An Engineering Introduction to Hydrogen
Disciplines: Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability | Production and Operations | Reservoir
Course Description
A great deal has been said about a possible "hydrogen economy" future, but what does it actually mean? Vociferous and divergent opinions abound in popular media, but this combination of hype and uncertainty does a disservice to a technical audience that would prefer to focus on engineering realities. This short course will serve as an introduction to the basis of hydrogen, providing technical information to address some fundamental questions:
- What is it?
- Why is it important?
- How can we produce, store, transport, and use it?
This technical background will allow attendees to dissect and analyse the noise around hydrogen, understanding the various perspectives on competing production methods and the motivation behind them. Further, this primer will serve as a basis for more detailed technical discussion on the merits and challenges of finding a pathway to a hydrogen future.
Learning Level
Introductory
Course Length
1 Day
Why Attend
This course cuts through the hype and uncertainty surrounding hydrogen to provide a firm scientific and engineering basis to understand what is meant by a "hydrogen transition". Attendees will be introduced to the facts and dominant perspectives on hydrogen production and use.
Who Attends
This course is recommended for those who would like an introduction to hydrogen. This includes an outline of the drivers behind adoption, production, transport, distribution, and use.
CEUs
0.8 CEUs
Cancellation Policy
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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructors
Bruce Norris is a Research Fellow with the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Western Australia. His research focuses on quantifying the risks associated with gas hydrates in subsea energy developments by building tools that couple hydrodynamic and hydrate models to predict both the severity and probability of hydrate formation. The goal throughout this research is to assist the industry in optimising its operational and design philosophies to lower cost, improve safety, and reduce chemical injection requirements.
Dr Saif Al-Ghafri is a senior researcher with extensive experience in the field of fluid properties and thermodynamics, and is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific publications and conference papers. He has worked as a research associate at the Imperial College London where he conducted research related to carbon capture and storage (CCS). He is currently a Senior Research Fellow of the Fluid Science and Resources Group at the University of Western Australia, with a record of experimental excellence, post-doctoral candidate supervision, and on-time delivery of industrial projects. He is also a Foundation Fellow of the Future Energy Exports CRC (FEnEX CRC), and an honorary research fellow at the Imperial College London. He is currently a member of various advisory committees, included the "Access to Space" technical advisory group (TAG) of the Australian Space Agency and the "Production and Facilities" advisory committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He has worked on multiple research projects funded by global industry partners such as Shell Development Australia, Chevron Energy Technology Company, the Gas Processors Association, Woodside, INPEX, Qatar Petroleum, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Samsung Heavy Industry. Current research activities include hydrogen economy, boil-off-gas studies for LNG storage and transportation, measurement and modeling of fluid and thermophysical properties of mixtures relevant to gas production, LNG processing, carbon dioxide sequestration, new generation refrigerants, natural gas hydrates, and biofuel production. Dr. Al-Ghafri collaborates widely with a variety of national and international energy industry stakeholders, including Imperial College London, NASA, Ruhr Unversity Bochum, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA).