Positioning Hydrogen 2023 Conference, Australia: An international green hydrogen event.

The 3rd Global Hydrogen Energy Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for November 27-29, 2023 in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia, is a must-attend hydrogen technology event and exhibition in 2023. The conference will bring together participants from the entire hydrogen value chain with the goal of exhibiting solutions and innovations for low-carbon hydrogen production, efficient storage and distribution, safety and emergency services, and applications in a wide range of industries. Industrial experts and decision makers from around the world will talk about and show off the latest technologies, engineering solutions, and future trends.

As the world's largest economies benefit from implementing hydrogen strategies, global markets are capitalising on hydrogen's momentum to decide where to invest in hydrogen projects. The enthusiasm encompassing hydrogen is being tapped by global market and industry leaders to influence policy, discourse, and the energy landscape.

Hydrogen is predicted to generate $700 billion in investment by 2030 in order to meet global requirements. The investment roadmap, on the other hand, remains foggy. Uncertain policies and frameworks, the supply-and-demand dilemma, financing ambiguity, and a lack of infrastructure all impede the growth of the global clean hydrogen economy.

The only way to address these issues is through open collaboration and knowledge exchange. The Positioning Hydrogen 2023 conference and exhibition brings together global leaders from the public and private sectors, ranging from energy producers and off-takers to financiers, technology providers, and policymakers, all with one goal in mind: to transition hydrogen from pilot to full-scale bankable projects.

Energy Oceania 2023 will be held concurrently and will embrace high-level plenary presentations, specialised workshops, trainings, concurrent guest lecture sessions, debate panels, and poster presentations. The event will cover all elements of energy research, from the basics of physics to the engineering of energy production, storage, and transport, as well as economics, regulations, and safety as they pertain to a future hydrogen economy.



  • Australian states Hydrogen industry action plans for 2024
  • Overview of state-by-state hydrogen plans and policies
  • Investment opportunities and potential partnerships
  • Blue/Green low carbon Hydrogen Production with CCUS
  • Latest technologies for low carbon hydrogen production
  • Utilizing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for low carbon hydrogen production
  • Overview of methanol production from natural gas and biomass
  • Sustainable production methods for low carbon methanol
  • Hydrogen storage technologies
  • Latest developments in hydrogen storage technologies
  • Strategies for optimizing storage capacity and efficiency
  • Hydrogen: safety and emergency
  • Safety protocols for handling hydrogen in transportation and storage
  • Emergency response planning for hydrogen incidents


  • Australian hydrogen energy trading new era of global energy supply chain
  • Opportunities and challenges for Australian hydrogen trading
  • Lessons from global energy supply chains
  • Hydrogen industry pricing structure (CapEx and OpEx) optimization
  • Methods for reducing production costs and increasing profitability
  • Strategies for managing price volatility and market risk
  • Global demand and supply forecasts for clean hydrogen and clean ammonia?
  • Analysis of market trends and growth opportunities for clean hydrogen and ammonia
  • Strategies for managing supply chain disruptions and meeting demand
  • Hydrogen market updates and outlooks
  • Overview of latest market trends and projections
  • Investment opportunities and challenges in the hydrogen market
  • Hydrogen valve chain skillful infrastructure engineering and workforce
  • Developing a skilled workforce for the hydrogen industry
  • Best practices for infrastructure engineering and maintenance

  • Australian Hydrogen Projects and Support
  • Current and upcoming hydrogen projects in Australia
  • Opportunities for government support and industry collaboration
  • Hydrogen bankability, investments, and subsidies
  • Large scale renewable hydrogen projects and infrastructure
  • Best practices for developing and financing large-scale hydrogen projects Standardisation, certification, and regulations for renewable hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Carriers: Ammonia, Methanol, Liquid Hydrogen, LOHC, storage Overview of different hydrogen carriers
  • Developing an efficient hydrogen supply pipeline network model for hydrogen hotspot implementation and infrastructural facilities
  • Electrolyzer manufacturing from megawatts to multigigawatts
  • Overview of electrolyzer manufacturing technologies and capacities
  • Scaling up electrolyzer production to meet growing demand
  • Final Remarks - Recap of key insights and takeaways from the conference

Key Speakers

Paul Hodgson
Paul Hodgson
Interim CEO, Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre
Australia
Sean Moules
Sean Moules
Director – Engineering, Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia
Australia
Jeremy Stone
Jeremy Stone
Non-Executive Director & Advisor, J-Power Latrobe Valley
Australia
Andrew Dicks
Andrew Dicks
AHRN Coordinator, Griffith University
Australia
Craig Ehrke
Craig Ehrke
CEO, Skai Energies Pty Ltd.
Australia
Craig Ehrke
Craig Ehrke
CEO, Skai Energies Pty Ltd
Australia
Joe L Spease
Joe L Spease
CEO, WindSoHy, LLC
United States
Hans-Josef Fell
Hans-Josef Fell
President, Energy Watch Group
Germany
David Green
David Green
Founder and Partner, Climate Impact Capital (CIC), Australia
Geoffrey Drucker
Geoffrey Drucker
Managing Director, Countrywide Renewable Hydrogen Limited, Australia
Lennie Klebanoff
Lennie Klebanoff
Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
United States
Jihyun Hwang
Jihyun Hwang
Professor, Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Managing Director
FIP-H2ENERGY@KENTECH, South Korea
K. Bala Subramanian
K. Bala Subramanian
Director, NFTDC
India
Jose Javier Lopez Cascales
Jose Javier Lopez Cascales
Professor, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, Spain
Bianca Grabner
Bianca Grabner
Project Manager, HyCentA Research GmbH
Austria
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What to Expect from Positioning Hydrogen 2023

Principles of the “COAG” for growing industries

  • Collaboration: Entails matching national and international legislation while taking into account the broader regulatory ecosystem. Governments should share their resources in order to establish standard frameworks.
  • Strategic objectives: Adopting a systems-level approach to regulation, with an emphasis on results and performance, governments should ensure that regulations are consistent with planned goals.
  • Flexibility: Recognizing that regulatory frameworks may need to be adjusted on a regular basis as the industry evolves. Governments should take an adaptive, iterative approach, employing standards, codes of conduct, and other tools to allow for flexibility.
  • Innovation: Promoting creativity and testing new ideas through formats such as regulatory sandboxes and accelerators. Governments should be open to novel approaches to frameworks that are suited for a developing industry.

Collaboration

Flexibility

Strategic objectives

Innovation

Who will you meet at this Australian Hydrogen Conference

Industry
  • Component manufacturers and end users
  • Domestic hydrogen infrastructure providers
  • Electrolyser manufacturers
  • Energy producers
  • Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies
  • Financial stakeholders and investors
  • Fuel cell companies
  • Oil/Gas companies
  • Government officials
  • Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure developers
  • Hydrogen suppliers
  • Mobility OEMs
  • Off-takers
  • Societies and associations
  • Sustainability and mobility technology providers
  • Utilities / IPPs
Job Role
  • C level executives
  • Precedents and vice presidents
  • Founders and co-founders
  • Directors, managing director and non-executive directors
  • Advisors
  • Hydrogen transformation partners
  • Principal engineer, asset advisory, team lead
  • Executive and mid-level management
  • Government affairs and advocacy
  • Project management
  • Technical services
  • Supply chain
  • Manufacturing
  • Risk management
  • Customer engagement
  • Marketing and sales
  • Product communications
  • Academia

Themes Defining our Green Hydrogen Event

  • The global hydrogen potential and leadership: With the plunging cost of renewables, the potential for green hydrogen is enormous. To establish a hydrogen economy, representatives in policy, investment, energy, and industry must work together to take advantage of the opportunity and incorporate the global energy environment.
  • Net zero-emission objectives: Due to the constraints of electrification, sky rocketing oil price, is it the hydrogen is the future fuel? What are the objectives to achieve the hydrogen demand and what off-takers methods or subsidy assistance are required to boost demand? Hear from industrial off takers in metallurgy, manufacturing, industrial applications, shipping, aerospace, and automobiles about their approach to the hydrogen economy and how it fits into their massive net zero objectives.
  • Projects and production: Like any other product, green and low-carbon hydrogen are priced competitively. Although worldwide electrolyzer capacity benchmarks have been established, how will companies ramp up production to achieve these targets and support net-zero goals? Meet the leading innovators and leaders of gigantic initiatives aiming for $2 or less hydrogen and learn from them.
  • Infrastructure: Massive capital investments are required for hydrogen storage and mass transportation over land and sea. Gas pipeline leads have demonstrated that hydrogen blending with natural gas is fully viable, while hubs, port facilities, and clusters have cropped up around the world to highlight the benefits of hydrogen being consumed near where it is produced. Learn about the foremost obstacles to establishing hydrogen-ready infrastructure and how to tackle them.
  • Funding for the hydrogen economy: The Energy transitions commission estimated that between now and 2050, $15 trillion would be needed to support hydrogen economy. Despite the current buzz surrounding green and blue hydrogen, only a few project financing deals have been completed. Learn how the hydrogen economy can take advantage of the current wave of green financing, as well as the off-take agreement models that will make projects marketable.
  • Hydrogen Industry skill development: Skills training is the time invest in cultivating one's ability and staying future-ready, any capabilities pursued as a passion, and the capacity to complete a mission with a higher rate of success at the right time. The current hydrogen industry requires skill enhancement.
  • Safety, risk and emergency management: The hydrogen industry is going through an era of transition as technologies across the value chain. The societal perceptions start changing, and risks are constantly evolving in the hydrogen industry. So that community should prepare for hydrogen hazards by learning about its dangers and adjusting the risk and emergency management framework.
  • Innovations in Storage and Transportation: Hydrogen storage and transportation are pivotal challenges in harnessing this versatile energy carrier. Innovations in efficient storage methods, such as solid-state materials and underground caverns, alongside advanced transportation technologies, like pipelines and fuel cell vehicles, are crucial for unlocking hydrogen's potential as a clean and sustainable energy source.

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Hydrogen Market Reports

Australian hydrogen market

The Low Emissions Technology Statement established the target of hydrogen production at less than $2 per kilogramme (H2 under $2)
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Promoting hydrogen production and utilization

Melbourne, Australia has been engaged in multinational and regional organisations dealing with hydrogen-related concern
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Global hydrogen market

Hydrogen use is expected to increase to 500-800 million tonnes per year by mid-century, accounting for 15-20% of total final global energy demand, rising from 115 million tonnes presently
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