2023 AEA AC APAC – Schedule
Ammonia Energy APAC 2023
Wednesday, August 16
- 7:30 – 8:00 am | Event welcome
- 8:00 – 9:30 am | Panel Discussion
- 9:30 – 10:30 am | Conference keynote
- 10:30 – 11:00 am | Break
- 11:00 – 1:00 pm | Technical Spotlights
- 11:00 – 1:00pm | Tours of CSIRO ammonia combustion engine R&D labs (small groups)
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break
- 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Panel Discussion
- 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break
- 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Panel Discussion
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception @ CSIRO
Julian Atchison and John Mott welcome everyone to Newcastle for the fifth annual APAC conference, plus an Acknowledgement of Country from Uncle Raymond Smith (Awabakal and Worimi).
8:00-9:30 Perspectives from Australia’s key hydrogen & ammonia allies
To start our event this year we check in with some of Australia’s key trading allies. How has their thinking around Australian ammonia exports evolved? Are some opportunities receding, while other possibilities are emerging?
Franziska Teichmann – Senior Manager & Head of the German Secretariat for the Energy Cooperation with Australia and New Zealand, adelphi Consult
Green ammonia: Key for the German energy transition
Hugo Klijn – Consul General, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Sydney
Susumu Miyazaki – Secretary General & Executive Director, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association
Development of Clean Fuel Ammonia Value Chain
Cindy Lim – CEO, Keppel Infrastructure
Penelope Howarth (moderator) – Energy Decarbonisation Focal Point, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
9:30-10:30 Dr. Sanjay Kuttan, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
GCMD recently released results from their much-anticipated study into ammonia bunkering in Singapore. With few technical barriers to deployment, the report concludes that all identified safety risks could be mitigated. The Centre is now looking beyond the report to the work that needs to be done for the first ammonia bunkering trials in Singapore – especially the regulatory, stakeholder engagement and public perception barriers that need to be addressed for the adoption of a new maritime fuel. For our conference keynote this year, GCMD’s Chief Technical Officer Dr. Sanjay Kuttan joins us to explore the study’s findings, discuss the next steps and answer your questions in an interactive session.
Dr. Sanjay Kuttan – Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Ammonia as marine fuel: Risk awareness vs risk adversity
11:00-11:45 Decarbonised ammonia production in Australia
What are Australia’s major ammonia producers currently doing to decarbonise production? How can existing brownfield assets be retrofitted to further the ammonia energy transition? Hear the latest project updates from ammonia plants across Australia.
Gary Love Business Development Manager – Low Emission Industries, Incitec Pivot Limited
Incitec Pivot Ltd: Ammonia Decarbonisation
Daniel Allen – Ammonia Plant Manager (Kooragang Island), Orica
Decarbonisation and low carbon ammonia
11:45-12:45 Commercializing distributed, next-gen ammonia synthesis
Hear updates from three start-up initiatives that are currently commercializing distributed, small-scale, next generation ammonia synthesis. From the laboratory bench to the farm shed and beyond, how will these technology platforms unlock different ammonia energy applications?
Behdad Moghtaderi – Laureate Professor, School of Engineering, the University of Newcastle
AMMONIAC: A Chemical Looping-Based Process for Production of Green Ammonia
Paul Geraghty – CEO, Liquium
Liquium: Clean liquid fuel for heavy industry
Dijon Hoogeveen – Electrochemical Scientist, Jupiter Ionics
Jupiter Ionics: Enabling Net-Zero Nitrogen
Frere Byrne – CEO & Co-founder, PlasmaLeap Technologies
PlasmaLeap – Zero Emissions eFuels & Chemicals
12:45-1:00 Novel fuel applications
To close our technical spotlights, we’ll be joined by while ammonia fuel innovator Amogy. The New York-based company is scaling-up demonstration of its ammonia-to-power platform over a series of vehicles: drones, tractors, semi-trucks, tugboats, barges and marine craft.
Seonghoon Woo – CEO & Co-founder, Amogy
Ammonia-to-Power to decarbonize heavy industries
11:00-1:00 (concurrent) | Tours of CSIRO ammonia engine R&D labs
Small group tours of the CSIRO site will take attendees through ammonia combustion engine R&D labs, as well as exploring the extensive renewable energy generating assets deployed onsite.
2:00-3:00 India & China – future ammonia energy giants
When it comes to momentum in the clean energy space, it’s hard to match current progress in India and China. The countries are combining a powerful set of drivers – high renewables potential, legislative support, political will and industry enthusiasm – to establish domestic industries for the full supply chain needed to produce renewable hydrogen & ammonia. Hear from some of the key players how progress is evolving, and what we can expect to see in the next few years.
Frank Yu – Global VP of Envision Energy/Head of Envision Hydrogen
Leaping into Net Zero Future by Competitive Green Hydrogen
Prabhat Mishra – Chief Business Development Officer, International Business Development, Renew (*appearing virtually)
How India is building Green Ammonia Capacity?
3:30-5:00 Ammonia energy ecosystems in regional Australia
This session will draw on well-known ammonia mega-projects that are being developed in Australia’s regions, and ask panelists to take a step further. How can these projects anchor sustainable regional economies? What other industries can establish & thrive around these projects? What lessons can we learn from previous boom-bust cycles in these regional areas? What work needs to be done with the local community, and how can these projects ensure their success over the long term?
Alana Barlow – National Hydrogen Commercialisation Manager, Sumitomo Australia
Regional energy ecosystems in development: Gladstone
Mick Scrivens – VP, Managing Director (Australia Pacific), Black & Veatch
Regional Green Ammonia Development – Planning for Truly Sustainable Development
Warner Priest – Midstream Director, InterContinental Energy
Australia’s Green Hydrogen Superpower Opportunity
Brian Howarth – Project Director (Yara Clean Ammonia), Yara International (*appearing virtually)
Renewable Energy Opportunities – Pilbara
Kellie Charlesworth (chair) – Associate Principal | Energy Transition – Australian Leader, Arup (*appearing virtually)
With the conclusion of the last panel session for the day, join other attendees directly outside the conference auditorium for some drinks & light refreshments. A chance to network, de-brief and connect with the APAC ammonia energy community.
Sponsored by Orica 
Thursday, August 17
- 8:00 – 9:00 am | CSIRO spotlight
- 9:00 – 10:30 am | Interactive Q&A session
- 10:30 – 11:00 am | Break
- 11:00 – 12:30 pm | Panel Discussion
- 12:30 – 1:00 pm | Interactive Q&A session
- 11:00 – 1:00 pm | Tours of CSIRO ammonia combustion engine R&D labs (small groups)
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break
- 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Panel Discussion
- 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break
- 3:30 – 5:30 pm | Panel Discussion
- 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Conference Dinner @ Fort Scratchley Function Centre
Hear from CSIRO’s research program leader on current ammonia energy and related initiatives. What’s on the horizon for CSIRO, and what industrial partnerships are proving critical to ongoing success?
Dr. Daniel Roberts – Research Program Director, CSIRO
RD&D Supporting Ammonia Energy Systems
8:30-9:00 CSIRO technology update: metal membrane technology for ammonia cracking
Get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes update on how this key technology is progressing, and what deployment will look like over the coming years. The update will be presented by CSIRO Project Manager & Team Leader Dr. David Wong and Fortescue Future Industries Director of Science & Technology Michael Dolan.
Dr. David Wong – Project Manager & Team Leader, CSIRO
CSIRO’s Metal Membrane Technology (MMT) – Technical Update
Michael Dolan – Director of Science & Technology, FFI
CSIRO’s Metal Membrane Technology (MMT) – Technical Update
9:00-10:30 Certification methodology: explore the AEA’s under-development scheme
Work is fast progressing on the AEA’s ammonia certification scheme, and we are thrilled to be able to share some methodology & design updates with conference attendees in Australia. Get a look “under the hood”, learn some details on how the scheme will operate, and ask your burning questions.
Kaja Tegtmeier – Consultant, Hinicio (*appearing virtually)
AEA Carbon Footprint Methodology
Trevor Brown – Executive Director, Ammonia Energy Association (*appearing virtually)
Darren Jarvis (moderator) – VP, Strategic Project Development, Incitec Pivot Limited
11:00-12:30 Harmonizing certification across the APAC region
It’s not just the AEA that’s developing an ammonia certification scheme: governments in Japan, Korea, Australia and elsewhere in APAC are working on measures to ensure low-carbon products like ammonia can be imported and exported across national borders. How do we ensure interoperability between schemes, and what are some of the common building blocks being used? Learn more from key stakeholders in APAC, who will also reflect on where the AEA’s certification scheme fits into the picture.
James Erskine – Assistant Manager, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (*appearing virtually)
Australia’s Guarantee of Origin scheme
Hiromasa Toyota – Assistant General Manager, New Energy Business Development Department, Marubeni Corporation
Japanese initiatives to establish Fuel Ammonia Supply Chain
Trevor Brown – Executive Director, Ammonia Energy Association (*appearing virtually)
Dr. Fiona Simon (moderator) – CEO, the Australian Hydrogen Council
12:30-1:00 Government support for hydrogen & ammonia in New South Wales
The NSW state government has launched a series of policies and incentive schemes to encourage renewable energy, hydrogen and ammonia in the state. Learn more about the incentives on offer, including the newly-launched green hydrogen electricity concession scheme.
Michael Probert – Hydrogen and Clean Energy Policy Principal, NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change
11:00-1:00 (concurrent) | Tours of CSIRO ammonia engine R&D labs
Small group tours of the CSIRO site will take attendees through ammonia combustion engine R&D labs, as well as exploring the extensive renewable energy generating assets deployed onsite.
2:00-3:00 Building a safe, sustainable workforce
Realizing Australia’s clean energy potential will require workers: and lots of them! The safe production, handling and transport of ammonia will require a well-trained workforce of its own, many times what the current refrigeration industry possesses. How do we train (or re-skill) these new workers, what level of safety competency will be required, and what extra support will be needed from governments, emergency services and the general public?
John Mott – Affiliate Board Member, Ammonia Safety Training Institute
Building a safe, sustainable workforce: Ammonia Technicians
Julian McCoy – Senior Policy Officer (Workforce Development), Clean Energy Council
The Renewable Superpower Workforce
Boris Novak – Industry Adviser, HunterNet Co-operative
3:30-5:30 Ammonia-fired power generation in Asia
The emergence of ammonia-fired gas turbines as a utility-scale power solution in Asia is one of the headline stories of the last year. Gas turbines join coal co-firing and industrial boilers as potential ammonia-fired power generation possibilities in Asia. In this session we will explore how the commercialization of key technologies is progressing, how NOx emissions will be mitigated &/or eliminated, and what new standards, operating practices and infrastructure needs to be developed.
Toshiyuki Suda – Manager, Strategic Project Department, Corporate Strategy Headquarters, IHI Corporation
Creating Ammonia Value Chain for the Smooth Transition toward Carbon Neutrality
Masanori Yuri – Senior General Manager, Gas Turbine Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
MHI Energy Transition and Ammonia Firing Gas Turbine
Kenneth Kong – Regional Director – Asia, KBR (*appearing virtually)
Global perspectives & regional updates (*presentation not available for download)
Cindy Lim (moderator) – CEO, Keppel Infrastructure
7:00-9:00 Conference Dinner @ Fort Scratchley Function Centre
Join us for our official conference dinner at a historic Newcastle venue – Fort Scratchley. Connect & de-brief with fellow attendees as we reflect on our speaking program, and celebrate another year of ammonia energy progress in APAC.
Sponsored by Envision Group 
Friday, August 18
- 9AM, 10AM and 11AM | Offsite tour: Orica manufacturing plant, Kooragang Island
9:00-12:00 Offsite tour: Orica
Transfer provided between CSIRO Energy Centre and Kooragang Island. Orica will outline current decarbonisation initiatives, operational capabilities and future plans for the plant. A great chance to ask questions & see a working ammonia production plant.
A registration link will be provided to attendees – limited spots are available.
https://www.orica.com/Locations/Asia-Pacific/Australia/Kooragang-Island
CSIRO R&D posters – please click to access a hi-res .pdf version
Direct Ammonia Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dattatray Dhawale et al.
Low pressure green ammonia production for distributed scale applications
Mandar Risbud et al.
Solid-state electrolyte technology for low-emission hydrogen/ammonia production
Saheli Biswas et al.
Development of a Practical Site Specific Cost Optimization Model for Renewable Energy Technologies and Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production
Masud Rana et al.
Techno-economic Analysis of On-farm Hydrogen Production and Comparison in Two Continents
Beau Broen et al.