materials and supply chain
- Manufacturing processes, automation and scaling up
- Waste management, re- and upcycling
- Techno-economic and social science aspects
- Environment and life cycle assessment
Program
Preliminary agenda
- 09:00 Welcome and Introduction
Patrick Pertl (Area Manager Green Mobility, HyCentA) - 09:10 Eco-design as a pathway to sustainability
Javier Dufour (Head of Energía's Systems Analysis Unit and
Professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, IMDEA Madrid) - 09:40 Sustainability and circularity of fuel cells: between challenges and opportunities
Aymeric Canton (Program Manager, CEA) - 10:10 Closing the loop: precious metal recycling to support the hydrogen and fuel cell scale-up
Christian Gebauer (Head of Research and Development, Heraeus Precious Metals) - 10:40 Break
- 10:50 Towards a close-loop recycling of critical raw materials and ionomer in fuel cells and electrolyzer:
the experience of Hensel Recycling
Anna Marchisio (Business Development Manager, Hensel Recycling) - 11:20 Noble metal reduction and corresponding footprint of coatings for metallic bipolar plates
Mathias Reum (Manager Strategic Business Unit Fuel Cell, Schaeffler AG) - 11:50 Lunch Break
- 12:50 Sustainability assessment of H2 technologies
Alessandro Agostini (Head of the Energy Technologies Sustainability Unit, ENEA) - 13:20 To be Determined
- 13:50 Break
- 14:00 Roadmap to recycling of PEM electrolyzer components
Marianne Kapp (Project Manager, HyCentA Research GmbH) - 14:30 Recycling as the key for developing sustainable hydrogen storage materials
Claudio Pistidda (Group Leader Experimental Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH) - 15:00 Thermomechanical stability of hydrocarbon-based membranes in PEM fuel cells
Aniket Kumar (Researcher, Simon Fraser University)
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Target Audience
The target audience includes experts and professionals in the fields of hydrogen technologies, sustainable material development, and innovative production processes. This encompasses scientists, engineers, industry representatives, policymakers, and members of environmental organizations and NGOs.
Participant Information
Contact Address
HyCentA Research GmbH
Martin Aggarwal
Inffeldgasse 15
E-Mail: aggarwal@hycenta.at