International Workshop on High Temperature Water Electrolysis

September 18-19, 2006

Roskilde , Denmark

Hydrogen is today produced as a chemical feedstock and cost rather than energy efficiency and energy source is the main concern. It is mainly produced by reforming natural gas and in some cases by low temperature electrolysis. If hydrogen is to be used tomorrow as en energy vector, it will have to be produced with very high energy efficiencies and without production of CO 2 . The main energy sources for hydrogen production today and probably for the next 2 to 3 decades are fossil fuels; however here is a need to develop or improve processes suited to more sustainable energy sources like Renewables or Nuclear. High temperature processes are very promising technologies for Hydrogen production where high efficiency could be reached and use of heat could replace, at least partially electricity, thus decreasing the final cost of Hydrogen production compared to standard electrolysis at low temperature. Among these processes, High Temperature Electrolysis (H.T.E.) could lead to a more efficient and cheaper way to produce hydrogen. It can also benefit from the significant improvements made these last 10 years on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). Different primary energy sources could be available to supply the required heat: geothermal, high temperature solar, high temperature nuclear reactor, etc.

The objective of the workshop is to discuss recent scientific and technical developments in the field of high temperature water electrolysis using solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOECs). The workshop will bring together European, American and Japanese experts.

Contact

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact us by email ( Hi2H2-WS2006@eifer.org ) or fax + 49 721 61 05 13 32.

Organizing committee

Mogens Mogensen ( Risoe National Laboratory)

Philippe Stevens (EDF)

Mohsine Zahid (EIfER)

Maria-Jose Garcia-Vargas (EIfER)

Dainius Perednis (EIfER)

European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Plateform

ANNUAL EVENT ON 17 & 18 MARCH 2005 IN BRUSSELS

This year’s HFP event will aim to:

1. Inform and mobilise hydrogen stakeholders with respect to the Strategic Research Agenda,
Deployment Strategy and opportunities for their implementation in FP7.
2. Inform and involve European and national policy makers.
3. Review HFP achievements and integrate results of ongoing European and national projects
in the Platform strategy.
4. Review the status of the hydrogen debate and public activities at national level.

Meet the Hi2H2 project parteners there !

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