NHA Fall Forum 2008
Hydrogen from Renewables
September 22 - 24, 2008      Golden, Colorado
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Monday, September 22
2 – 7:30 pm
Pre-function		 Registration
3 – 5:30 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Renewable Hydrogen 101
Learn all you need to know about hydrogen produced from renewable energy by attending this introductory session.

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6 –7:30 pm
Bergen Park		 Welcome Reception and Expo
Sponsored by the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
   

Tuesday, September 23
7:30 – 8 am
Morrison/Golden		 Coffee & Danish / Expo
8 – 8:30 am
Morrison/Golden		 Welcome
Debbi Smith - Executive Vice President, NHA
Tom Plant - Director, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office
8:30 – 9:30 am
Morrison/Golden		 Keynote Session
  • Hydrogen from Renewables – the Challenges and Opportunities
    Dale Gardner - Associate Lab Director, Renewable Fuels Science & Technology, NREL

  • Utilities, Renewables and Hydrogen
    Tim Taylor - CEO, Colorado Public Service

  • Financing Renewable Energy and Hydrogen
    Michael Eckhart - President, ACORE
9:30 – 10 am
Pre-function		 Break
10 – 11:35 am
Morrison/Golden		 Expert Panel: Renewable Resources for Hydrogen Production
Moderator: Bob Remick, NREL
  • Donna Heimiller, NREL

  • Dr. Bruce Logan, Penn State University

  • Dr. Charles Visser, NREL
11:35 am – 1:10 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Expert Panel: Renewable Hydrogen Policy
Moderator: Rolf Nordstrom, Great Plains Institute
  • McKinley Addy, California Energy Commission

  • Joel M. Rinebold, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology

  • Leslie Goodbody, California Air Resources Board (CARB)

  • Seth M. Mandelbaum, Esq., McCullough, Goldberger and Standt, LLP

1:20 – 2:20 pm
Bergen Park

Luncheon
 Sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Battelle, the Center for Hydrogen Research, the Governor’s Energy Office, the Midwest Research
Institute, and Xcel Energy

  • Keynote Presentation: The NHA Hydrogen Transportation Story
    C. E. (Sandy) Thomas - President, H2Gen Innovations

 
2:30 – 4:05 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Expert Panel: Infrastructure Development and Planning
Moderator:  Marty Shimko, Avalence
  • Donna Carter, Greater New Haven Transit District

  • Gary Schroeder, Ft. Collins Light and Power

  • Anna Marit Hanseen, Statoil Hydro

  • Gary Higginbottom, Hydrogen Energy Center
4:10 – 5:45 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Expert Panel: Commercialization Projects
Moderator: Larry Moulthrop, Proton Energy Systems
  • Mike Strizki, Renewable Energy International, Inc.

  • Pinakin Patel, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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  • Bob Rozmiarek, Virent Energy Systems

  • Tom Houghton, Institute for Energy & Environment, University of Strathclyde

  • Kevin W. Harrison, Ph.D., NREL
6 – 7:30 pm
Offsite		 Reception and Tour: Colorado Fuel Cell Center
 Sponsored by Colorado Fuel Cell Manufacturers and the Colorado Fuel Cell Center. Transportation will be provided. More >>
   

Wednesday, September 24
7:30 - 8 am
Pre-function		 Coffee & Danish / Expo
8 - 8:20 am
Morrison/Golden		 Recap from Day 1
Special Announcement from the the USC / Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative - Stewart McKenzie

Robert Remick, NREL
8:20 - 9 am
Morrison/Golden		 Setting the Stage for a Renewable Hydrogen Roadmap
Presentations by Panel Leaders
9 - 9:15 am
Pre-function		 Break
9:15 – 11 am
(See rooms listed after each discussion)		 Breakout Discussions: A Renewable Hydrogen Roadmap
The four discussions below will take place in four separate meeting areas.
  • Hydrogen PR: Educating the Public
    Bill Hoagland, Hydrogen 2000, Inc.
    Room: Green Mountain

  • Establishing Near-term Application Priorities
    John Cornish, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, LLC
    Room: Theater

  • Financing Renewable Hydrogen Initiatives
    • Room: Morrison/Golden

  • Affecting Public Policy at Local, State, and Federal Levels
    Rolf Nordstrom, Director, Green Plains Institute
    Room: Lookout Mountain
11 – 11:15 am
Pre-function		 Break
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Breakout Presentations
Presentations by Panel Leaders and Audience Discussion
12:15 - 12:30 pm
Morrison/Golden		 Closing Remarks and Adjournment
3 - 6 pm
Offsite		 Tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Bus departs from the hotel. Find out more >>