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Program Schedule - GH2Fuels Virtual Conference

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Program Schedule

4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTCATEGORYKEYNOTE SESSIONS
09:0012:30Theme Policy & Awareness
  Chair Person (s)Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes & Ms. Shalita Durado
  Presenter Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi
  AffiliationScientist G, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), India
  TopicTBD
09:4513:15Theme Policy & Awareness
  Chair Person (s)Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes & Ms. Shalita Durado
  Presenter Mr. Naryanakumar Sreekumar
  AffiliationThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
  TopicPotential Role of Green Hydrogen in India
14:0017:30Theme Policy & Awareness
  Chair Person (s)

Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes 

  Presenter Dr. Dinh Du Tran
  AffiliationDECHEMA e.V., Germany
  Topic

Potentials of Power-to-X: An Overview on Large-Scale PtX-Projects

5th APRIL 2022, TUESDAY 
09:0012:30Theme Chemical Conversion
  Chair Person (s)Prof. Selvarajan Nagendran/ Dr. Pranay Morajkar
  Presenter Dr. Chinnakonda S. Gopinath
  AffiliationNational Chemical Laboratory (NCL), India
  TopicGreen Hydrogen Economy – India’s Perspectives
09:4513:15Theme Hydrogen & Renewable Fuels
  Chair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Om Prakash Bhardwaj
  Presenter Prof. K.A. Subramanian
  AffiliationIndian Insitute of Technology - Delhi, India
  Topic

Application of Hydrogen in Power Generation and Transportation Sectors

14:0017:30Theme Hydrogen & Renewable Fuels
  Chair Person (s)Dr. Anand Krishnasamy
  Presenter Prof. Rolf Reitz
  AffiliationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  TopicThe future of the internal combustion engine

 

4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYInaugural Ceremony & Welcome
08:3012:00InauguralModeratorMs. Dorothea Fabeck
   Presenter Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus / Dr. Fraddry D'Souza
   AffiliationPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany/ The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYPRODUCTION & STORAGE
10:4514:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Dr. Selvarajan Nagedran / Dr. G.L. Manjunath
   Presenter Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Delhi, India
   Topic

Hydrogen production through thermochemical water splitting cycles – a comparative analysis

11:3015:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Selvarajan Nagedran / Dr. G.L. Manjunath
   Presenter Dr. Mihir Kumar Das
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Bhubaneswar, India
   Topic

Current Research Status of PEM Fuel Cell for Sustainable Road VehiclesPEM fuel cell - A future technology for automobiles

12:0015:30Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Selvarajan Nagedran / Dr. G.L. Manjunath
   Presenter Dr. Biranchi Panda
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Guwahati, India
   TopicRenewable energy-based hydrogen production methods for sustainable energy innovation
12:3016:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Selvarajan Nagedran / Dr. G.L. Manjunath
   Presenter Prof. Theodore T. Tsotsis
   AffiliationUniversity of Southern California, USA
   Topic

A Hybrid Membrane Reactor (MR)/Adsorptive(AR) Process for Hydrogen Production with Simultaneous CO2 Capture in the Context of Power Generation

 
4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYWIND & SOLAR
10:4514:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Mr. Goutam Samanta
   Presenter Dr. Jai Prakash Singh
   AffiliationNational Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), India
   Topic

NISE and Solar PV from an Indian Perspective

11:3015:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Mr. Goutam Samanta
   Presenter Mr. Niels FerdinandDr. Marian AdelaMr. Florian Anselm MünchMr. Asier Ukar
   Affiliation

International Project Consultant - PTB & Ferdinand Consultants, SpainIASS-PotsdamTU-Berlin, GermanyPhotovoltaik-Institut Berlin AG, Germany

   TopicKey lessons from the PV sector: Quality infrastructure and technical requirements in public auctions
4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYMETROLOGY & STANDARDS
14:4518:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Dr. Zhechao Qu / Dr. Shankar Aggarwal
   Presenter Dr. Arul Murugan
   AffiliationNational Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
   Topic

Measurement Needs for Decarbonising Energy Gases

15:4519:15PlenaryChair Person (s)

Dr. Zhechao Qu / Dr. Shankar Aggarwal

   Presenter Dr. Michael Maiwald
   AffiliationBAM, Germany
   Topic

Sensors, Analytics and Certified Reference Materials safeguarding the quality infrastructure in the hydrogen economy

16:3020:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Zhechao Qu / Dr. Shankar Aggarwal
   Presenter Dr. Fabian Plag
   AffiliationPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany
   TopicMetrology for Energy Transition and Hydrogen Economy
     

 

4th APRIL 2022, MONDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYSAFETY & REGULATIONS
14:4518:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus
   Presenter Dr.-Ing. Frances ZedlerProf. Antonio Hurtado
   AffiliationTU Dresden, Germany
   TopicSafety-related hydrogen research at TU Dresden
15:4519:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus
   Presenter Prof. Dr. Ulrich Krause
   AffiliationUniversity of Magdeburg, Germany
   TopicRisk analysis for a model hydrogen pilot plant
16:3020:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus
   Presenter Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Klausmeyer
   AffiliationNormetic Engineering Testing Inspection Certification Ltd.
   Topic

IECEx - a tool to harmonize national and international certification

5th APRIL 2022, TUESDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYCHEMICAL CONVERSION
10:4514:15PlenaryChair Person (s)  Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula / Dr. Pranay Morajkar
   Presenter Prof. Ranga Rao
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Madras, India
   TopicHydrogen production by water splitting: room temperature and high-temperature approaches
11:3015:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula / Dr. Pranay Morajkar
   Presenter Prof. Deepa Khushalani
   AffiliationTata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India
   TopicEffective sea-water splitting: Myth or Reality
12:0015:30Research TopicChair Person (s)Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula / Dr. Pranay Morajkar
   Presenter Dr. Bharath Govindan
   AffiliationKhalifa University, United Arab Emirates
   Topic

Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia (NH3) through Nitrogen reduction reaction

5th APRIL 2022, TUESDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYAPPLICATION & UTILIZATION
10:4514:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Dr. Srinivas Padala
   Presenter Prof. Shawn Kook
   AffiliationUniversity of New South Wales, Australia
   Topic

Hydrogen-diesel direct injection dual-fuel engines

11:3015:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Anand Krishnasamy
   Presenter Prof. Sudarshan Kumar
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Bombay, India
   Topic

Investigations into numerical and experimental studies on hydrogen and syngas combustion

12:0015:30Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Srinivas Padala
   Presenter Dr. Augustin Valera-Medina
   AffiliationCardiff University, United Kingdom
   Topic

Ammonia as a Energy Vector

12:3016:00Research TopicChair Person (s)Dr. Anand Krishnasamy
   Presenter Dr. Asish Kumar Sarangi
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technology - Bombay, India
   TopicCombination of Intake Throttling and Exhaust Gas Recirculation to Improve Low Load Combustion Efficiency of a Dual Fuel Engine
14:4518:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Prof. Niranjan Sahoo
   Presenter Prof. Dr. Liguang Li
   AffiliationTongji University, China
   Topic

High Efficiency Zero Emissions Argon Power Cycle Hydrogen Engine  for Future Vehicle Powertrain

15:4519:15Research TopicChair Person (s)Prof. Niranjan Sahoo
   Presenter Dr. S. Pandian
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technolgy - Madras, India
   Topic

Industrial perspective of Hydrogen Storage, Service, and Safety

16:1519:45Research TopicChair Person (s)Prof. Niranjan Sahoo
   Presenter Dr. Doris Pester
   AffiliationSE2A Excellence Cluster - Technische Universität Braunschweig (TUB)
   Topic

Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Aviation

5th APRIL 2022, TUESDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYFUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
14:4518:15PlenaryChair Person (s)Ms. Solmaz Nadiri / Dr. Rajesh Sadanandan
   Presenter Prof. Dr. Ulrich Maas
   AffiliationKarlsruhe Institute of Technolgy, Germany
   Topic

Detailed and Hierarchical Models for the Simulation of Ignition and Combustion of Renewable and Hydrogen-Containing Fuels

15:4519:15Research TopicChair Person (s)Ms. Solmaz Nadiri / Dr. Rajesh Sadanandan
   Presenter Prof. Dr. Kai Leonhard
   AffiliationRWTH Aachen University, Germany
   Topic

Molecular Design of Processes and Products

16:1519:45Research TopicChair Person (s)Ms. Solmaz Nadiri / Dr. Rajesh Sadanandan
   Presenter Prof. Rajakumar Balla
   AffiliationIndian Institute of Technolgy - Madras, India
   Topic

Can Methyl-2-methylbutanoate be a representative biofuel?

6th APRIL 2022, WEDNESDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYINDUSTRY SESSION - I
9:0012:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. -Ing. Om Prakash Bhardwaj
   Presenter Dr. R.K. Malhotra
   AffiliationHydrogen Association of India
   TopicGreen Hydrogen- challenges and opportunities in India
9:3013:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Om Prakash Bhardwaj
   Presenter Dr. Vipin Dhyani
   Affiliation

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India

   Topic

Hydrogen Combustion Engine Technologies: An Overview on Present and Future prospects

10:0013:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. Anand Krishnasamy
   Presenter Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey
   AffiliationAshok Leyland Ltd., India
   Topic

A perspective on Hydrogen ICE as a transition technology for the M&HCV segment in the Indian context

(30 mins) Tea/Coffee Break with Break out rooms for discussion
11:0014:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. Anand Krishnasamy
   Presenter Dr. N Saravanan 
   AffiliationMahindra & Mahindra, India
   Topic

Hydrogen Fuel for Automotive Applications

11:3015:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Om Prakash Bhardwaj
   Presenter Dr. Daniel Chatterjee
   AffiliationRolls-Royce Power Solutions, Germany
   TopicPotential of Power-to-X, and Hydrogen fuels for high power applications
12:0015:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. Rajesh Sadanandan
   Presenter Mr. Chellathurai B.
   AffiliationIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India
   Topic

Hydrogen Production and Liquefaction Processes

12:3016:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Om Prakash Bhardwaj
   Presenter 

Mr. Chandan Sawhney

   AffiliationTata Motors, India
   Topic

Sustainable mobility solutions with FCEV

(1 hour) Lunch with Break out rooms for discussion
14:0017:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing Ramalingam / Dr.-Ing Shu
   Presenter Mr. Daniel Erdmann
   Affiliation VDMA Power2X4A, Germany
   Topic

H2Giga eModule – Integration profiles for series produced Electrolyzers

14:3018:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing Ramalingam / Dr.-Ing. Shu
   Presenter Dr. Reza Rezaei 
   Affiliation IAV GmbH, Germany
   Topic

Hydrogen Combustion for Commercial Engine Applications

15:0018:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing Ramalingam / Dr.-Ing. Shu
   Presenter Dr.-Ing. Lukas Virnich
   AffiliationFEV GmbH, Germany
   Topic

H2-ICE – solution for commercial applications towards sustainable powertrains

15:4519:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Ramalingam / Dr.-Ing. Shu
   Presenter Mr. Reetu Sallinen 
   AffiliationNESTE Corporation, Finland
   Topic

Renewable and eFuels take us closer to the climate goals

Conference End - Closing Ceremony

 

6th APRIL 2022, WEDNESDAY
CESTISTEVENTCATEGORYINDUSTRY SESSION - II
9:0012:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes
   Presenter Dr. Dheeban Chakravarthi Kannan
   AffiliationThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
   Topic

Integrated Production of Algal Biofuels and Biocommodities

9:3013:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes
   Presenter Dr. Dhivakar Govindarajan
   AffiliationSamudhyoga Waste Chakra Pvt. Ltd., India
   TopicTBD
10:0013:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes
   Presenter Mr. Goutam Samanta
   AffiliationJuniper Green Energy, India
   Topic

An Overview of PV Quality Management & Technology in Solar Power Plant

(30 mins) Tea/Coffee Break with Break out rooms for discussion
11:0014:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Mr. Goutam Samanta
   Presenter Ms. Charu Sharma
   AffiliationSembcorp Green Infra Ltd., India
   Topic'Green' approach to produce hydrogen~ A step towards sustainable development
11:3015:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Mr. Goutam Samanta
   Presenter Mr. Srinivas Popuri
   Affiliation Greenko Group, India
   TopicQuality in construction of hybrids
12:0015:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Mr. Goutam Samanta
   Presenter Dr. -Ing. Bo Shu
   AffiliationPTB, Germany
   TopicTBD
12:3016:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. Zhechao Qu
   Presenter Dr. Valnei DaCunha/ Dr. Sergio Oliveira
   AffiliationINMETRO, Brazil
   Topic

Advance in Hydrogen Energy in Brazil

(1 hour) Lunch with Break out rooms for discussion
14:0017:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr. Agarwal / Dr. Moshammer
   Presenter Dr. Philipp Walter 
   Affiliation Heraeus GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
   Topic

Precious Metals – Indispensable Elements for a Hydrogen Economy

14:3018:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus
   Presenter Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Arnhold
   AffiliationR. STAHL, Germany
   TopicSafety considerations for new hydrogen applications
15:0018:30Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Agarwal / Dr. Moshammer
   Presenter Dr. Klaus Lucka
   AffiliationTec4Fuel GmbH, Germany
   Topic

Alternative renewable fuels and hydrogen – Fluid conditon monitoring

15:3019:00Review & ResearchChair Person (s)Dr.-Ing. Agarwal / Dr. Moshammer
   Presenter 

Dipl.-Ing. Bastian Lehrheuer

   AffiliationRWTH Aachen University, Germany
   TopicFuel Science – Mobility based on Renewable Resources

Conference End - Closing Ceremony