Schedule & speakers (Phoenix 2022)
DAY ONE
Emerging Giants: decarbonizing ammonia in China, India, and the United States (8:30AM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Twelve months ago, China, India, and the United States were on the periphery of the ammonia energy landscape, which had been dominated by first-mover countries including Japan, Australia, Korea, Chile, Norway, Netherlands, Spain and others. Now, the world’s three most populated nations are driving new ambitions for decarbonization in the fertilizer industry, with global implications for the scale and speed of ammonia’s opportunity in the energy transition.
Frank Yu
Global Vice President & Head of Envision Hydrogen,
Envision Group
Envision Energy – green hydrogen and green ammonia business
Jim Schwartz
Director, Sustainability & GPA USA,
OCI N.V.
Emerging giants: OCI’s perspective
Oliver Hatfield (moderator)
VP Business Development,
Argus Media
Decarbonizing ammonia in India, China and the United States
Trevor Brown (moderator)
Executive Director,
Ammonia Energy Association
Morning tea/coffee break (10:30AM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Sponsored by Yara
Enabling Net-Zero Energy (11AM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
How can ammonia fuel unlock net-zero electricity grids across the US? How can existing power plants transition to new fuels like ammonia? How can integrated, ammonia-fueled systems help power heavy transport, and how can ammonia enable zero-emissions off-grid and backup power?
Rob Steele
Institute Fellow & Project Development Director,
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Program on combustion of ammonia and ammonia-hydrogen mixtures for power generation
Heather Jackson
President,
Interlock Energy
Economic analysis for hydrogen – ammonia decarbonization of a natural gas plant – a phased approach
Gregory Pal
VP Product,
Mainspring Energy
Ammonia for power generation: a new, efficient, low-emissions generator made possible with software enabled technology and precise flameless reaction control
Bill David
Chief Science Officer,
Sunborne Systems
Sunborne Systems: bringing keystone technologies to market for the global zero-carbon energy infrastructure
Advancing Maritime Ammonia (11AM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
What key developments are helping advance the case for maritime ammonia, both on the port side and onboard vessels? How do we approach safety and public perception from a maritime perspective?
Emile Herben
Product Manager,
Yara Clean Ammonia
Trends, priorities and examples for increasing ammonia shipping fuel readiness levels across the value chain
Chenxi (Chase) Ji
Senior Sustainability Engineer (CCUS & Alternative Fuels),
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Ammonia as a marine fuel– bunkering operation and dispersion simulations
Monique Berrevoets-Steenbakker
Strategic Consultant,
Antea Group
Ammonia terminal in port areas: safety and image issues in storage, throughput and transport
Tatum Auvil
Research Analyst (Low-Carbon Resources),
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Accelerating maritime decarbonization via multi-sectoral integration
Sofia Fürstenberg Stott (moderator)
Partner,
Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory
Maritime Director,
Ammonia Energy Association
Advancing Maritime Ammonia: panel introduction
Lunch break (12:30PM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Sponsored by LSB Industries
Sponsored by Casale
Workshop: Maritime Green Corridors (2PM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
How exactly can we begin building ammonia-powered, green maritime corridors between ports? Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, the AEA’s Maritime Director, will help attendees figure out the key pieces of the puzzle.
Sofia Fürstenberg Stott (moderator)
Partner,
Fürstenberg Maritime Advisory
Maritime Director,
Ammonia Energy Association
AEA Maritime Ammonia Workshop: Maritime green corridors – the case for ammonia
Afternoon tea/coffee break (3:30PM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Sponsored by Axetris
The Policy Landscape in the United States (4PM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Recent policy developments have fundamentally altered the outlook for low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia in the United States. In this session, we dive into the domestic details, and discuss their impact across the world of ammonia energy.
Claire Behar
CCO,
Hy Stor Energy
Mark Behrman
President & CEO,
LSB Industries
Prerna Jain
Senior Commercial Manager – New Energies BD,
Chevron
Jacob Susman (moderator)
CEO & Co-Founder,
Ambient Fuels
Evening reception (5:30PM MST, Tues 15 Nov)
Sponsored by Hy Stor Energy
DAY TWO
Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy (8:30AM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Mission Possible Partnership published its Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy last month, the latest in a series of action plans for hard-to-abate sectors. This session will look at the key conclusions from the report, and a discussion of the strategies that will enable the ammonia sector to position itself for a sustainable, high-impact future.
Tomoaki Ichida
Executive Officer,
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
MOL: our voyage to net-zero emissions towards 2050
Rob Stevens
VP Ammonia Opportunities,
Saga Pure
President,
Ammonia Energy Association
Clean ammonia at SagaPure
Raffaele Ostuni
Head of Gas Technologies Department,
Casale
Retrofitting grey ammonia to blue and green – making net-zero ammonia possible
Adolfo Rivera
Senior Director for Green Hydrogen,
Avangrid
Renewables + Hydrogen + Derivatives
Jesse Hoffman (moderator)
Manager & Project Leader (Ammonia Transition Strategy),
SystemIQ
Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy
Morning tea/coffee break (10:30AM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Sponsored by LSB Industries
New Ammonia Production Processes (11AM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
What new technologies are being developed to improve existing production processes, and where are these being deployed? We also explore some next generation production technologies, including high-performance computing for catalyst R&D.
Rianne Vriend-Vrijenhoef
Marketing Director,
Proton Ventures
NH3 & Energy Transition: a challenge meeting reality
Yohei Shimada
Manager, Digital Solutions for Green Ammonia business development (Sustainability Co-Creation Department),
JGC Corporation
Demonstration project for a green chemical plant using large-scale alkaline water electrolysis
Surya Josyula
Senior Director (Technology Strategy Division),
Fujitsu Research of America
Advanced technologies powering green ammonia R&D
Zhenyu Zhang
Chief Technologist,
AmmPower
Electrifying ammonia production using four metric tons per day (4 MTPD) Independent Ammonia Making Machine (IAMM™) units
Enabling Clean Ammonia (11AM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
What new technologies will enable clean ammonia production from gas feedstock, and how can existing production plants be improved?
Jakob Krummenacher
Director of Clean Energy,
LSB Industries
Low-carbon ammonia at LSB Industries
Tim Matthews
CEO,
Cozairo
Making ammonia blue – the easy way
Brent Novak
Vice President (Ammonia Strategy),
8 Rivers
8 Rivers’ 8RH2 technology for blue ammonia production with high CO2 capture rates
Hady Abdulhady
Director Business Development & Sales,
thyssenkrupp Uhde
Natural gas based, ultra-low carbon ammonia without fluegas scrubbing
Lunch break (12:30PM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Sponsored by Envision Group
Sponsored by Denbury
Workshop: Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy (2PM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
In this special session, SystemIQ, the authors of the Mission Possible Partnership’s Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy, will lead an interactive workshop to identify actions that we can take immediately, and map out a long- term strategy for decarbonizing ammonia.
Jesse Hoffman (moderator)
Manager & Project Leader (Ammonia Transition Strategy),
SystemIQ
Ammonia Transition Strategy – Workshop
Afternoon tea/coffee break (3:30PM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Sponsored by Black & Veatch
Clean Energy from Ammonia (4PM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Explore new applications for ammonia fuel in the aviation sector, new technology to eliminate NOx emissions, and progress in cracking ammonia as a hydrogen carrier.
Issei Tsuji
Promotion Leader,
Nikki-Universal
Exhaust gas treatment catalysts for ammonia-fueled engines
John Pach
Ammonia & Nitric Acid Technology Manager,
Johnson Matthey
Ammonia cracker: design and safety considerations
Jayanta Kapat
Founding Director, Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research (CATER),
University of Central Florida
Ammonia as a liquid for the future of aviation
Konrad Krois
Business Development Manager,
Heraeus
Precious metals catalysts – a cornerstone for the hydrogen economy and ammonia as an energy vector
Clean Ammonia from Electricity (4PM MST, Wed 16 Nov)
Explore power-to-ammonia project design concepts, how hydrogen technology and ammonia production could unlock grid flexibility, and what process safety looks like in the all-electric ammonia plant.
Tomas Meyer
Senior Consultant,
inodú
Improving the competitiveness of Power-to-X projects in Chile
Alan Tan
Vice President (Business Development),
Next Hydrogen
Large-scale, innovative alkaline water electrolysis
Liz Wachs
Postdoctoral Researcher,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Industrial load flexibility, the US power grid and ammonia
Frank Yu
Global Vice President & Head of Envision Hydrogen,
Envision Group
Dancing with wind solution for the green hydrogen and green ammonia plant
DAY THREE
Establishing a Global Market for Ammonia Energy (8:30AM MST, Thurs 17 Nov)
What will be required to establish global markets for ammonia as an energy commodity? We explore new export projects, key enablers being developed, and the infrastructure required to unlock an expanded global market for ammonia.
Hans Vrijenhoef
Chairman,
Proton Ventures
Executive Vice President,
Ammonia Energy Association
Ammonia, liquid sustainable energy for future
Ashwani Dudeja
President and Director International Business (Green Hydrogen & Ammonia),
ACME Group
Challenges of developing green ammonia projects
Patrick Molloy
Manager (Climate Aligned Industries),
Rocky Mountain Institute
The potential future for ammonia market nexus
Grigorii Soloveichik (moderator)
CEO,
SolEXS Consulting
Establishing a Global Market
Morning tea/coffee break (10:30AM MST, Thurs 17 Nov)
The AEA’s Ammonia Certification Scheme (11AM MST, Thurs 17 Nov)
To close this year’s proceedings, we explore the all-important topic of certification. Members of the AEA Certification Committee will present on key progress in our own under-development scheme, and outline the next steps ahead as we move through the design phase and towards implementation.
Bert den Ouden
Project Director,
HyXchange
The hydrogen market boosted by ammonia: feed, standards & balancing
Nicholas Cook
AEA Certification Committee (chair) / Senior EHS and Quality Manager,
CF Industries
Vibeke Rasmussen
AEA Certification Committee / SVP Product Management & Certification,
Yara Clean Ammonia
Amgad Elgowainy
Group Leader, Electrification and Infrastructure,
Argonne National Laboratory
IPHE hydrogen production analysis task force
Wouter Vanhoudt (moderator)
Global Head of Business Development,
Hinicio
