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The Royal Institute of Engineers is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. To celebrate this, we are organising several activities in the lustrum year 2022.

One of these activities is the KIVI congress: ON THE WAY TO A WATERTOFLAND

If you have the ambition to become a hydrogen country, this can only be achieved by government steering:

for hydrogen, we need to look at: the optimal location of production, capacity and what it will be used for. It is expected that far-reaching choices will have to be made here.

We are taking a broad approach. It will be a busy day, we have a wide range of topics.

We are guests at the Shell Campus in Amsterdam. The kick-off will be given by Chief Executive Officer of the Netherlands Marjan van Loon. She tells us about Shell's ambitious plans.

The structure of the conference is as follows:

  1. WHY are we going for a hydrogen country
  2. HOW are we going to produce, store and transport it
  3. WHAT are the different applications

Why a hydrogen country

For energy transition, you need hydrogen. Think about seasonality and the days when we have almost no sun and wind.

Producing, importing, storing and transporting

Production is simple: electrolysis of water. This involves the following questions: which type of electrolyser is best to use? Can it be fed with varying current (dynamic power). What is the efficiency. What is the optimum location for the electrolysis installation. Placement at sea is also considered, e.g. on a production platform or an artificial island. What to do with the heat that is released.

Importing hydrogen from countries with more sunlight than in the Netherlands.

Storage of hydrogen. Storage can be in empty salt caverns or in empty gas fields. Is this safe and does this not cause leakage.

Transporting hydrogen. Transport can be done using suitable natural gas pipelines. Gasunie is already developing a hydrogen network. Supplying filling stations is done using tankers. Importing hydrogen from faraway countries can really only be done using tankers carrying liquid gas.

Applications of hydrogen

Hydrogen as an electricity grid stabiliser. This can be done using Power to Power. We also address the fact that the new energy grid 2030-2050 is not stable enough. Buffering with hydrogen then offers a solution.

Hydrogen for mobility. Hydrogen-hybrid electric cars are already being developed, which have a longer range and can be charged faster. Also, the development of diesel engines with direct hydrogen injection offers scope for freight transport on longer distances. We also see a future for hydrogen-powered boating and flying.

Hydrogen for built environment. When the Gasunie has the parallel system hydrogen and biogas operational in 15 years, we can also think of stationary fuel cells in houses and buildings

Hydrogen for industry. This is really complex topic. We highlight whether this is really the option and go into plant modifications.

The crucial question remains if we are going to implement all this, is there enough green power available to produce this amount of hydrogen.

PROGRAMME

09.00 h Reception with coffee and tea

09.45 h Opening and keynotes

Welcome by the chairman of the day Jorg Gigler

The importance of Hydrogen Marjan van Loon (Shell)

National Hydrogen Programme and Hydrogen Policy Anne Melchers

Hydrogen, why and for what? Ad van Wijk (TU Delft)

10.45 h Production and distribution

Challenges and in scaling-up water electrolysis Wouter Blom (HYCC)

Double the energy from wind with hydrogen as primary energy carrier Hugo Groenemans (Hygro)

Unlock NL energy transition's untapped potential; Lex de Groot (Neptune Energy)

Faster, cleaner and cheaper by system-integration

Hyway 27 - A hydrogen network in the Netherlands René Schutte (Gasunie)

Large-scale hydrogen storage in salt caverns Bert Stouwie (Hystock, Gasunie)

12.15 hours Lunch

13.15 hours Mobility

Hydrogen fast-fill filling station for cars and trucks Edward Doorten (Green Planet)

Together we can do so much more! Arno Treur (NPRC)

Hydrogen: the solution for sustainable aviation? Jan Verbeek (NAG / ADSE)

14.25 hours Built environment

Blueprint hydrogen district Hoogeveen - from slogan to concrete Willem Hazenberg (Stork)

Support for converting natural gas districts to hydrogen districts Kees de Boer (Municipality of Hoogeveen)

15.15 hrs Break with coffee and tea

15.45 hours System integration

Role of hydrogen in a sustainable energy system Gert van der Lee (TenneT)

Decentralised hydrogen electrolysis and P2P systems Rob van der Sluis (MTSA)

16.30 hours Industry

Hydrogen production by plasma synthesis for the Hans Linden (Chemelot)

chemical industry

Heracless, the transition to emission-free steel production Hans van der Weijde (Tata IJmuiden)

17.15:00 Closing and drinks

NB: Parking at the venue is not possible and will not be facilitated. Participants are advised to come by public transport as the location is very easy to reach.

It is currently only possible to participate online, which can be done via the Zoom link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83618826365

Meeting ID:836 1882 6365

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