8th Estonian Hydrogen Day on October 18, 2024
The 8th University of Tartu Hydrogen Day took place on October 18, 2024. The event was held at the University of Tartu Physicum.
This year's theme was "Hydrogen Now: Accelerating Investments and Applications," and the goal was to promote practical discussions and share action-oriented knowledge to accelerate the development of the hydrogen economy in Estonia and the Baltic region.
We had a packed auditorium of 120+ participants, +ca 3000 people viewing on livestream throughout the day.
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Agenda
Morning session (presentations in English)
09:30 – 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, Artur Dianov
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: GaltTech, PhD Glen Kelp
17:00 – 17:45 | Panel discussion with previous speakers
• Moderator: Marek Strandberg
• Speakers: Artur Dianov, 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
On behalf of the organizers,
Ove Oll and Ly Lepik (ly.lepik@h2est.ee, ove.oll@ut.ee)
