Hydrogen Day "Hydrogen Now: Accelerating Investments and Applications"

The University of Tartu's Institute of Chemistry invites you to the eighth Hydrogen Day on October 18th, starting at 9:00 AM, titled "Hydrogen Today: Accelerating Investments and Applications." This year's conference will focus on discussions and audience engagement. Due to high interest, the event will take place at Physicum, W. Ostwaldi 1, in auditorium 106.

Agenda

Morning session (presentations in English)

09:00 – 10:00 | Arrival, morning coffee, and participant registration

10:00 - 10:15 | Opening Remarks

• Speaker: Rector of the University of Tartu, Toomas Asser, PhD

• Speaker: Head of Applied Research Center, Metrosert, Indrek Tulp, PhD

10:15 – 10:45 | Keynote Address - The Future of Hydrogen: From Strategy to Scale

• Speaker: Vice President, Industrial Energy and Hydrogen, VTT, Antti Arasto, PhD

10:45 – 11:00 | From Groundwork to Green H2: Practical Project Experiences from H2 Projects Installations

• Speaker: CEO, MP Industries, Martins Brinins

11:00– 11:45 | Panel discussion with previous speakers

• Moderator: Marek Strandberg

• Participants: Indrek Tulp (PhD), Antti Arasto (PhD), Martins Brinins

11:45 – 12:00 | Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:15 | Scaling Elcogen - Business Case Study

• Speaker: CTO, Elcogen, Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen, PhD

12:15 – 12:30 | Hydrogen and (Energy) Security

• Speaker: Hydrogen Valley Estonia, Marek Alliksoo

12:30 – 13:15 | Panel Discussion: Estonia's Role in Developing Hydrogen Technologies

• Moderator: Marek Strandberg

• Participants: Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen (PhD), prof. Enn Lust, Marek Alliksoo

13:15 – 14:00 | Lunch at Chemicum Café

Afternoon session (presentations in Estonian, with sync. translation)

14:00 – 14:15 | Hydrogen and Climate-Resilient Law

• Speaker: Representative from the Ministry of Climate, Merilyn Möls

14:15 – 14:30 | Supporting the Hydrogen Economy

• Speaker: Metrosert, Priit Ilomets

14:30 - 14:45 | Development of Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells

• Speaker: UT Institute of Chemistry, prof. Jaak Nerut, PhD

14:45 – 15:00 | Just Transition Science Consortium

• Speaker: TalTech Virumaa College, prof. Allan Niidu, PhD

15:00 – 15:45 | Panel discussion with previous speakers

• Moderator: Marek Strandberg

• Speakers: Merilyn Möls, Priit Ilomets, prof. Jaak Nerut PhD, prof. Allan Niidu PhD

15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:15 | Hydrogen Refuelling Stations in Estonia

• Speaker: Alexela, Aivo Adamson

16:15 – 16:30 | Enefit Hydrogen Projects

• Speaker: Enefit, PhD Ragle Raudsepp

16:30 – 16:45 | Development of High-Temperature Electrolyzers

• Speaker: H2Electro, PhD Silver Sepp

16:45 – 17:00 | Development of Micro Fuel Cells

• Speaker: GalTech, PhD Glen Kelp

17:00 – 17:45 | Panel discussion with previous speakers

• Moderator: Marek Strandberg

• Speakers: Aivo Adamson, PhD Silver Sepp, PhD Ragle Raudsepp, PhD Glen Kelp

17:45 – 18:15 | Final Panel: The Way Forward to Accelerate the Hydrogen Economy

• Participants: Industry leaders, government representatives, and investors

• Topics: Collaboration opportunities between industry, government, and investors

Read about the event on Hydrogen Valley Estonia's page and register.