Hydrogen Heating Network Virtual Conference

Join us for this upcoming Hhn conference and learn from leaders about progress on hydrogen blends usable for appliances in the US & Canada. Plus, hear about hydrogen pilot & demonstration centres in Europe & Canada, public perceptions, hydrogen misconceptions, everyone’s approach to enabling use of hydrogen in appliances, and more!  See the agenda below for more details.

We are very excited to bring you brilliant people to learn from, who know what they’re talking about, with different perspectives.

Audience: This virtual conference is geared for professionals involved mostly in the US & Canada who need to be aware, are planning, or working on enabling hydrogen or hydrogen blends, especially close to end-use. The audience typically includes manufacturers, gas utilities, technical safety authorities, research test labs, standards and certification bodies, and government.  It’s open to anyone though, of course.

Date:                     Thursday, October 17^th & Friday, October 18th  (Live. Recordings available for registrants)
Time:                    11am – 4:30 pm ET (both days, time subject to slight tweaking)
Location:             Virtual
Registration (required):  See below.  Registration covers both days.

Learn from the best & ask questions!   A recording will be made available for registrants who have time conflicts.

Topics, speakers, and order below subject to change

Ready4H2 – EU Update
-Hydrogen Roadmap for European Gas Utilities, towards a fully decarbonized gas grid in Europe
Barbara Jinks, Director, Ready4H2, Germany/EU

Progress that gas distributors have made in getting ready to deliver H2, across 70 local gas network operators and national associations in 9 countries across Europe
– legislation in EU facilitating a H2 trade
– map of where key hydrogen points are anticipated in EU (supply, hubs, transmission/distribution, users)

Slovakia H2 Pilot
-A H2 blending project in a Slovak village with 300+ offtakers
Peter Demeč, Senior Manager of Strategy, SPP-distribucia, Slovak gas distributor, Slovakia

– Certification of the distribution network and use of natural gas and hydrogen blends (H:NG) up to 10%
– Crucial Communication Learnings before the hydrogen pilot

Hydrogen Standards Strategy Roadmap for Germany
– Buildings, Residential, Commercial, Industrial
Christian Wiedenhöft, Project Manager Hydrogen Standardization Roadmap Team, DVGW, Germany

– Hydrogen Standards Strategy Roadmap for Germany
– General Overview (inc. history/timeline roughly)
– building & Industrial (equipment? scope? what’s done & what’s not done yet?)
– VerifHy database

Alberta’s New Energy Discovery Centre & Pure Hydrogen Demonstration Home
– Home One
Greg Caldwell, Director, Utility Hydrogen Strategy and Decarbonization, ATCO Energy Systems, Alberta, Canada

ATCO has launched two new facilities to showcase pure hydrogen use in commercial and residential settings and will share insights and regulatory updates from these projects.

FutureGrid
– High Pressure Transmission Hydrogen Test results – UK
Adam Madgett, Principal Hydrogen Consultant, Engineering, Research and Development, DNV, UK

-Repurposing existing transmission assets for 100% hydrogen
-Deblending hydrogen from natural gas for the transport industry and industrial users
-Repurposing of an existing Gas Compressor, to support the development of hydrogen transmission networks.

Boilers – Overview of 9th edition of ANSI/CAN/UL 795
– Commercial-Industrial Gas-Fired Package Boilers
– US & Canada’s 1st Hydrogen blend gas appliance safety standard
Travis F. Hardin, Director, Principal Engineering – Appliances, HVACR, & Lighting | Consumer Segment, UL Solutions, North Carolina, US

Overview of 9th edition of ANSI/CAN/UL 795 – Commercial-Industrial Gas-Fired Package Boilers
– Summary of new requirements
– History
– Scope
– Traditional use and application
– Natural gas/H2 fuel gas blends
– Evaluation Criteria

The UK & EU approach to Certification
– How the UK/EU enables certification of 100% hydrogen gas appliances
Paul Needley, Managing Director, Enertek, UK

– alternatives if hydrogen is not adopted – heat pumps or staying with natural gas
– business cases in the UK
– PAS documents – how they were used
– IGEM standards
– historic hydrogen % in appliance test gasses

Considering Others’ Strategies in US & Canada…
– Leveraging UK’s Hydrogen approach in North America
Abbey Dorian, Energy Sector Lead, British Standards Institution (BSI), UK

– current standard work program for hydrogen
– UK strategic directions – how policy & standards work together
– Using standards to support the hydrogen economy
– standards, technical specifications, letters, and guides
– North American & UK standards making

Public Perception – Alberta
Jason Hatcher, Managing Principal, Navigator, Alberta, Canada

– findings when polling Canadians on Hydrogen

Hydrogen Misconception Discussion Panel
Dr. Vince McDonell, Panel Chair; Director, Combustion Laboratory, University California Irvine, California, USA

Clarifying the facts on Hydrogen.
Discussion of common misconceptions.
Separating fact from fiction.

Appliance Testing; Emissions and Performance Aspects of Hydrogen in Appliances (Emissions: NOx, CO, Hydrogen Leakage, + Efficiency, etc.)
Will Asher, Senior Engineer & Paul Glanville, Senior R&D Director – Heat & Power, Low Carbon Energy Solutions, GTI, Illinois, US

Recent Test Results of Hydrogen in appliances, leakage, emissions, efficiency impacts of using hydrogen
gas fireplaces,
dryers,
residential furnace,
water heating, and
indoor leakage

CSA’s Draft P.17 Approach
– How blending hydrogen requires modifying Energy Efficiency Performance Test Standards in the US & Canada
Nicolas Bombard, Hydrogen Project Engineer, NGTC, Quebec, Canada

– Why a new standard is needed to supplement existing CSA gas appliance P-series standards
– How the addition of hydrogen to natural gas is changing the methodology used in P-series Energy Efficiency Performance Test Standards standards

Hydrogen Blending in Appliances (TBC):
– Progress, Testing Outcomes, and Gap Analysis
Dr. Aminul Islam, National Research Council, Canada

– Results from testing-gaps analysis of existing/legacy appliances tests using different Hydrogen blends with Natural Gas, for Canada & the US, by various labs.
– Presenter will discuss hydrogen blend limitations seen in testing and next steps for establishing a % blend for existing/legacy in-situ gas appliances in Canada & the US.