Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR

4th International Conference, Tuesday, April 12, 2005
"Hydrogen + Fuel Cells on their way to commercialisation"

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (H2/FC) technologies have been on worldwide probation for the last 30 years. Billions of US $ – financed privately and from Governmental funds - have already been invested. However, in some key markets, H2/FC applications have been made and real systems used to meet the demand for cleaner, more practical energy solutions. Fuel Cells are on the verge of being introduced commercially, revolutionizing the way we presently produce electricity.

At this conference, international industry leaders and executives from seven countries gave their insight on the commercialisation results and future aspects in their particular regions. All conference attendees had the opportunity to learn more about different innovative approaches that are already under way or are still in the making. As a special feature, each presentation was concluded with a 10-minute discussion between the speaker and the audience.

As part of the programme, delegates had the unique opportunity to visit the presently worldwide largest commercial and most international Group Exhibit for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Hall 13, just minutes away from the conference centre. All conference participants witnessed live demonstrations and newly developed, launched, or updated products. Afterwards, delegates dined together at a at a special Networking evening in the middle of the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells exhibition. They met with international H2/FC industry leaders and executives, using the opportunity to exchange views with key individuals.

Conference program April 12, 2005:

Moderated by:	Ulrich Walter, Moderator Team Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR, Germany
10.00-10.30 a.m.	Introduction, Presentation of all speakers Ulrich Walter, Moderator Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR, Germany

	Words of Welcome I Peter Rippen, Deutsche Messe AG, Germany

	Words of Welcome II Arno A. Evers, Owner and Operator Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR, Germany "I appreciate and admire the work of all those thousands of researchers, engineers and designers who work on the future of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, however, maybe we all together need a little more creativity and fantasy to come to real mass market products and services for the end-users worldwide!"

10.30-10.50 a.m.	Future Prospect of Mobile Fuel Cell Dr. Seok Yeol Yoon CTO and Executive Vice President Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea
	"The ubiquitous use of tomorrow's powerful mobile phones will not be limited by information technology, but by battery capacity. Even if today's lithium-ion batteries' capacity could be doubled, they would not meet future demands. Samsung, as a global leader in "Digital Convergence", therefore focuses on the development of mobile Fuel Cells." Click here to download the presentation and more information about Dr. Seok Yeol Yoon


10.50-11.00 a.m.	Discussion

11.00-11.20 a.m.	China’s hydrogen & fuel cells energy policies and strategies Mr. Shi Dinghuan Consultant of the State Council of China, Chief of Middle-Long Term S & T Development Program Group and Chairman of China Solar Energy Association, Former Secretary General of MOST of China
	"China's booming economy faces several energy challenges. Among them, the dependency on oil imports, the pollution caused by excessive use of coal power plants and the emission of greenhouse gases. To cope with these challenges, the "Law for renewable energy" will be put into force on January 1 2006. A major effort is made in the automotive sector, especially for the Olympic Games in 2008 and the EXPO in 2010." Click to download the presentation and more information about Mr. Shi Dinghuan

11.20-11.30 a.m.	Discussion

11.30-11.50 a.m.	Utsira - demonstrating the hydrogen society on renewable terms Knut Harg, Senior Vice President, Managing Director Hydro, Electrolysers, Norway
	"Utsira is not only the name of an island 20km off the east-coast of Norway, it also stands for "Utility Systems in Remote Areas". This project is a full scale demo installation of a wind-powered Hydrogen system. 10 households are supplied with energy created by two 600 kW wind turbines. The energy demand for two days can be stored as hydrogen, so that in windless times a Fuel Cell can stand in. The system is completely remote controlled and operates at about 90% annual efficiency." Click to download the presentation and more information about Knut Harg

11.50-12.00 p.m.	Discussion

12.00-13.00 p.m.	Business Lunch




13.00-13.20 p.m.	Japan’s hydrogen and fuel cells projects Akiteru Maruta, Project Manager Research & Development Department Technova Inc., Japan
	"Japan is highly dependent on energy imports and therefore needs energy diversity. The challenging target set by the METI is to have 15 Mio. Fuel Cell vehicles in 2030. But in my opinion, stationary Fuel Cells are much closer to market readiness. Their successfull introduction will provide positive impulses for the automotive sector as well. Public acceptance for Hydrogen & Fuel Cells is wide, especially because of Toyota's engagement. This gives people convidence in the technology." Click to download the presentation and more information about Akiteru Maruta

13.20-13.30 p.m.	Discussion

13.30-13.50 p.m.	Canadian H2 program perspective Dr. Hugo Vandenborre Member of the Hydrogenics Corporation Board of Directors Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Vice President of Stuart Energy Corporation, Canada
	"The national not-for-profit organisation "Fuel Cells Canada" is currently working on three main projects: the Hydrogen village in Toronto, the Vancouver Fuel Cell vehicle program and the Hydrogen highway project. Hydrogenics' 7, 10, 20 and 65 kW units cover a whole range of applications. The HyPM Power Module offers both versatility and performance. Built into a fork-lift truck, it is highly competitive against lead-acid batteries." Click to download the presentation and more information about Dr. Hugo Vandenborre

13.50-14.00 p.m.	Discussion

14.00-14.30 p.m.	Coffee break

14.30-14.50 p.m.	Experience with the creation of the world’s first hydrogen economy (ECTOS) Prof. Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson, Member of the Board Icelandic New Energy Ltd., University of Iceland, Iceland
	"The ECTOS project in Reykjavik runs 3 DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell busses and is funded by the European Union. An incident with a malfunctioning cooling loop prooved to be a valuable lesson for interaction with the authorities. 45.000 km were driven in 2004, a survey showed over 90% of public acceptance for the new fuel. My conclusion is: Being independent of fossil fuel imports could be realised in Iceland during the next decades Projects like ECTOS will provide information for next steps Together, it is possible to create a Hydrogen society" Click to download the presentation and more information about Prof. Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson

14.50-15.00 p.m.	Discussion

15.00-15.20 p.m.	Global commercialization of Fuel Cell Energy’s DFC power plant products Jerry D. Leitman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director FuelCell Energy, Inc., USA
	"FuelCell Energy considers itself as being the #1 high temperature stationary Fuel Cell manufacturer and developer. The core products are high temperature, high efficiency, carbonate Fuel Cell power plants for base load commercial and industrial applications. From our point of view, it is illusionary to expect that people are going to pay more for electricity just because it is "green". But the premium is dropping rapidly and the positive attributes of Fuel Cells make good selling propositions. My Conclusion would be: Distributed trigeneration of electricity, heat and Hydrogen is attractive Current technology is competitive with small scale/distributed Hydrogen production Future developments have potential to make fuel cell produced hydrogen the preferred method of supply" Click to download the presentation and more information about Jerry D. Leitman



15.20-15.30 p.m.	Discussion


15.30-16.00 p.m.	Panel Discussion with all speakers: A lively discussion between the speakers was started, also involving the audience. Subjects were taken from the speakers' presentations and involved the continued need for field testing, the importance of governmental support in the area of Fuel Cell marketing and codes & standards. Which kind of Fuel Cell application, stationary, automotive or mobile, is most likely to achieve the first breakthrough in commercialisation was also under serious discussion. Moderator Ulrich Walter was looking forward to the next International Conference "Hydrogen + Fuel Cells on their way to commercialisation II" were these and other topics can be updated and extended. Please make a note of the date: April 25, 2006 10 am

16.00-18.00 p.m.	All conference attendees took the opportunity to visit the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells in Hall 13 (see Orientation)


18.00-21.00 p.m.	They used the unique opportunity to meet with international H2/FC industry leaders and executives at the center of the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells, joining a Networking evening including a buffet and drinks




Dates:	Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 10.00 a.m. – 15.30 p.m.

Venue:	Convention Center (CC), Room 1 A

Conference language:	English

Organizer:	Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR Achheimstraße 3 82319 Starnberg / Germany in cooperation with Deutsche Messe AG Telephone: +49-8151/99892-3 Fax: +49-8151/99892-43 e-mail: arno@hydrogenambassadors.com Internet: www.hydrogenambassadors.com

Short Movie:	Impressions from the International Conference, April 12, 2005 (Size: ~5MB)

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