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IHAC 2023 Proceedings

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

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IHAC 2023 proceedings are strictly private and personal to its recipients and should not be copied, distributed or reproduced in whole or in part, nor passed to any third party. Any unauthorized sharing of this material is strictly prohibited.

Note: Only 15 out of 20 presentations are available as per speakers' consent received
 

Presentations

08:15-08:50

Welcome Reception & Registration

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08:50-09:00

Welcome message & opening remarks from the Organizer

Dr. Naveed Akhtar, CEO, Hy-Hybrid Energy

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Hydrogen in Aviation-The Industry Perspective

Session Chair: Ron van Manen, Luchtvaart in Transitie, The Netherlands

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09:00-09:20

  Plenary Speech: Accelerating towards Climate Neutral Aviation through disruptive hydrogen-based innovations

  Ron van Manen, Project Director, Luchtvaart in Transitie, The Netherlands

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09:20-09:40

  Keynote Speech: Lleida-Alguaire H2 Energy Hub: A new business driver for airports

  Jordi Candela, Director General, Aeroports de Catalunya, Spain

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09:40-10:00

  The UK Regional Air Mobility index - Where Hydrogen could really work

  Darrell Swanson, Director, EA Maven, UK

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10:00-10:20

  Together we are pioneering aviation again - Accelerating true zero emissions by an ecosystem approach

  Michel van Ierland, Founder, Conscious Aerospace, The Natherlands

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10:20-10:40

  Fuel cells: Already airborne

  Stuart Sharp, Sales Manager & Ingererd Bjeler, Sales Manager, PowerCell Group, Sweden

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10:40-11:10

Morning Coffee Break

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Hydrogen Infrastructure at Airports

Session Chair: Christine Driessen, NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants, The Netherlands

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11:10-11:30

  Liquid hydrogen is taking-off: How to make your airport hydrogen ready?

  Matthieu Piron, Managing director, HYDROGEN AIRPORT & Sebastien Lichtle, CTO, HYDROGEN AIRPORT, France

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11:30-11:50

  Understanding Airport Hydrogen Supply Based On Mainline Hydrogen Aircraft Operations

  Michael Kramer, President, NOVAdev Inc., USA

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11:50-12:10

  An Insight into Future Fuels Readiness

  Andrew Caughey, Head of Sustainable Aviation, Atkins & Norton Yeung, Senior Manager, Mace, UK

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12:10-12:30

Zero emission flight infrastructure

Andrew Chadwick, Technology Innovation Lead, Aviation, Connected Places Catapult, UK

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12:30-12:50

  Hydrogen aviation and airports - adaptation & impact areas

  Gopal Kandiyoor, Hydrogen Aviation Lead, NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants, The Netherlands

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12:50-13:50

Lunch Break

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Hydrogen Powered Aircraft

Session Chair: Roel van Benthem, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre, The Netherlands

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13:50-14:10

Scaling hydrogen-electric propulsion for large aircraft

Rudolf Coertze, CTO Hydrogen, ZeroAvia, UK

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14:10-14:30

  Lightweight solid oxide fuel cells for aviation

  Pedro Nehter, Fuel Cell Scientist, Airbus Operations GmbH, Germany

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14:30-14:50

  First electric aircraft designed for hydrogen propulsion

  Jacques-Alexis Verrecchia, Head of Product, Beyond Aero, France

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14:50-15:10

  Case Study: Application of FBSE approach in the development of a novel hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

  Jean Machado,  Chief Systems & Safety Engineer, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, UK

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15:10-15:30

  Pipistrel R&D activities towards the ambition of an innovative hydrogen-powered 19-seat aircraft concept

  Pedro Garcia Gonzalez, Lead R&D Propulsion Engineer, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, Slovenia

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15:30-16:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

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Hydrogen Storage, Utilization, Standards & Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Session Chair: Pedro Nehter, Airbus Operations GmbH, Germany

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16:00-16:20

  Nordic Electrofuel will make it Green to fly

  Gunnar Holen, CEO, Nordic Electrofuel, Norway

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16:20-16:40

  Hydrogen for SAF

  Vincent de Haes, Sustainable Aviation Consultant, To70Aviation, The Netherlands 

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16:40-17:00

   NLRs contribution to the new standards for hydrogen storage and propulsion in aviation

  Roel van Bentham, Senior R&D Engineer Energy Management / Thermal Control, NLR - Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre, The Netherlands

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17:00-17:20

  Hydrogen use in aviation from a macroeconomic perspective: Motivation, methods and current research directions

  Tobias Mueller,  Research Associate, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

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17:20-17:40

  Isothermal sloshing in a horizontal cylinder for a liquid hydrogen powered aircraft

  Stuart Colville, PhD Researcher, University of Plymouth, UK

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17:40-17:50

 

  Closing remarks from the Organizer

  Dr. Naveed Akhtar, CEO, Hy-Hybrid Energy

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