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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9:00AM EASTERN. A discussion of the recently released white paper from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the AIM Foundation. Following a discussion by the paper’s authors, a panel of state officials will react to the study's findings.

PANELISTS:

• Senator Michael Barrett | Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Representative Jeffrey Roy | House Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Representative Thomas Golden
 | (D-Lowell) - Division Leader
• Patrick Woodcock | Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

​AGENDA:

• 8:30 - 9:00 am Registration
• 9:00am Welcome and Introduction – Julie Chen, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at UMass Lowell
• Author Panel: Opportunities and Challenges for Decarbonizing Massachusetts with Hydrogen
• Introduction
• Production Methods
• Conversion to Useable Energy
• Delivery and Storage
• Applications and Opportunities for Massachusetts Safety
• Economics and Policies of Hydrogen in Massachusetts
• Conclusions, Challenges, and Recommendations
• 11:00am Panel Introduction - Representative Thomas Golden
• Industry and Government Panel: Moderator - Mary Usovicz
• Representative Thomas Golden |(D-Lowell) - Division Leader
• Senator Michael Barrett | Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Representative Jeffrey Roy | House Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Patrick Woodcock | Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
• Robert Rio | Director of Associate Industries of Massachusetts Foundation
• Questions and Answers from the Audience
• 12:00 Concluding Remarks

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 12:00PM EASTERN. Join us for a technical presentation regarding Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell development for heavy duty applications. Hydrogen fuel cells are becoming the zero-emission technology of choice for heavy-duty longer-range applications. Toyota will give an overview of the development history as well as show some recent applications.

Moderator:
Chris Rovik, Executive Program Manager, Advanced Product Planning Office, Toyota R&D

Presenter:
Scott Friedman, Principal Engineer, Advanced Product Planning Office, Toyota R&D

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021 Join CaFCP staff and its members at the 2021 Reuters: Hydrogen North America Summit. Hydrogen has gathered incredible momentum in North America, after being recognized as a huge opportunity to achieve a lower carbon energy mix, and ultimately net-zero goals. The market is gearing up for 3.4 million jobs and revenues of $750 billion per year by 2050. With a Production Tax Credit for green hydrogen and large-scale demonstration projects, significant growth in supply and demand, federal incentives and private investment appetite, there is no doubt that the hydrogen market is set to scale up.

But the game changers will be those who can capitalize on today’s opportunities. The time to monetize production in various end-use applications is now. To support this important transition, Hydrogen North America (30 November – 1 December) will connect the dots between all production, distribution, and application businesses, alongside policy makers and financiers. Now more than ever, we need to think big. That means large-scale projects, off-taker agreements and global trade to advance the hydrogen economy in North America. 

Five key themes for Reuters Events: Hydrogen North America 2021:

• Policy support for hydrogen - Learn the steps towards a reliable and consistent national incentive scheme for both supply and demand
• Private finance sector support – Understand the roadmap towards cost reduction for decarbonized hydrogen, how to de-risk deployment and ensure commercial viability of projects
• Addressing challenges in production – Explore the steps involved in effective cost reduction, improving durability and distribution, both locally and internationally
• The fundamental role of storage – Discuss how to tackle the risk of storing CO2 for long periods of time and finding economic use to storage
• End-use and tackling the demand issue – Find out about commercial viability of transportation and maritime application, as well as steps involved in decarbonizing aviation

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 11:00AM PACIFIC. We are so obsessed with cars—our personal vehicles (especially electric vehicles), as well as Uber or Lyft—that we forget there are many other ways to get around, including our bus and rail system. We really don’t have to drive in an SOV (single occupancy vehicle)—and we know we shouldn’t—especially when it comes to intercity or long-distance travel.

And that's the subject of two upcoming Zoom calls on the topic of reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT)—a goal among the many advocates and elected officials who are deeply concerned about the impact on climate change (50% of GHG emissions in California come from the transportation sector and refineries) and air quality. Please mark your calendars and join us on Oct. 8 and 14 for:
“What About Reducing VMT with Fewer SOVs?” on Friday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., when we will discuss opportunities for both medium- and long-distance travel and how it can reduce VMT and help reduce GHG emissions and improve air quality. REGISTER HERE. With:
• Darwin Moosavi, Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination at the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), where he is a key advisor on issues related to reducing GHGs and VMT.
• Ben Porrit, Senior VP at Brightline, a provider of modern, eco-friendly high-speed rail, working in partnership with Siemens to build trainsets in California that are an example of green manufacturing and good-paying jobs.
• Pierre Gourdain, CEO of FlixBus and in charge of making it the #1 ground-based long-distance mobility provider in the U.S., which has transported more than a million passengers since its launch on the West Coast in 2018.
• LaDonna DiCamillo, appointed as Southern California Director of the High-Speed Rail Authority last year, and tasked with bringing High Speed Rail to our region.
AND THEN . . .
"Emerging Technology in Passenger Transit: Planes, Trains, Buses and Ships" on Thursday, Oct. 14, 12 noon-2 p.m., when we will be discussing planes, trains, ships and other options. REGISTER HERE. With: 
• Ray Wolfe, Executive Director of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, manages transportation investments throughout the county, leveraging dedicated local sales tax, and leading councils of government efforts countywide.
• Peter Chen, Mechanical Engineer at the California Energy Commission, is charged with planning initiatives and managing research, development, and demonstration projects to advance alternative fuel vehicle technologies.
• Bob Schlatter, Senior Executive at World Energy, is working to decarbonize air travel with sustainable aviation fuel and support businesses in their journey to more sustainable transit.
• Jesse Marquez (invited) founded the Coalition for a Safe Environment to monitor goods movement issues at the ports of LA and Long Beach and the public health impacts on communities nearby—with a goal of mitigating, reducing or eliminating public exposure to pollution generated by the ports.
• Lawrence McCormack is Director of State Government Relations for Cummins, which builds engines for long-haul trucks, buses, light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty equipment—and is reknown for reliability, fuel efficiency, and low emissions.
• Dave Cook is Chief Technology Officer at Rail Propulsion Systems, a California-based company dedicated to modernizing transportation and eliminating congestion in our cities and transportation corridors.
• Madeline Rose is Climate Campaign Director at Pacific Environment, which works to stop ships from using 20th century fuels in the 21st century—especially heavy fuel oil—because if the international shipping industry was its own country it would be the world’s 6th largest climate polluter.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 2:00PM EASTERN. The hydrogen economy is on fire. Each day brings announcements of new hydrogen projects, ranging from small to gargantuan. And more than $150 billion is in the investment pipeline, according to the Hydrogen Council.  But moving across the carbon spectrum from gray to green is no easy feat. Join this webinar to learn how to use process simulation to simulate each step in the hydrogen transition to Net Zero processes and ensure a profitable move to a sustainable future.

If you’re an energy or chemical company feeling the pull of market demand and the hard shove of impending regulation, this webinar is for you. In one hour, you’ll examine how current hydrogen production is carbon intensive while future demand must be low carbon or no carbon to meet Net Zero goals. During this webinar, you’ll cover the full hydrogen spectrum, and learn the differences between gray, green and everything in between. You’ll see how to use process simulation to design and optimize gray, blue and green hydrogen processes as your energy transition progresses. You’ll investigate such issues as steam methane reformers, electrolyzers, CCUS simulation and more. And you’ll leave with a new understanding of how a single simulation environment can help you design and optimize alternative process designs throughout your transition to Net Zero processes.

You’ll learn:

 Why all hydrogen is not created equal
 What is the Hydrogen Transition and how it is driving the industry
 How to simulate gray, green and blue hydrogen
 Storing and transporting hydrogen—a simulation 
 How process simulation can help you move from gray to green

Presenter(s):

Ryan Muir; Ryan Muir is a Models and Applications Engineer at AVEVA. He is responsible for the development and testing of computational equipment models to simulate both steady-state and dynamic chemical processes.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 10:00AM PACIFIC. SoCalGas® invites you to a webinar featuring Sandia National Laboratories, that will cover nanoscale metal hydride composites for efficient storage of hydrogen on board heavy-duty vehicles. These materials have the potential to store and deliver hydrogen at the right pressure and energy-density required to meet Department of Energy (DOE) targets. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles could help decarbonize the transportation sector and reduce emissions in high-traffic corridors such as the South Coast Air Basin.

Speakers:

Mark Allendorf: Dr. Mark D. Allendorf is Co-Director of the DOE Hydrogen Materials – Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC) and a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. Dr. Allendorf is past President and Fellow of The Electrochemical Society and has received Sandia awards for research, leadership, and teamwork, as well as a 2014 R&D100 Award.

Vitalie Stavila: Dr. Vitalie Stavila is a Task Lead in the DOE (HyMARC). A central theme in Dr. Stavila’s research is the rational design of new materials by changing the chemical composition, the arrangement of the atoms or molecules in crystalline or amorphous configurations, and the size, shape, and orientation of nanoparticles, crystals or other nano- or macroscopic units.

Moderator:

Michael Lee, Technology Development Project Manager, SoCalGas Research, Development and Demonstration

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 12:00PM EASTERN. Join this month's DOE H2IQ Hour Webinar, to hear about analysis completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to assess the total cost of ownership (TCO) of medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) vehicles using both conventional and emerging clean transportation technologies.

MDHD vehicles currently account for 24% of greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. transportation sector and present unique challenges to decarbonization. For one, these vehicles must withstand significantly more annual use than a personal car. On average, commercial Class 8 tractors can expect to travel over 100,000 miles each year. In addition, commercial vehicles are extremely heavy, ranging from 14,000-pound Class 4 delivery vehicles to Class 8 tractors hauling up to 80,000 pounds. Given the wide range of performance requirements across MDHD vehicles of different classes and vocations, decarbonization of this sector is expected to require a portfolio of clean technologies.
In this webinar, Chad Hunter will provide an overview of NREL's recent analysis describing the TCO of Class 4 and 8 trucks powered by diesel, compressed natural gas, batteries, hybrid battery and diesel systems, and hydrogen and fuel cells, given current technology as well as potential advancements by 2025 and 2050. This analysis was completed with extensive stakeholder engagement, and is the first to account for indirect costs of powertrains that can inform market segmentation, such as the cost of lost cargo capacity due to a heavier powertrain or the cost of dwell time spent refueling or recharging. The analysis was co-led by the DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and Vehicle Technologies Office, both within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

The H2IQ Hour will include a 45-minute live presentation, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. A recording of the H2IQ Hour will be available on the website after the event.

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