Overview

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. 

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Clean Energy Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.