(HyPT-3) Overview of Session 3B - Emerging Electrolysis Technology

Wednesday 13th September 2023 4:30pm - 6:00pm ACST (UTC+9:30)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Prof Andreas Friedrich (DLR), Jan-Justus Schmidt (Enapter), Prof. Cafer T. Yavuz (KAUST), PANELLISTS Prof Francois Aguey-Zinsou (University of Sydney), A/Prof Siva Karuturi (Australian National University), CHAIR Dr Cameron Shearer

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof Andreas Friedrich (DLR)

Dr. K. Andreas Friedrich is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Stuttgart and the Head of the Electrochemical Energy Technology Department at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Stuttgart, Germany. His research areas are electrochemical energy conversion and storage, in particular polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) and solid oxide (SOC) fuel cells and electrolysis, advanced Li and Mg batteries, and system design. Dr. Friedrich has authored and coauthored about 200 peer reviewed papers. He received the Fischer medal (Dechema) in 2009 and the Ertl prize 2014 for his scientific work.

In 2004, he joined the DLR and University of Stuttgart heading the group focusing on electrolysis, fuel cells and advanced batteries. Priorities are polymer membrane and solid oxide technology as well as “beyond Li-ion” technology in batteries. The primary goals of the group comprise enhanced power density, long lifetime, reduction of precious materials and manufacturing costs, identification of degradation mechanisms in stacks and their prevention, advanced stack design, and optimised integration of fuel cells into energy supply systems.

Jan-Justus Schmidt (Enapter)

Jan-Justus Schmidt is co-founder and CTO of Enapter. Jan founded Enapter together with his father Sebastian-Justus Schmidt and Vaitea Cowan, with the goal to make green hydrogen cost-competitive with fossil fuels and decarbonize all energy sectors. Enapter is the pioneer and commercial leader in AEM electrolyser technology, which is widely seen as a potential market disruptor and the next-generation electrolyser technology. Enapter has already shipped more than 3600 electrolyser systems for small-scale decentralized applications to more than 250 customers in over 50 countries. Today, the main focus of Jan and his team is on bringing Enapter’s patented AEM electrolyser technology to the industrial multi-MW scale with the AEM Multicore.

Jan has a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK, and an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was listed as Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy in 2020. Before starting Enapter, he was the lead project manager at the Phi Suea House, responsible for the technical design and implementation of the world’s first off-grid multi-house residence powered by a hybrid solar-hydrogen microgrid.

Prof. Cafer T. Yavuz (KAUST)

Prof. Cafer T. Yavuz received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 2008 with a Welch scholarship and was a postdoc at UCSB (2008–2010). He worked at KAIST from 2010-2020. Currently, he is a professor of chemistry at KAUST leading a team of over 20 researchers and professionals with a research program on nano and porous materials design and synthesis for applications related to energy and the environment, particularly in CO₂ capture and conversion, and electrochemical water splitting.

PANELLISTS

Prof Francois Aguey-Zinsou (University of Sydney) 

Francois Aguey-Zinsou is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, where he leads the MERLin (Materials Energy Research Laboratory in nanoscale) group – School of Chemistry and with 20 years’ experience one of the leading experts in hydrogen technologies advising many key stakeholders including as part of the ISGP hydrogen future pathways.

Francois Aguey-Zinsou is Vice-President of the Australian French Association for Research and Innovation, Co-director of the Australian-French Research Network FACES and the ARC Training Centre for Hydrogen GlobH2E. He is also the President and CTO of H2potential.

A/Prof Siva Karuturi (Australian National University)

Dr. Siva Karturi is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and serves as an Associate Director for international student recruitment and partnerships. He leads the research group Advanced Conversion Technologies for Hydrogen (ACT-H2) which conducts translational research on developing advanced electrochemical technologies for hydrogen production. His research interests lie primarily in the areas of materials synthesis and device fabrication with extensive experience in electrolysis, electrode engineering, and design of integrated electrochemical systems for hydrogen generation.

Siva holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales before moving to ANU in 2014. Siva was a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow during 2015-2018. He was also a recipient of Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Programme Award from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, and Australia–India Strategic Research Fund Early- and Mid-Career Fellowship from the Australian Academy of Science. He collaborates extensively with industry and universities in Australia and overseas.