Key messages from the 4th Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic Conference held in Nova Gorica and Gorizia call for an acceleration on the path of adoption of renewable hydrogen.
The challenge of the missing market for hydrogen may soon be bridged by the introduction of an innovative liquid carrier that can significantly lower the cost of energy conversion from renewable energy sources, its transportation and seasonal storage. ECUBES partnering with Hydro X has announced the game changing hydrogen carrier that enables green hydrogen to become affordable without large investments in vessels, ports, ammonia plants, ammonia crackers and other safety features. This is just one of the most compelling messages coming from the 4th Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic Conference held in Nova Gorica and Gorizia on 13th and 14th November.
A growing portfolio of innovation and investment initiatives in the field of renewable hydrogen opens new opportunities for the development of new businesses across the Ecosystem. Too meet these challenges, the Northern Adriatic Hydrogen Ecosystem Conference is becoming an investment platform to stimulate new investments in emerging technology initiatives, projects and start-ups.
On the first day of the Conference research contributions of students and their mentors from four leading educational institutions were introduced a transgenerational dialogue on solutions and challenges of hydrogen applications in the transition to renewables to combat the planetary crisis of climate and resources. Participating student teams represented: United World College Adriatic from Duino, the International Master of Business from the School of Economics and Business of Ljubljana University, the Industrial Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Trieste and Team Delft, a group of students from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands presented an experimental project for the world’s most powerful hydrogen-powered self-driving car, which is the record holder in terms of kilometres travelled per unit of hydrogen consumed.
Conference Presentations
- Overview of the hydrogen regulatory framework in the EU and the Ecosystem North Adriatic: Critical issues and opportunities – Massimiliano Rudella, Area Science Park, Trieste
- The Evolution of the hydrogen economy and its frontiers – Rodolfo Taccani, University of Trieste & Hydrogen Europe Research
- EU Green transition and hydrogen the geopolitical and security context: the potential of ME& Africa – Mark Kogoj, International Security and Geopolitical Expert, ECUBES
- Opportunities and challenges for the hydrogen adoption: At the frontier of technology development and global cooperation – Students at the United World College Adriatic, Duino & H2STUDENT ECUBES endorsed by IRENA
- Positioning of the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley (NAHV) in the European Hydrogen Ecosystem – Ivana Milivojević, Patricija Varšek, Teodora Vurdelja, IMB, School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana
- Digitalisation and the development of a hydrogen value chain – Federico Del Mondo, University of Trieste
- Example of application of LCA in green hydrogen production – Students from the University of Trieste
- The Eco-Runner: The most efficient hydrogen-powered car comes from TU Delft…! HYDROGEN CAR developed by Students Bart De Waart, Eco-Runner Team Delft, TU Delft
- The Hydrogen Ecosystem Report: Hydrogen in the global marketplace and the North Adriatic – Stephen Taylor, Strategic Coordinator, NAHV JWG
Industry goes hydrogen
- Brigita Habjan Štolfa, Director, Northern Primorska Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Jerneja Sedlar, Head Development and Investment Dpt., HSE and Coordinator, NAHV
- Davor Obradović, CIO, Maritime Center of Excellence
- Gianfranco Macroni, EVP R&D and Claudio Fabbro, EVP Long, Danieli Group
- Luca Di Benedetto, General Director, APT, Gorizia
Finance goes hydrogen: Investing in the hydrogen technologies
- Luigi Amati, Business Angels Europe (BAE) and Italian Business Angels Networks (IBAN)
- Nejc Novak, founder, NLaw
- Dorijan Maršič, CEO, Inkubator Sežana
Portfolio overview of the NAHV and the NACHIP
- Introduction to NACHIP – Matjaž Logar, IJS, NACHIP Coordinator
- Derisking novel hydrogen technologies uptake – Mario Vašak, FER, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical engineering and Computing
- ETRA – Mojca Golež, Business Development Director
- Serichim – Fausto Ferrazi, CEO, Pietro Delogu, CTO
- Faber Italia – Maria Falomo, Materials Engineer, R&D
- Municipality of Cres – Ugo Toić, Project Manager
- CTS H2 – Federica Zagarella, Project Manager
- Production of Type IV Pressure vessels for hydrogen storage and gas purposes – Marko Muhar, Patria Composite d.o.o