Power Forward: From the lab to the hydrogen economy

30th-31st of March, Copenhagen

.The transition from fossil-based energy is a complex and difficult task and a burning platform.

While many sectors are switching to direct electrification, this is not a practical option in all areas. Hydrogen can offer potential solutions to the gaps that direct electrification cannot fill. These include energy for heavy transport and energy storage and distribution in areas where direct electrification is unfeasible. However, questions about the technological possibilities, infrastructure and funding of hydrogen-based solutions remain.

. The LESGO project is organizing the workshop “Power Forward: From the lab to the hydrogen economy” which will take place in 30th-31st of March 2023 in Copenhagen.

Focused on the opportunities and barriers to scaling up hydrogen production and infrastructure, it is a place to debate with stakeholders from the entire hydrogen ecosystem and listen to cutting-edge researchers and industrial partners working to bring hydrogen technology to the market.

Agenda

  • Keynote 1: The LESGO technology and its contribution to the hydrogen economy by Luis Guillermo Gerling
  • Keynote 2: Visions for hydrogen in the automotive industry by Nello Li Pira
  • Keynote 3: Accelerated Design of Materials for Hydrogen-related Applications by Ivano
    Castelli
  • Panel Discussion
  • Workshop Session 1: Identifying and prioritizing barriers to success in specific applications of hydrogen technology
  • Workshop session 2: Finding solutions to enable the hydrogen economy
  • Workshop Session 3: Collaborations across the value-chain

Speakers

Luis Guillermo Guerling

Chemical engineer specialising in renewable energies (MSc) and photovoltaics (PhD). He has worked as a process engineer for the industry and as an entrepreneurial scientist focused on transparent photovoltaic applications. In 2021 he joined the Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) unit at ICFO, where he is the project manager of the energy and materials portfolio.

Nello Li Pira

Global R&I Materials Manager at the Centro di Richerche Fiat, where he is also in charge of electrics/electronics and multi-functional materials department. He is the global manager of advanced & aesthetics materials plan, managing the development of novel innovative solutions for different projects including Alfa Romeo, Maserati, FIAT, and JEEP brands. He has international experience in several European projects and he is the inventor of more than 10 industrial patents.

Ivano E. Castelli 

Associate professor in the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark. He got his PhD at DTU in 2013 and joined DTU Energy in 2017, after being a postdoc at EPFL, Switzerland and at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on developing methodologies to automate and accelerate the in-silico design of energy materials at both the bulk and interface levels. His main interests include designing materials with artificial structures and modelling their electrochemical interfaces.

Venue

Vartov – Grundtvigsk Forum

Contact

If you wish to attend the workshop, please contact us.