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Rutgers: Hydrogen Energy Workshop

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 FROM 8:00AM- 6:00PM EASTERN. An inaugural forum on hydrogen energy technologies and policy to encourage collaboration and innovative project development, foster public/private partnerships, and support state governments in meeting clean energy, resilience, and environmental justice goals—with a focus on opportunities for Northeast states.

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EVENT SCHEDULE AND PRESENTERS (additional panelists to be confirmed)

BREAKFAST & NETWORKING

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.



WELCOME

9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

Alberto Cuitiño, Interim Dean, School of Engineering

Mohsen A. Jafari, Chair and Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers School of Engineering



MORNING PROGRAM

Plenary Speakers

9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Tomas Green, Hydrogen Shot Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy

Sunita Satyapa, Director of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

PANEL 1: Economics & Policy, Regulatory Factors, Services and Economically Viable Sources of Clean Energy

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Catherine Klinger, New Jersey Governor’s Office of Climate Action

Rachel Shwon, Rutgers Energy Institute

Moderator: Katrina Fritz, Interim Executive Director, California Hydrogen Business Council



COFFEE & NETWORKING

11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.



PANEL 2: Market Opportunities Barriers and Challenges

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Nick Barillo, Center for Hydrogen Safety

Ray Bukowski, New Jersey Natural Gas Company

Dave Edwards, Air Liquide

Eric Larson, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University

Parker Meeks, Hyzon Motors Inc.

Moderator: Frank Wolak, President and CEO, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association



LUNCH & PLENARY SPEAKER

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Andrea Lubawy, Senior Engineer - Advanced Vehicle Technology, Toyota North America

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

PANEL 3: Research and Technology

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Mark Chung, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Steve Halford, GE Grid Solutions

Pradheep Kile, National Grid

Anders B. Laursen, RenewCO2

Charles Sharpless, Princeton University

Moderator: Jack Brouwer, Professor and Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center and Advanced Power and Energy Program, University of California, Irvine

PANEL 4: Hydrogen Case Studies - Production, Storage, Transportation, Usage

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Kirt Conrad, Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (STARK) Ohio

Bill Elrick, California Fuel Cell Partnership

Jacob Goldberg, California Port Applications

Bridget King, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Troy Michaud, Fuel Cell Energy

Moderator: Chuck Feinberg, Chairman, NJ Clean Cities Coalition

Closing Remarks

Mohsen Jafari

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Time: 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering

                 First Floor Concepts Lab



Parking for the event is available in Lots 59, 60A, and 60B 

Register your vehicle with Rutgers Institutional Planning & Operations



For more information please contact: Mohsen Jafari at jafari@soe.rutgers.edu.