(HyPT-3) Overview of Session 2B - Hydrogen from Natural Gas

HyPT Forum

Tuesday 12 September 2023 6:00pm -Ìý7:30pm ACST (UTC+9:30)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:ÌýTim Forbes (Hazer),ÌýSamuli Rasanen (Hycamite),ÌýGerard Gatt (Sakowin),Ìý±Ê´¡±··¡³¢³¢±õ³§°Õ³§ÌýProfÌýAlberto Abanades (UPMadrid),Ìý(Hydrogen Europe),Ìý°ä±á´¡±õ¸éÌýDr Alfonso Chinnici

SESSIONS AIMS TO:

•ÌýAppraise the current state of H2 from natural gas technology, projections and limitations
•ÌýAnalyse the challenges and limitations of emerging technologies, and barriers leading to cost reduction
•ÌýConsider system integration, scale-up and effectiveness, as well as life-cycle analysis.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Tim Forbes (Hazer)

Tim Forbes is Chief Technical Officer at Hazer Group and is focused on commercialising the Hazer Process – Iron Catalysed methane pyrolysis to produce low emission, low cost hydrogen and graphite. Tim is a Chemical Engineer with 16 years industry experience, predominantly with ExxonMobil in R&D, Capital Projects and Process Operations Management spanning a broad range of process technologies including fluidized catalytic cracking, hydroprocessing and hydrogen production.

More recently he has worked at Fortescue Future Industries in green hydrogen and green iron technology development before joining Hazer Group early in 2023. At Hazer the primary areas of focus are commercial scaleup, Hazer Graphite technical market development and catalyst fundamentals.

Samuli Rasanen (Hycamite)

Dr. Samuli Räsänen is an accomplished Vice President of R&D at Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd, holding a Doctor of Science (Technology) degree from Aalto University. With over 10 years of experience in EV precursor development, he possesses a strong foundation in product development and a deep understanding of material science and innovation.

Driven by a passion for growth and exploration, he leads Hycamite's catalyst and carbon product development groups, leveraging their expertise and experience in the field of thermo catalytic decomposition of methane.

Gerard Gatt (Sakowin)

Gérard Gatt discovered hydrogen in 2016 while reflecting on the global challenges of the energy transition and energy performance issues. A specialist in business development, management and innovation financing, he created Sakowin in 2017.Ìý

Sakowin was born of the conviction that methane is, in view of