| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |