ESI cordially invites you to a seminar on
The Fuel of the Future – Hydrogen
by
Dr. George M. Sverdrup
Laboratory Program Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado, U.S. A.
Date: Friday, 24 October 2008
Time: 9.00 am to 11.00 am
Venue: The Auditorium, National University of Singapore University Hall
Lee Kong Chian Wing
Level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077
Registration is free but pre-registration is required. Please email your name, designation and organisation to esibox2@nus.edu.sg by 22 October 2008 to help us gauge the response.
Due to limited seating capacity at 100, please register early.
Abstract
Hydrogen offers the promise of an energy carrier that can be produced from a diverse set of renewable resources as well as fossil fuels, can be used efficiently and cleanly, and can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Hydrogen can be used in both stationary and transportation applications. Yet to achieve the promise of hydrogen technical advances must be made, and investments in infrastructure must be supported over many years.
The research and development program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory covers all major aspects of the U.S. hydrogen program. Technologies for producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources and delivery technologies for bringing hydrogen to points of demand are being developed. Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell technologies are also being advanced.
One of three national centers of excellence for hydrogen storage onboard vehicles is being led by NREL. Validation of vehicle and fuel infrastructure technologies in demonstration projects is a key element of the program. Development of a sound basis for model codes and equipment and fuel standards is being addressed. NREL’s analysis of hydrogen systems is helping to guide the U.S. program. NREL is also supporting hydrogen education activities. NREL is also providing technical support to the U.S. DOE’s market transformation activities to accelerate introduction of hydrogen technologies into the market.
About the Speaker
Dr. Sverdrup is National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Laboratory Program Manager for its Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program. He provides technical leadership for NREL’s R&D on hydrogen production, distribution, storage and use in fuel cells. Prior to this assignment in October 2002, he was Technology Manager for NREL’s Fuels Utilization Program, for which he provided technical leadership for R&D on liquid and gaseous motor fuels and their effects on engine performance and air quality.
At NREL he led a public-private partnership that developed and examined the effects of diesel fuel sulfur on advanced emission control strategies for diesel exhaust. The results formed the basis for ultra-low sulfur standard for diesel fuel. He now leads NREL’s Hydrogen Program, which funded at $22 million in 2008, covers all aspects of DOE’s national Hydrogen Program. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Hydrogen Association.
Dr. Sverdrup held a series of positions at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, from 1976 through 1998 and before coming to NREL on assignment. He was Vice President of Transport Technologies at Battelle and his work focused on environmental R&D. He developed and led several significant multi-disciplinary government-industry partnerships.
He has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a physical chemistry minor from the University of Minnesota.
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