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Timetable of Technical Session (TS) as of September 29.

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TS Plenary Session Program
TS1 Program
TS2 Program
TS3 Program

October 4, 8:50-16:25 (JST) online.
*Sessions are held in English. Simultaneous interpretation service (English to Japanese) is available.

Time
08:50-12:00TS plenary: High-level talk that frames one of the technical sessions
(Moderator: Dr. William Tumas (NREL, US))
12:00-13:30Break
13:30-16:25Parallel sessions

TS1: Applications and impacts of H2 for decarbonization of energy sectors and for power to X
Moderator: Dr. Florence Lefebvre-Joud (CEA-Liten, France)

TS2: LCA and environmental impacts on large-scale deployment of PV
Moderator: Dr. Christian Thiel (JRC, EU)

TS3: CCU — with a focus on CCU value proposition and integration themes
Moderator: Dr. Dietmar Tourbier (CSIRO, Australia)

Detailed program

08:50-12:00 TS plenary

08:50
09:00
Introduction: RD20 goals, recommendations, progress, future plans
  Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST, Japan)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
09:00
09:25
Global perspective of H2, challenges/opportunities, applications of H2 for decarbonization of energy sectors
  Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling (Fraunhofer ISE, Germany)   CVSpeaker Details
09:25
09:50
Large-scale PV deployment, challenges and opportunities (TW workshop overview and other concepts), bringing circularity to PV
  Dr. Silvana Ovaitt (NREL, US)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
09:50
10:15
CCUS challenge/opportunities/perspectives and opportunity for integration concepts, include value proposition
  Dr. Dietmar Tourbier (CSIRO, Australia)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
10:15
10:45
Panel Discussion among the speakers
10:45
11:00
Break
11:00
11:15
Activity Report of PV Task Group (TG1-1)
  Dr. Harald Muellejans (JRC, EU)   Speaker Details
11:15
11:30
RD20 Task Force: Hydrogen Life Cycle and Sustainability Analysis
  Dr. Amgad Elgowainy (ANL, US)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
11:30
12:00
Panel discussion on RD20 collaborations, status and future
Advisory Board members

13:30-16:25 TS1: Applications and impacts of H2 for decarbonization of energy sectors and for power to X

13:30
13:55
Overview – Decarbonization by Sectors
  Dr. Florence Lefebvre-Joud (CEA-Liten, France)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
13:55
14:20
Outbrief from Gigaton H2 Workshop
  Dr. Bryan Pivovar (NREL, US)   CVShort MovieSpeaker Details
14:20
14:45
Reversible Solid Oxide Cells: A Flexible Energy Device for Both Power Generation and Hydrogen Production – NEDO Research and Development Program for Promoting Innovative Clean Energy Technologies Through International Collaboration
  Prof. Dr. Kazunari Sasaki (Kyushu University, Japan)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
14:45
15:10
Current Status of Green Ammonia Production and Utilization Research in South Korea
  Dr. Hyung Chul Yoon (KIER, Republic of Korea)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
15:10
15:35
The multivector integrated smart systems, microgrids and hydrogen valley at ENEA, for accelerating the energy transition
  Dr. Giorgio Graditi (ENEA, Italy)   CVSpeaker Details
  Dr. Maria Valenti (ENEA, Italy) (Dr. Maria Valenti made a presentation on behalf of Dr. Giorgio Graditi.)   Presentation Materials
15:35
16:00
Decarbonizing Shipping Industries
  Dr. Vibha Dhawan (TERI, India)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
16:00
16:25
Techno-economic prefeasibility analysis for zero-carbon maritime fuel at 2 South African ports
Mr. Thomas Roos (CSIR, South Africa)

13:30-16:25 TS2: LCA and environmental impacts on large-scale deployment of PV

13:30
13:55
Overview
  Prof. Dr. Michio Kondo (Waseda University & AIST, Japan)   CVSpeaker Details
13:55
14:20
Environmental assessment of large-scale photovoltaic deployment
Prof. Myriam Merad (CNRS-Paris Dauphine, France)
14:20
14:45
Chemical risk assessment on photovoltaic (PV) panel
  Dr. Kyoko Ono (AIST, Japan)   Presentation MaterialsCVSpeaker Details
14:45
15:10
Environmental assessment due to high penetration of inverter-based generation
  Prof. Dr. Leandro Michels (UFSM, Brazil)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
15:10
15:35
India solar missions and impacts as well as aspects of large-scale PV deployment
  Dr. Anil Kottantharayil (IITB, India)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
15:35
16:00
Overview of the potential and challenges for Agrivoltaics
  Ms. Anatoli Chatzipanagi (JRC, EU)   CVShort MovieSpeaker Details
16:00
16:25
French-Japanese International Collaboration in R&D of Next Generation Solar Cells and Beyond – NEDO
Research and Development Program for Promoting Innovative Clean Energy Technologies Through International Collaboration
  Dr. Takaya Kubo (The University of Tokyo, Japan)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details

13:30-16:25 TS3: CCU — with a focus on CCU value proposition and integration themes

13:30
13:55
Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating CO2 Capture and Conversion
  Dr. Joshua Schaidle (NREL, US)   CVSpeaker Details
13:55
14:20
Levelized cost of CO2 abatement (LCCA) framework for Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) – Case studies and applications for R&D and policy gaps.
  Dr. Farid Bensebaa (NRC, Canada)   CVSpeaker Details
14:20
14:45
High-Temperature Solar Thermal Usage for Thermochemical Carbon Dioxide Splitting and Its Application to CCU – NEDO Research and Development Program for Promoting Innovative Clean Energy Technologies Through International Collaboration
  Prof. Koji Matsubara (Niigata University, Japan)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
14:45
15:10
An overview of the CSIR’s biogenic carbon capture and utilisation to hydrogen
  Mr. Zama Duma (CSIR, South Africa)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
15:10
15:35
CCU in the Context of Hydrogen Storage and Synthetic Fuels
  Dr. Florian Nestler (Fraunhofer ISE, Germany)   Short MovieSpeaker Details
15:35
16:00
CCU technology for the production of e-fuels and e-chemicals
  Dr. Dong Hyun Chun (KIER, Republic of Korea)   Presentation MaterialsCVShort MovieSpeaker Details
16:00
16:25
Materials for an effective defossilization
  Prof. Dr. Juan Ramón Morante Lleonart (IREC, Spain)   CVSpeaker Details