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Conference: Maritime Hydrogen & Marine Renewable Energy


Join us in Florø for the latest updates on technology, policies and projects within the maritime hydrogen and marine renewable energy industries.

Participants will have plenty of opportunities to meet up with potential business and project partners, and to engage in discussions with scientists, business developers, technology suppliers and project managers. You also get the chance to travel with the award winning vessel "Vision of the Fjords". 

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Agenda October 3rd

12.00 - 12.30   
Registration
12.30 - 12.35    
Welcome
Trond Strømgren, GCE Subsea / Maritim Forening Sogn og Fjordane

12.40 - 12.55
Opening speach
State Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde


Plenum session: Moderator Elisabet Kjerstad Bøe, Hydrogen Region Sogn & Fjordane

13.00 - 13.20
Water-Go-Round - First fuel cell vessel in the US
Joseph W. Pratt, CEO&CTO GG Zero Marine and Ryan Sookhoo, Director Business Development, Hydrogenics

13.25 - 13.45
Equinor - Large scale hydrogen production
Per Sandberg, Senior advisor, New Energy Solutions

13.50 - 14.10
Deep Purple – Offshore hydrogen technologies for CO2-free stable energy production
Marit Mork, Project Manager, TechnipFMC

14.15 - 15.00
Coffe / snack break


15.00 - 17.00
Parallel Session 2 - Moderator Kai Stolz, GCE Subsea
Marine Renewable Energy

1. Equinor - Offshore wind and new markets ahead
Per Sandberg, Senior advisor, New Energy Solutions

2. Seaproof Solutions - Cable protection for harsh environments
Henrik Bang-Andreasen, CEO and Founder

3. Basque Energy Cluster - Focus on marine renewable energy
Jose Ignacio Hormaeche, General Manager

15.00 - 17.00
Parallel Session 1 - Moderator Trond Strømgren, GCE Subsea / Maritim Forening Sogn og Fjordane
Short introduction to hydrogen equipment manufacturers

1. Fuel Cells. 
Ballard, Kristina F. Juelsgaard; Hydrogenics, Ryan Sookhoo; PowerCell, Johan Burgren; Proton motor, Rohit Prasad; Toshiba, Shoichi Hidai; Nedstack, Roel van Pas 

2. Pressure/Storage Vessels
Hexagon, Vegard Fredheim; MAN Cryo, David Larsson

3. Electrolysers and Refueling Stations
ITM Power, Kristoffer Olsen; NEL, Bjørn Simonsen


18.30
Departure for Knutholmen on board the award winning "Vision of the Fjords"

22.15
Return from Kalvåg


Agenda October 4th

09.00 - 09.05
Welcome
Trond Strømgren, GCE Subsea / Maritim Forening Sogn og Fjordane

Plenum session: Moderator Maria Brandsøy, Maritim Forening Sogn og Fjordane

09.05 - 09.25
Future Proof Shipping - Hydrogen powered inland vessel
Prasanna Colluru, Director Corporate Strategy

09.30 - 09.50
HySEASIII Ferry Project

Kristina F. Juelsgaard, Business Development Director, Ballard

09.55 - 10.15
Norwegian Public Roads Administration - Hydrogen propulsion car ferry tender
Edvard Sandvik, Head of Department, Ferry Section

10.20 - 11.00
Break


11.00 - 12.30
Parallel Session 2 - Moderator Kai Stolz, GCE Subsea
Marine Renewable Energy

1. EMEC - Orkney, a living lab for marine renewable energy
Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Development Manager
2. Hydrowave - The new way of extracting wave energy
Geir Arne Solheim, CEO
3. Xylem Analytics / Aanderaa Data Instruments AS - Smart monitoring for better production
Inger Graves, Ocean & Coastal Business Development, Leader EMEAI-AP and Tomás Crespo Moreno, Customer Care Center Manager

11.00 - 12.30
Parallel Session 1 - Moderator Elisabet Kjerstad Bøe, Hydrogen Region Sogn & Fjordane
Hydrogen Infrastructure

1. Hyon - Maritime Fuel Cell Solutions; Safety, rules & regulations and classification experiences
Tomas Tronstad, Managing Director
2. Norsk H2 AS – Game changer: Big scale 100% Green Hydrogen Production in Norway
Cyril Dufau-Sansot, Managing Director
3. Gasnor - Coastal logistics for gas, incl. hydrogen
Aksel Skjervheim, Business Development Manager


12.30 - 13.30
End of conference and lunch


Earlier Event: September 13
Speed date
Later Event: October 23
Ocean Space - riggbesøk Scarabeo 5