DOE Hydrogen Program director Dr. Sunita Satyapal and HydroGEN director Dr. Huyen Dinh were invited to deliver plenaries at the 24th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC-2024) held in Tulum – Riviera Maya, Mexico on June 15, 2024.
HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium
July 10, 2024
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DOE Hydrogen Program director Dr. Sunita Satyapal and HydroGEN director Dr. Huyen Dinh were invited to deliver plenaries at the 24th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC-2024) held in Tulum – Riviera Maya, Mexico on June 15, 2024. The five-day international meeting convened industry, academic, and government researchers to exchange scientific information and discuss technological R&D projects and achievements to make, move, and store hydrogen.
Dr. Dinh’s plenary covered the state-of-the-art hydrogen production research within the HydroGEN and H2NEW consortia, solidifying HydroGEN’s and H2NEW’s international recognition as leaders in hydrogen production technologies. Dr. Dinh also engaged with various experts across the globe in the areas of hydrogen production, sensors; fuel cells; integrated energy systems; and hydrogen strategies, policies, and social dimensions.
Alongside Dr. Satyapal, Dr. Dinh also conducted STEM outreach with Mayan communities by sharing first-hand personal, academic, and professional experiences with some of the local female high school students to encourage STEM career exploration.
HydroGEN's and H2NEW’s international presence continues to advance the U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office's H2@Scale vision, contributes to the global clean hydrogen community, promotes awareness of the state-of-the-art renewable hydrogen production research that the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office supports, and fosters potential partnerships that may lead to international protocol standardization and R&D acceleration of water splitting technologies, including affordable, reliable, and efficient electrolyzers.
Hydrogen from Next-generation Electrolyzers of Water (H2NEW) is a consortium of nine U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories focused on addressing components, materials integration, and manufacturing R&D barriers to making large-scale electrolyzers, which produce hydrogen from electricity and water.