DOE Hydrogen Program Director and HydroGEN Director Participate in 24th World Hydrogen Energy Conference in Mexico

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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From Left to Right: Professor Gerardine Botte (Texas Tech University), Dr. Huyen Dinh, Dr. Sunita Satyapal DOE EERE HFTO), Tatania Romero-Castanon (Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias (INEEL)), and Dr. Laura Sima (DOE)
From Left to Right: Professor Gerardine Botte (Texas Tech University), Dr. Huyen Dinh, Dr. Sunita Satyapal DOE EERE HFTO), Tatania Romero-Castanon (Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias (INEEL)), and Dr. Laura Sima (DOE).

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. 

 

Huyen Dinh delivers a plenary talk at a podium with a presentation behind her labeled "NREL."
Dr. Dinh delivered a plenary on the state-of-the-art hydrogen production research within the HydroGEN consortium.

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. 

Mexico's first hydrogen fuel cell electric bus.
Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Dinh were invited to experience Mexico’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus.

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.

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