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The decision of the US Department of Energy (DoE) in October of 2023 to launch seven hydrogen hubs across the contiguous 48 states catapulted the US to the top of hydrogen economy investment rankings. The seven hubs are forecast to together add more than 3 millions tons per year (MTA) of clean hydrogen to US production. While all hubs will produce de-carbonised hydrogen there are major differences between strategies adopted by each hub with some preferring blue, some green, and other production technologies. Join World Hydrogen Leaders and a panel of experts, on Friday 9th February, for presentations on the US H2 Hubs and ask your own questions in a live Q&A.
Speakers
Moderator
Hack Heyward
Staff trainer at World Hydrogen Leaders. Hack has worked in the hydrogen energy industry for more than a decade in Europe, China, and the US. Hack currently writes the North America Hydrogen Digest and China Hydrogen Intelligence newsletters as well as hosts the quarterly China Hydrogen Business Briefing.
Panellists
Dr. Lorena Moscardelli
Leader at State of Texas Advance Resource Recovery Program at Bureau of Economic Geology. Lorena will speak about the techno-economics of H2 storage, especially regarding novel concepts like in-situ storage.
Anja Richmond
Program Director at Wyoming Energy Authority. Anja brings a unique perspective from a state that is at once the least populated in the union, and yet also a major energy exporter. Anja will speak on projects in the state to co-fire H2 with NG to lower carbon intensity as well as the view towards the H2 industry from Cheyenne and other major oil & gas producing regions.
Jay Munster
Former director of commercial liftoff reports at DoE. Jay specializes in hydrogen project due diligence and previously held a senior role at Shell. Jay has an engineering PhD from Harvard in climate science. Jay is actively working with many of the seven H2 Hubs on economic models.
Dr. Elizabeth Kocs
As Senior Manager for Community Benefits at GTI Energy’s Low Carbon Energy Solutions, Dr. Elizabeth Kocs manages key initiatives to support community benefits and impacts of hydrogen and low carbon energy technologies, integrated energy networks and the broader hydrogen ecosystem. She has 30 years of experience developing and managing environmental projects, and leading stakeholder engagement for applied research, planning, and policy initiatives.