Lunch will be served in the amphitheatre outside the meeting room.

12:00-12:05 Welcome to HyValue Days. Velaug Myrseth Oltedal and Ellen Ingeborg Hætta (HyValue Centre Deputy and Coordinator)

12:05-12:15 Welcoming address. Stig Erik Jakobsen, Vice Dean for Research at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

12:15-12:30 Overview of HyValue activities and achievements. Arvid Nøttveit, HyValue Centre Director

Moderator: Fionn Iversen, NORCE.

WP1 Novel production methods. Vidar R. Jenssen, UiB.

WP3 End-user applications. Geir Nævdal, NORCE.

WP4 Safety science and risk. Jon T. Selvik, UiS.

WP5 Societal impact and embeddedness. Svein Gunnar Sjøtun, HVL.

WP6 Integrating hydrogen in value chains. Gunnar S. Eskeland, NHH. 

Moderator: Geir Nævdal, NORCE.

13:50-14:05 Photocatalytic hydrogen production in salt water. Sivagowri Shanmugaratnam, Researcher, HVL. 

14:05-14:20 Dynamic modeling and techno-economic optimization of offshore wind-powered hydrogen production with electrolyzer sizing and LCOH assessment. Khusniddin Alikulov, Postdoc, HVL. 

14:20-14:35 Hydrogen gas quality determination from ultrasonic and electromagnetic Measurements. Kjetil Folgerø, Chief Scientist, NORCE. 

14:35-14:50 The role of offshore hydrogen storage for islanded windpower. Antonie Oosterkamp, Senior Researcher, NORCE.  

Moderator: Yulia Arinicheva Skåtun, HVL.

15:20-15:35 Safety regulation of hydrogen as an energy carrier. Brynhild Stavland, Postdoc, UiS. 

15:35-15:50 Can blue hydrogen play a role in the future generation of electric power in Norway? Inhabitants’ perspectives. Margrethe Aanesen, Senior Researcher, SNF. 

15:50-16:05 A bridge too far? An STCA analysis of the divergent paths for blue and green hydrogen in Norway. Faraimo Jay Vai, Postdoc, HVL. 

16:05-16:20 Safety and security arguments in resistance to ammonia production plants: A case study from Sauda, Norway. Tone Njølstad Slotsvik, Senior Researcher, NORCE.

16:20-16:35 Industrial Symbiosis Between Production of Turquoise Hydrogen and Metallurgical-Grade Silicon: A Comparative Pathway Assessment. Babak Ebrahimi, Researcher II, Institute of Transport Economics.

HyValue research fellows and students present their research. There will be a one minute poster pitch at the beginning, where the posters will be presented. Refreshments will be served during the session.

Moderator: Ellen Ingeborg Hætta, NORCE.

Presenters and poster titles

Ruplekha Bordoloi, PhD candidate, UiS. Functionalized Terephthalate-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Prospective Materials for Hydrogen Purification and Catalysis.

Ashika D. W. Gamage, PhD candidate, UiS. Hydrogen Purification by Pressure Swing Adsorption.

Isacfranklin Melkiyur, researcher, HVL.  MXene/Graphene composite for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER).

Ingrid Marie Stuen, PhD candidate, UiB. Monitoring of hydrogen gas networks: pressure and mass balance.

Buddhika Karanurathne, PhD candidate, HVL. TiO2 and MXene based photocatalytic hydrogen production.

Kristoffer Skjelanger, PhD candidate, HVL. Pore-network modelling of buoyancy driven microbubbles.

Nithya Rathinavel, PhD candidate, Alagappa University. Selective Enrichment of Hydrogen-Producing Microorganisms from Septic Tank Wastewater in a Membrane-less Single-Chamber Microbial Electrolysis Cell.

Mohana Panneerselvam, PhD candidate, Alagappa University. Next generation MOF derived electrocatalysts for scalable green hydrogen technologies.

Kajani Mayaheswaran, Master’s student, HVL: Development of CoTiO3-based composites for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting.

Sebastian Møller Anstem, Master’s student, UiB. A computational fluid dynamics study of methane decomposition on a nickel catalyst.

Leif Hartwig, PhD candidate, UiB. Towards Green Ammonia: Development of Next-Gen Molybdenum Catalysts.

Dikshyia Bhandari, PhD candidate, and Ingrid Glette-Iversen, Postdoctoral fellow, UiS. On the use of the precautionary principle in the context of hydrogen systems.

Eirik Vaa Beyer, Master’s student, HVL (in collaboration with NORCE and EldEnergy). Modeling and simulation of a methanol-fueled SOFC system with integrated carbon capture using Aspen HYSYS.

Daniel Ågotnes, Master’s student, HVL (in collaboration with Corvus and NORCE). Modelling and simulation of an ammonia-fueled PEM fuel cell system for maritime applications in Aspen HYSYS.

Lesego Mofokeng, Master's student, HVL. Atomistic modelling of electrocatalysts for water splitting.

Inas Ali Alzubi and Kim Lukas Havsgård, Bachelor’s students, HVL (in collaboration with NORCE). Offshore hydrogen production from wind farms using centralized and localized electrolysis

Branham Junior Kock, PhD candidate, Stellenbosch University. Non-PGM catalyst design for hydrogen evolution in PEM water electrolysis.

Svein Olav Halstensen, Senior researcher, NORCE. RIMARC - Efficient Operation of Hydrogen-Battery vessels by RIMARC next minutes wave prediction using the navigation radar.

Wei He, Principal Researcher, Equinor. Case study on the benefits and risks of green hydrogen production co-location at offshore wind farms.

Ostra restaurant, Solheimsgaten 3A, 5058 Bergen

How to get there: 

Walking: A 20 minute walk from HVL campus towards the city centre. A suggested route can be found here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ekECAp5faRXL5FBF6. 

Bybanen: Take the light rail number 1 from "Kronstad", towards the city centre to "Florida". From there it is a 4 minute walk to the restaurant. See suggested route here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8RBawqC7JNYdHNof8. 

You can buy tickets on the mobile app “Skyss” (App Store, or Google Play) or the ticket machine on the light rail stop. NB: you cannot buy tickets onboard, only prepaid tickets are valid. 

Coffee/tea and a light breakfast snack will be served in the amphitheatre outside the meeting room.

09:00-09:10 Brief introduction of topic and presenters by session chair Gunnar S. Eskeland, NHH. 

09:10-09:35 Keynote: Prospects for hydrogen and its derivatives as a maritime fuel: Strategies and developments in South Africa. Professor Prathieka Naidoo, Stellenbosch University.

South Africa is uniquely positioned to become a global hub for green maritime fuels by leveraging its world-class renewable resources and established Fischer-Tropsch expertise. Under the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy, South Africa is developing a multi-hub corridor, in which several ports are targeted; Saldanha is transitioning become the first-mover infrastructure, through to larger-scale proposed developments at Boegoebaai, both on the west coast. Two other ports, Coega and Richards Bay are planned to serve as critical bunkering and export nodes. Central to the Hydrogen Society roadmap is the production of green derivatives, specifically green ammonia for deep-sea shipping and green methanol as a versatile drop-in fuel, facilitating a Just Energy Transition  bridging domestic industrial decarbonization with the clean energy demands of international shipping routes.

Prof. Paramespri (Prathieka) Naidoo holds the Sasol/DSTI-NRF Research Chair in Green Hydrogen, Integration and Transition at Stellenbosch University. She leads a  systems-integrated approach to clean hydrogen production, conversion and implementation, with the research portfolio extending to sustainable waste management. Central to this work is the Just Energy Transition, emphasizing capacity building and knowledge transfer to support a sustainable and inclusive energy future.

09:35-09:50 Norwegian hydrogen activities update. Åse Slagtern, The Research Council of Norway. 

09:50-10:10 A framework for analysis and policy support: the case of the zero emission maritime shipping. Professor Gunnar S. Eskeland, NHH. 

Network effects display coordination problems: when investments are interdependent (as with compatibility) they can in theory get support to all move simultaneously. Subsidies as by a maestro in an orchestra. But what if there is discovery and learning as we go? We envisage coastal traffic and the North and Baltic Seas as a laboratory for environmentally friendly shipping, what insights and recommendations follow? One is that ‘range anxiety’ and network effects interact: Is the North Sea small enough for zero emissions, or big enough to require hybrids, and of what sorts?

10:10-10:40 Panel conversation moderated by Gunnar S. Eskeland, with Prathieka Naidoo, Åse Slagtern and Aasgeir Valderhaug (ELKEM). 
 

11:10-11:15 Brief introduction of topic and presenters by session chair Torhild Nordtveit, UiB. 

11:15-11:35 Do we need fuel cells when batteries are evolving so rapidly? Vegard Frihammer, VP Business Development, Corvus Energy Fuel Cell.

Corvus is a world leading supplier of maritime battery systems and supplies batteries for larger and larger vessels. At the same time, they have a collaboration with Toyota with a goal of supplying automotive fuel cells to the maritime market. Will there be a clear winner or will batteries and fuel cells both play an important role in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry?

11:35-11:55 Liquid hydrogen in shipping: Prospects, project development and policy support. Ivan Østvik, Founder and Director, LH2 Shipping

Østvik, and LH2, works on project development of liquid hydrogen for maritime shipping. In Norway, hydrogen as an energy carrier in maritime shipping chronologically arrives after many battery electric vessels have been built and are in traffic, and Østvik will discuss what challenges H2 liquid faces in this context of development and policy framework.

11:55-12:15 Norway’s Coastal Route as a green corridor: Optimal energy selection and bunkering infrastructure planning. Kenneth Løvold Rødseth (TØI); Andreas Ormevik (NHH); Kjetil Fagerholt (NTNU)

Norway has the world’s second longest coastline, which is catered by Norway’s Coastal Route. The Route has been a central part of Norwegian shipping since its inception in 1893. The ships sail the over 2,000 km long route with 34 ports of call between Bergen and Kirkenes daily, transporting passengers, cars, and goods. Perceptions about the societal benefits of Coastal Route are changing, and its routing and scheduling is currently debated. At the same time, the Coastal Route is expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its next tendering period.

We study the adoption of alternative fuels by Norway’s Coastal Route and how it can benefit other maritime transport segments. Our study uses optimization to establish best practices in the planning of a green corridor, considering critical decisions such as the selection of energy carrier and bunkering locations. A particular novel feature of our optimization model framework is the considerations of network effects: We use Automatic Identification System (AIS) to study the energy needs of other vessel segments, and their potential to co-utilize bunkering infrastructures developed in ports catered by the Coastal Route.  

12:15-12:30 Panel conversation with session presenters, moderated by Torhild Nordtveit.

12:30 Closing remarks by Aasgeir Valderhaug, ELKEM.

Lunch will be served in the main canteen at HVL - a short walk across the campus area.