Event description

Hydrogen Opportunities & Challenges in Buildings + Appliances:
Energy Efficiency, Materials and Combustion Safety

Spring Virtual Conference | May 28 & 29th 2025

Join us for the next HHN virtual conference, where leaders will discuss hydrogen challenges and opportunities within buildings and appliances. This event brings together professionals to explore material and combustion safety & energy efficiency test results use of hydrogen and hydrogen blends across Europe, Canada, and the US.

Audience:
This virtual conference is designed for professionals in North America and beyond who are planning, enabling, or working with hydrogen and hydrogen blends, particularly near end-use applications. The audience typically includes manufacturers, gas utilities, technical safety authorities, research test labs, standards and certification bodies, and government representatives. However, the event is open to all interested participants.

Date: Wednesday, May 28th & Thursday, May 29th, 2025 (Live. Recordings available for registrants)
Time: 11 AM – 5 PM ET (both days, subject to slight adjustments)
Location: Virtual. Registration is required. Recordings available to registrants who request it.

*Topics, speakers, and order are subject to change.


Conference Highlights

  • Hydrogen-Electric Heat Pump (eASHP) Hybrid Combined Space & Water Heater – Field Test Interim Results
  • Hydrogen Effects on Materials in Buildings (including non-metals) in Low-Pressure Applications (as found in buildings)
  • Hydrogen Leakage Studies & Field Testing
  • Old & Mal-adjusted Natural Gas Appliances Testing using Natural Gas + Hydrogen Blends
  • New Hydrogen Appliance & Burner Test Lab (@ NRCAN)
  • Hydrogen Technical Safety Lessons from the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, US, & Germany

Agenda, including speakers can be found through the schedule below & is subject to change without notice.

(times in the schedule below, are all in Eastern Time)

Learn from top experts and ask your questions live! A recording will be available for those with scheduling conflicts.

Register

Registration covers both days. Standard Rate: $700 after April 15th Group & Government Pricing: Get an extra 10% off for government registrants and/or 3+ registrants from the same company (Email [email protected] for invoicing)

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Speakers

Dr. Milan Agnani

  • GTI Energy, Chicago
  • Senior Engineer | Advanced Modelling and Materials Science

Dr. Devinder Mahajan

  • Stony Brook University, NY
  • Professor, Materials Science & Chemical Engineering Department & Director Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology (I-GIT)

Dr. Jens Hoffmann

  • DVGW Research Center at Engler-Bunte-Institute of Karlsruher Institute für Technology
  • Head of Testing Centre - Gas Laboratory

Martin Thomas

  • Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • Project Engineer, Alternative Energy Laboratory, Buildings & Renewables Group