Programme...
 Programme Key: Whittle Room 3rd Floor Elizabeth Windsor Room 5th Floor
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
10:00 Welcome to the Symposium and formal opening
L Sjunnesson, Grove Steering Committee Chairman, E.ON, Sweden
10:20 Presentation of the Grove Medal
10:25 01 - Grove Medal Lecture
Honda Motor Company
11:00 Refreshments
  Plenary Session 1
Scene Setting
Session chair: L Sjunnesson, E.ON, Sweden
Co-chair: G Acres, Honorary President, Grove Steering Committee
11:30 Introduction by Session Chair
11:35 02 – The roles of business and government in developing clean energy technologies
T Delay, The Carbon Trust, United Kingdom
12:10 03 – Fuel cells for sustainability in transport and stationary applications: a user's perspective
M Blake, Royal Mail, United Kingdom
12:45 04 – The role of the investment community in the adoption of clean energy technologies
New Energy Finance Limited, United Kingdom
H Daniels, M Wilshire*, New Energy Finance Limited, United Kingdom
13:20 Lunch
  Parallel Session 2A
The Changing Environment for Fuel Cells in Buildings
Session Chair: D Hart, ICEPT, UK
Co-Chair: CM Seymour, Intensys Limited, UK
Parallel Session 2B
Hydrogen and Fuel Technology
Session Chair: G Acres, Honorary President, Grove Steering Committee
Co-Chair: J Wilkie, ACAL Energy Ltd, UK
14:30 Introduction by Session Chair Introduction by Session Chair
14:35 Keynote Paper 05 – The potential for microgeneration in the UK
M Orrill, British Gas New Energy, United Kingdom
Keynote Paper 10 – Sustainable hydrogen energy: SUPERGEN and beyond
T Mays, University of Bath, UK
15:15 06
Pre-series fuel-cell-based micro combined heat and power (CHP) units in their field test phase
P Klose*, G Gummert, M Braun,  BAXI INNOTECH GmbH, Germany
11
FLOX® Steam Reforming – compact and cost effective reformer solutions for PEM fuel cells
H-P Schmid; WS Reformer GmbH, Germany
15:45 07
Optimised LPG-fuel processor for Micro CHP-fuel cell systems
M Steffen*, T Kalk, A Kvasnicka, O Pasdag, A Heinzel,  Zentrum fuer BrennstoffzellenTechnik ZBT GmbH, Germany
12
The production of hydrogen fuel from renewable sources and its role in grid operations
R Gammon¹*, J Barton², ¹Bryte Energy, United Kingdom, ²Loughborough University, United Kingdom
16:15 Refreshments
16:45 08
Hydrogen Village(s): Creating hydrogen and fuel cell communities
R Smith, Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, Canada
13
Solid state hydrogen storage - progress and challenges
D Book, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
17:15 09
The commercial application of stationary fuel cells in the built environment
WJ Ireland,  Logan Energy Limited, United Kingdom
14
Solid hydrogen storage: A revolutionary process
P Mauberger*¹, P de Rango², ¹McPhy Energy SA, France, ²CRETA-Institut Néel, France
17:45 End of Sessions Day One
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
  Parallel Session 3A
Road Vehicles
Session Chair: N Garland, US Department of Energy, USA
Co-Chair: K Kendall, University of Birmingham, UK
Parallel Session 3B
Electricity Generation and Transmission
Session Chair: L Sjunnesson, E.ON, Sweden
Co-Chair: A Moreno, ENEA-CR, Italy
09:00 Introduction by Session Chair Introduction by Session Chair
09:05 Keynote Paper 15 – On the road in California: Moving toward an early market
C Dunwoody, California Fuel Cell Partnership, United States
Keynote Paper 21 – Fuel cells as a clean energy technology
W Münch, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Germany
09:45 16
Comparative analysis of battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid vehicles in a future sustainable road transport system
GJ Offer*, D Contestabile, NP Brandon,  Imperial College London, United Kingdom
22
Guangdong 300KW PEM fuel cell power station
S Liao*, J Xia, X Dong, B Li, D Li,  South China University of Technology, China
10:15 17
Tribrid - Taking the fuel cell hybrid bus to the next development stage
JG Williams*, PR Stevenson, GP Liu,  University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
23
Targeting the CHP market: Two SOFC applications in a changing environment
H Holm-Larsen, AB Richter*, Topsoe Fuel Cell, Denmark
10:45 Refreshments
11:15 18
Designing, building, testing and racing a low cost fuel cell range extender for a motorsport application
M Cordner*, M Matian, GJ Offer,  Imperial College London, United Kingdom
24
Optimizing the design, installation, and control of stationary fuel cell systems with novel strategies
WG Colella*¹, A Rankin², M Parker³,  ¹Sandia National Laboratories, United States, ²University of Washington, United States, ³Stanford University, United States
11:45 19
PEM fuel cell stack experiments applying air exhaust recirculation for air humidification
BJ Kim*¹, SI Kim¹, SY Byun¹, MS Kim¹, YS Park², TW Lim²,  ¹Seoul National University, Korea, ²Hyundai-Kia Motors, Korea
25
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells, an opportunity for CO2 capture
F Federici, Ansaldo Fuel Cells, Italy
12:15 20
Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid cars in Birminghm
K Kendall*, BG Pollet, J Jostins,  The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
26
HotModule fuel cell and gas engine. The Dual Cogen Module by MTU Onsite Energy
S Rolf,  MTU Onsite Energy GmbH, Germany
12:45 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Plenary Poster Session
15:00-15:30 Refreshments
  Parallel Session 4A
Transport Applications
Session Chair: K Kendall, University of Birmingham, UK
Co-Chair: N Garland, US Department of Energy, USA
Parallel Session 4B
Electronic and Portable Systems
Session Chair: A Heinzel, ZBT Duisburg GmbH & University of Duisburg, Germany
Co-Chair: G Acres, Honorary President, Grove Symposium, UK
15:30 Introduction by Session Chair Introduction by Session Chair
15:35 Keynote Paper 27
Some comments and examples regarding the potential for fuel cell and hydrogen technology contributions to energy sustainability
J Brouwer, University of California at Irvine, United States
Keynote Paper 32
Direct methanol fuel cells for small industrial applications
A Dyck, FBW GmbH, Germany
16:15 28
H2Origin and fuel cell hybrid London taxi
D Hayter, Intelligent Energy Ltd, United Kingdom
33
Experimental study on performance analysis of direct methanol fuel cell for efficient operation
C Cho¹, Y-S Chang*², Y Kim¹,  ¹Korea University, Korea, ²Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
16:45 29
Analysis of fuel cell commuter rail vehicles
S Hillmansen*¹, D Meegahawatte¹, P Jennings², A McGordon², ¹University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Warwick, United Kingdom
34
Portable fuel cells – a commercial success story
P Gray, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, United Kingdom
17:15 30
Shipping a market for fuel cell systems? – Challenges and opportunities for fuel cell technology in shipping
G-M Würsig, Germanischer Lloyd, Germany
35
Development of high performance micro tubular SOFCs and modules
T Suzuki*¹, Y Funahashi², T Yamaguchi¹, Z Hasan¹, Y Fujishiro¹, M Awano¹,  ¹National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, ²Fine Ceramics Research Association, Japan
17:45 31
Investigation of Li-battery and fuel cell aging in FC hybrid car model
F Herb, Daimler AG, Germany
36
Nanostructured anode for low temperature SOFC
R Raza*, Y Ma, X Wang, Z Gao, B Zhu; KTH, Sweden
18:15 End of Sessions Day Two
Thursday, 24 September 2009
  Parallel Session 5A
The Voice of the Customer
Session Chair: J Wilkie, ACAL Energy Ltd, UK
Co-Chair: M Hayes, Canada
Parallel Session 5B
Technical Highlights
Session Chairs:
N Brandon, Imperial College London, UK
K Kendall, University of Birmingham, UK
09:00 Introduction by Session Chair Introduction by Session Chair
09:05 37
The six ingredients for micro-CHP fuel cell heaven
D Morgado*, Delta Energy and Environment, United Kingdom
Keynote Paper 43
Future directions in PEMFC and SOFC research
U Stimming, Technical University Munich, Germany
09:45 38
Renewable hydrogen systems for remote communities, grid balancing and energy storage
M Kammerer,  Hydrogenics GmbH, Germany
44
Micro-tubular SOFC: towards a power pack for automotive and auxiliary power supply use
V Lawlor1,2, G Buchinger1,3,6, C Hochenauer1, S Griesser1,6, G Zauner1, AG Olabi2, D Meissner1,4,5, 1Upper Austria University of Applied Science, Austria, 2Dublin City University, Ireland, 3University of Leoben, Austria, 4JKU Linz, Austria, 5Tallinn Technical University, Estonia, 6eZelleron GmbH, Germany
10:15 39
Innovative solutions in the low carbon energy sector
B Madden, Element Energy, United Kingdom
45
High throughput methods to accelerate the discovery and optimization of materials for electrocatalysis and hydrogen storage in fuel cell systems
S Guerin, BE Hayden, CE Lee*, C Mormiche, DCA Smith, J-Ph Soulie, et al, Ilika Technologies Ltd, United Kingdom
10:45 Refreshments
11:15 40
The corporate structure of the European H2&FC industry: the failure to finance independent developers
P Doran, Coretech Ventures, Germany
46
Novel functionalized carbon nanotubes as cross-links reinforced vinyl ester nanocomposite bipolar plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
S Liao¹, M Hsiao¹, CCM Ma*¹, MC Tsai¹, A Su², YF Lin³ et al, ¹National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, ²Fuel Cell Center, Taiwan, ³Plastics Industry Development Center, Taiwan
11:45

41
Accelerating deployment of microgeneration – the key is managing customer expectations effectively
M Rhodes, Encraft, United Kingdom

47
Irreversible degradation mechanisms in PEM fuel cells  
RA Silva, MA Travassos, TI Paiva, CM Rangel*, Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
12:15 42
Accelerating fuel cell development and managing design risk using a systems engineering approach
Z Urban, Process Systems Enterprise Ltd, United Kingdom
48
3D thermo-fluid electrochemical modeling of anode-supported planar SOFC
Z Qu¹, PV Aravind¹, NJJ Dekker², AHH Janssen² , N Woudstra¹, AHM Verkooijen¹, ¹Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, ²Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Netherlands
12:45 Lunch
  Plenary Session 6
Future Challenges and Innovations
Conference Chair: L Sjunnesson, E.ON, Sweden
14:00 Poster Prize Awards
14:20 Introduction by Session Chair
14:25 49
Fuel cells & hydrogen: one view of the future
J Loughhead, UK Energy Research Centre, United Kingdom
15:05 Closing remarks
Conference Chair: L Sjunnesson, E.ON, Sweden
16:00 Close of conference