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Day One - December 6, 2022

EXAMINING PRO-BUSINESS POLICIES THAT REWARD RISK-TAKING AND INVESTMENT

Bringing Together End Users, Developers, And Policymakers To Bridge The Gaps That Are Currently Restricting Rapid Market Development

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08:30 Coffee and Registration

09:00 Chairs Opening Remarks Setting The Context For The Conference

In the present environment, with high inflation and rising interest rates, the question of what is and is not affordable is the most important consideration in the scaling up of hydrogen projects. The question is how the government in the United States and Canada can stimulate the market to encourage market participants to take risks on hydrogen projects. Day one will focus on answering questions such as "what are the best methods for scaling up from small-scale projects” and how can collaboration with end users expedite the development of the market?"

Day 1 Chair: Tom Holmberg, Partner, Global Projects Group, Baker Botts

09:10 USA FEDERAL POLICY Perspective On US Federal Policy For Future Expansion Of Hydrogen Market

- Perspectives on the roadmap for decarbonizing key U.S. industries with blue and green hydrogen and specific steps taken by the United States government to facilitate the market's rapid expansion

- Outlining strategies to incentivise end-users and increase project demand and detailing transparency regarding project timelines

Anthony Mcmaken, Manager Of Finance, Highly Innovative Fuels

09:25 Questions & Discussion 

09:30 CANADIAN FEDERAL POLICY Accelerating The Development Of Canada's Hydrogen Sector By Incentivizing Demand With Market Mechanisms That Will Make End User Adoption More Predictable
- To what extent will the federal government of Canada take real steps to close the gaps and encourage the market's rapid growth?
- Developing strategies to reduce carbon emissions from key Canadian economic sectors and strengthen regional ecosystems
- Detailing strategies to motivate end user industries to drive demand and increase predictability

Amandeep Garcha, Senior Manager, Fuels Diversification Division, Hydrogen Strategy, Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada

        09:55 Questions & Discussions Chaired by Tom Holmberg

- What specific steps do governments need to take to close the gap and facilitate the market's rapid expansion?

- What strategies are needed to incentivize end-users and increase project demand?

- To speed up implementation, how can developers, industrial end users and policymakers better collaborate to develop bankable projects?

- How can developers and policymakers work together to build the ecosystem and accelerate more rapid deployment?

HEARING FROM KEY INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ON PLANS TO DECARBONIZE AND INVEST IN HYDROGEN Where does it make sense to be part of the local ecosystem?

Accelerating Demand Growth In Petrochemicals, Oil Refineries & Ammonia Production

Hub/Regional Focus

Houston Hydrogen Hub

Port Of Corpus Christi Hydrogen Hub

Hydrogen City Texas

HALO Hydrogen Hub

PETROCHEMICALS ECO-SYSTEM

Bridging The Gaps To Accelerate Demand Growth Of Cleaner Hydrogen (Green & Blue) For Petrochemicals

10:10 END USER REFINERY PERSPECTIVE Prospects For Utilizing More Green Hydrogen For Desulfurization & Feedstock Processing

- Lowering the sulphur content of fuels and heating across different processes

- Decarbonize desulfurization and feedstock processing

- Hydrocracking, hydrotreating and hydrogenation

- Understanding end-user requirements on how to make sure clean hydrogen projects are economically viable and profitable.

Julie Valentine, Director of Refining and Sustainability, Emerson Automation Solutions

10:40 Morning Networking Refreshment Break

11:10 DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE Blue Hydrogen enabled by Carbon Capture and Storage

- Addressing the economics, what is and what isn’t affordable in the context of high inflation and rising   interest rates

- Bringing everything together to make sure projects are successful 

- Mapping out how to make projects economically viable and profitable

       Nikhil Joshi, Director, Innovation & Technology, Talos Energy

11:30 ECO-SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT  Strategies For Distribution Infrastructure & Ecosystem Buildout To Serve The Petrochemicals Industry With Cleaner Hydrogen           

- Defining the end user markets in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas & Oklahoma 

- Optimal siting of new facilities to serve petrochemical and refinery customers in Texas and Louisiana

- Timelines of developing pipeline infrastructure and addressing safety issues with hydrogen transportation by pipeline in the local area

       Brett Perlman, CEO, Center for Houston’s Future, Inc.           

12:00 – 12:20 Extended Questions & Discussion – How can industrial end users, developers and policymakers work together to address the gaps and build a hydrogen ecosystem in the Gulf Coast region?                             

12:20 Networking Lunch

Building An Ecosystem To Support Demand Growth In Steel Making, Cement Manufacturing & Large Scale Energy Storage   

North-East Regional Focus

North-East Hydrogen Hub Ohio River Valley Hydrogen Hub

Pennsylvania Hub Ohio Clean Hydrogen Hub

West Virginia & Mid-West Hydrogen Hub

PANEL – MAKING THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE REALITY IN THE NORTHEAST

13:20 Developing a Regional Northeast Ecosystem, That Is Cost Competitive, To Drive Hydrogen Usage In Steelmaking, Manufacturing, Heavy Duty Transportation & Utilities 

13:20 CEMENT MANUFACTURING Justification of The Investment Case For Decarbonization Of Cement Production for Those Facilities Where It Is Economically Rational With And Without Subsidies

- The roadmap to cement industry decarbonization

- Outlining the importance of subsidies to support the production of hydrogen and carbon capture for cement production

- Views on the benefits of getting blue hydrogen projects off the ground quicker versus green hydrogen 

- Conclusions on the short to medium-term investment case in the absence of subsidies

               Peter Paone, P.Eng, Senior Technical Advisor, Bridge Gap Engineering

13:40 Q&A Discussion

Outlining The Steps Needed To Scale Up Green Hydrogen Projects To Make Them Profitable

 

​13:50 LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN STORAGE PROJECTS
Market Realities For Rapid And Profound Low-carbon Hydrogen Scale-up: Challenges And Solutions

Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist and Chief Carbon Wrangler, Carbon Direct

14:20 Renewable Hydrogen: Long Term Opportunity with Near Term Challenges

Antonio Fayad, Manager, H2 Strategy & Origination, EDP

14:50 Questions & Discussion

Regional Hydrogen Market Segmentation For Industrial End Users In The Midwest

15:00 Networking Refreshment Break

Regional Hub Focus 

FUTURE VISION FOR DEVELOPING HYDROGEN HUBS TO LAUNCH NEW MARKETS

Building An Integrated Supply Chain Using Hydrogen Feedstocks For The Chemical Industry, Renewable Aviation Fuels, Ammonia Fertiliser, And Blue Hydrogen From Waste Gas

15:30 SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS FROM HYDROGEN
Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Partnerships Using Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, and Renewable Energy, and Their Potential for Profitable Scale-Up. What are the near-term green and blue hydrogen opportunities for use in renewable aviation fuels?

Hugo Wagner, Manager, Strategic Technology Partnerships, Airbus Americas
Arnab Chatterjee, VP Of Infrastructure, ZeroAvia

16:15  INCENTIVIZING HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND Defining The Steps Needed To Implement A Hydrogen Infrastructure For Heavy Duty Vehicles That Is Both Sustainable And Profitable

- Presenting the strategic approach for scaling up hydrogen infrastructure to support fuel cell electric vehicle deployment

- One vision for the relationship between major eco-systems and hydrogen hubs and the placement of hydrogen fuelling facilities

- How policymakers and those building transportation infrastructure can encourage and expand the market

- Identifying infrastructure development funds for developing the hydrogen fuelling infrastructure for the North American trucking industry   

-  Addressing the key gaps that are preventing hydrogen from becoming a viable fuel for trucking across the United States and Canada

- How cost can be reduced across the hydrogen value chain for transportation  

Sayanta Dutta, VP of Strategy & Growth, Hyzon Motors

16:45 EXAMPLE - HYDROGEN HUB PARTNERSHIPS IN NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota's Hydrogen Hub: The Long-Term Plan for the Entire Ecosystem, From Carbon Capture through Distribution to Consumers

Mike Hopkins, CEO, Bakken Energy  

             17:05  Questions & Discussion

17:10 Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Day 1

17:15 Networking Drinks Reception

Hydrogen end-users, distributors, technology experts, and developers from the United States and Canada will gather for a networking drinks reception i