Programme

 

08:00 Registration, coffee and networking

09:00 Welcome address from Riviera Maritime Media
Edwin Lampert, Head of Content, Riviera Maritime Media

SESSION ONE: INDUSTRY UPDATE
The opening session will set the scene by providing an industry update. Speakers will look at why hydrogen fuel cells are considered to be a compelling solution for the maritime sector. Speakers will also discuss the leading industry R&D initiatives currently underway.

09:10 Keynote: A ferry operator’s perspective on the potential for hydrogen fuel cells

• What is the current status on energy sources used for ferries and fast ferries?

• Making hydrogen the cheaper alternative

• What practical challenges do we meet when using hydrogen fuel cells?

• What does the future hold for us?

Hilde-Kristin Sæter, Project Manager, Norled

09:30 Q&A

09:40 Fuel Cell technology -a paradigm shift for maritime applications

Our fuel cell studies so far:

• MPV, PSV’s.

• Research vessels.

• Ferries, RORO, Ro-pax.

• Fast ferries.

• Oil rigs/wind farms.

Johan Burgren, Business Manager - Marine Fuel Cell Systems, PowerCell

 

10:00 Q&A

10:10 Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

SESSION TWO: INNOVATION IN HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES

This session will look at how clean hydrogen can be sourced, stored and transported. Fuel cell manufacturers will discuss how their latest solutions benefit vessel owners and operators.

10:50 Design optimization reflecting risk for a hydrogen storage and fuel cell system

• What are the main risks of using a hydrogen fuel cell system?

• How best to store hydrogen in large quantities?

• Can explosion risk inside a fuel cell compartment be prevented?

• How to document acceptable level of safety, what is good enough?

• Issues frequently misunderstood within hydrogen safety

Olav Roald Hansen, Senior Principal Consultant, Risk Management Consulting, Lloyd’s Register

11:10 Q&A

11:20 Fuel cell technologies for maritime applications
• Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells for maritime applications.

• Solid Oxide Fuel Cell systems as an alternative to PEM’s.

• Fuel cell stacks and their application.

• End-of-life of fuel cells, is it possible to dispose in an environmentally friendly way?

Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard, Director of Business Development, Ballard

11:40 Q&A

11:50 Case study: Developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for powering zero-emission cruise vessels

• GE Power Conversion & Nedstack collaboration.

• Market review, regulations ahead, solutions at sea.

• Achieving fuel cell solutions that enable a zero-emission cruise industry.

Renaud Cornu, Passenger Vessels Market Leader, Manager, General Electric

12:10 Q&A

12:20 Networking lunch break in the exhibition area

 

SESSION THREE: ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS

Naval architects and system integrators will address the engineering considerations that need to be made for hydrogen fuel cell powered vessels. Speakers will discuss vessel layout, fuel cell power systems, drive trains and fuel cell system risks.

13:30 Vessel engineering and layout

Vessel engineering considerations when utilising a hydrogen fuel cell system.

• Vessel layout and space management challenges.

• How to manage the weight of hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Jan-Erik Rasanen, Head of New Technologies, Foreship

13:50 Q&A

14:00 Design and engineering of vessels utilising hydrogen as energy carrier

• Presentation of ongoing LMG Marin design that will utilize hydrogen as energy carrier

• Presentation of the design approach for a vessel using hydrogen as energy carrier

• Presentation of engineering challenges for designs utilizing hydrogen as energy carrier

• How do we expect the future market for vessels using hydrogen as energy carrier to be, and what are the expected next steps?

Mikal Hansson Espedal, Project Manager, LMG Marin

14:20 Q&A

SESSION FOUR: INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES
The closing session will bring together a number of case studies that will include world-first hydrogen fuel cell projects. These case studies will shed light on the full potential of hydrogen fuel cells and how they could revolutionise the maritime industry.

14:30 Case study: HySeas III – A ferry for Orkney’s Hydrogen Future

• The Orkney context – what do you do with excess renewable energy?

• Hydrogen infrastructure on land.

• How do ferries fit in?

Edwin Pang, Project Dissemination Lead, HySeas III on behalf of INTERFERRY

 

14:50 Q&A

15:00 Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

15:40 Case study: The Zemships Project – Lessons learnt with field data
Case study looking at the FCS Alsterwasser, the first ever emission-free and climate friendly inland passenger vessel has been sailing since August 2008.
Rohit Prasad, Technical Sales & Business Development, Proton Motors

16:00 Q&A

16:10 The EU-funded FLAGSHIPS project
This case study will look at the EU-funded FLAGSHIPS project which will see the construction of two commercial emission-free vessels for inland waterway transport and short sea shipping. The vessels will run on hydrogen generated from renewable energy, one of which will be a river pusher of Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (French subsidiary of the Sogestran Group).
Paul Helland, Project Manager Innovation, EU Flagships Project, NCE Maritime Cleantech

16:30 Q&A

16:40 Panel discussion: What needs to be done to further advance utilisation in maritime?

• Changes in regulation.

• Funding for research and development projects.

• Innovation in Hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

• Utilising methanol and ammonia technologies.

• Raising the profile of hydrogen fuel cells as a commercially viable solution.
Panellists:
Paul Helland, Project Manager Innovation, EU Flagships Project, NCE Maritime Cleantech
Edwin Pang, Project Dissemination Lead, HySeas III on behalf of INTERFERRY
Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard, Director of Business Development, Ballard
Jan-Erik Rasanen, Head of New Technologies, Foreship

17:10 Q&A

 

17:20 Chairman’s closing remarks
Edwin Lampert, Head of Content, Riviera Maritime Media

 

17:30 End of conference, and pre-registration for the Maritime Hybrid & Electric Conference

19.30 End of pre-registration.

Who attended

 

ABB Ballard Bergen Engines Carnival Comoros Maritime Association Echandia Marine Eekels Technology Epic Gas (UK) ESNA AS Fagskolen i Alesund Fagskolen i Hordaland Fagskolen i Kristiansand Fagskolen Rogaland Fagskulen i Sogn og Fjordane Foreship Freudenberg SealingTechnologies General Electric Hornblower Cruises & Events Interferry Knutsen OAS Shipping

Lloyd’s Register LMG Marin MSC Cruises NCE Maritime CleanTech Nordland FagskoleBodo Maritim Norled North Sea Shipping NTNU Faculty of Maritime Technology and Operations PowerCell Proton Motors Red and White Fleet Rederiet Stenersen SinOceanic Shipping Shetlands Island Council Sobis Software Techsol TNO Troms Fylkekommune UK MoD

Event Series

September 2019:

Maritime Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Conference, Bergen

Maritime Hybrid & Electric Conference, Bergen

 

June 2020:

The all-electric revolution

The business case for hybrid and electric technology

Fuel cells: addressing the key technical challenges

Fuel cells: key operational challenges

Hydrogen as a Marine Fuel

Ammonia as a Marine Fuel

Methanol as a Marine Fuel

 

July 2020:

The business case for hybrid and electric technology in North America

The challenges North American shipowners face with the adoption of fuel cell technology

The business case for hybrid and electric technology in Asia

How can Asia advance adoption of hybrid, electric and fuel cell technologies?

 

September 2020:

Alternative fuels for powering a tug: the selection conundrum

Hybrid and electric tug viability: the future’s bright

Hydrogen-powered ferries: unlocking the potential

 

December 2020:

Maritime Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Virtual Conference, Europe

Maritime Hybrid & Electric Virtual Conference, Europe

 

March 2021:

Maritime Hybrid & Electric Virtual Conference, North America