Monday, November 11
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Registration sponsored by thyssenkrupp Uhde
Registration & Lanyards Sponsor
thyssenkrupp Uhde
thyssenkrupp Uhde is worldwide renowned for the planning, construction and service of chemical plants, and as one of the world’s leading full-service providers. We offer our customers single-source responsibility along the entire value chain, ranging from base chemicals and coke plants to fertilizers, refining, petrochemicals and plastics. We are your partners for high-performance solutions and work side by side with you to minimize emissions and enhance sustainability, up to completely CO2-free green chemicals.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Keynote Presentation - Timo Bollerhey, H2Global
Timo Bollerhey, Co-Initiator and Co-Founder H2Global and CEO of HINT.CO, will deliver a keynote address, “Shaping the Global Energy Transition.”
Timo Bollerhey’s keynote will highlight H2Global’s incentive programs to accelerate early imports of hydrogen derivatives to Europe. Additionally, he will share insights and findings from the inaugural pilot auction for green ammonia.
Keynote Speaker
Timo Bollerhey
Co-Initiator and Co-Founder H2Global, CEO of HINT.CO
Moderator
Trevor Brown
Executive Director, AEA
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Nikki-Universal
Refreshment Break Sponsor
Nikki-Universal
Nikki-Universal Co., Ltd. has been engaged in the licensing of petroleum refining and petrochemical processes of UOP LLC, a leading international supplier and licensor of the U.S.A. for such processes as, supplying of process technologies (which include patents and expertise), and manufacturing with the developing of high performance process catalysts since it was established as a joint venture between UOP and JGC (a world leading engineering contractor of Japan). Meanwhile, as a respected pioneer of industrial exhaust gas treatment catalyst, we have been developing and supplying purifying catalysts for a cleaner environment, catalysts for energy savings and catalytic technologies to expand its application areas.
Learn more about Nikki-Universal's technology offerings here.
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia: Asia
In the first of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on Asia. The region is a key first-mover in the ammonia energy space, with an ecosystem of players working to establish early supply chains and enable imports. For this discussion, we draw on the direct experience of some first-mover customers in Japan, Singapore and beyond.
How are they structuring their first supply contracts, and what do these early supply chains into Asia look like? What infrastructure, regulatory & technical changes are needed to realise these imports, and how are these challenges being worked through? With a less-strict focus on color or carbon-intensity of the imported ammonia, will these first Asian supply chains assist the overall development of the global market, and provide valuable learnings?
Speakers
Naoki Tsutsumi
Chief Strategy Officer, JERA Americas
JERA’s Decarbonization Initiatives: Hydrogen and Ammonia as an Alternative Sustainable Fuel
Tomoaki Ichida
Managing Executive Officer, Mistui O.S.K. Line
Moderator
Vibeke Rasmussen
SVP Product Management & Certification, Yara Clean Ammonia
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception sponsored by ExxonMobil
Welcome Reception Sponsor
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is committed to advancing the energy transition and being a part of a lower-emission future. It's leveraging its unique combination of capabilities, including technological expertise and complex project management skills, to focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and lower emission fuels – which will help provide the world with products that support modern living while reducing emissions for customers.
Hotel Key Cards sponsored by LSB Industries
Hotel Key Card Sponsor
LSB Industries
We are a leading North American producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals. We bond the elements of nature to deliver life-changing products. But our most important bond is the one we share with all of our stakeholders. Our formula for success is simple. We do the right thing. We go the extra mile. And we keep our promises. That’s how we create chemistry — because relationships built on chemistry are relationships built to last.
Tuesday, November 12
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Morning Coffee sponsored by Jera Americas
Morning Coffee Sponsor
Jera Americas
It is JERA’s goal to provide cutting edge solutions to the world’s energy issues through our global operations. We seek to establish new energy supply models for Japan while also offering energy supply models established in Japan to other countries that face similar energy issues, helping to solve the world’s energy issues. JERA’s Vision is to scale up its clean energy platform of renewables and low greenhouse gas thermal power, sparking sustainable development in Asia and around the world. By providing Japan, Asia and the world with a platform that achieves both supply stability and decarbonization, JERA aims to contribute to the sound growth and development of the world and maximize its corporate value.
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Panel Discussion - Demand Center for Low-Emission Ammonia II - Global Fertilizers
In the second of our panel sessions to explore global demand centres for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on a key market segment: fertilizers. Fertilizer production has been the biggest consumer of ammonia worldwide since the Haber Bosch process was industrialized, and demand for ammonia-based fertilizers continues to grow. In this session, we zero in on the immediate customer for low-emission fertilizer: who are they, where are they, and how can we best structure early markets to enable them to access these valuable products? This session will present a range of global perspectives, plus an outlook on first-mover markets for low-emission fertilizer.
Speakers
Alice McKinnon
Senior Director of Member Programs, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)
Georgy Eliseev
Lead, Research Analyst – Ammonia, Associate Director, Fertecon, S&P Global
Moderator
Jakob Krummenacher
Vice President of Clean Energy, LSB Industries
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Technology Track - Ammonia Gas Turbines: Pathway to Deployment
Ammonia-fired gas turbines are fast becoming a commercial reality. Various OEMs are busy developing new-build turbines, retrofits for existing, utility-scale models, and a host of enabling technologies to allow for ammonia and ammonia fuel blends to be used safely and sustainably. On the deployment side, strategic roadmaps are being developed to allow for a rapid roll-out of these technologies.
In this session, we showcase the technological advances toward ammonia-fired gas turbines. How are technological developments addressing the known issues facing ammonia-fired gas turbines (NOX, N2O, and unburnt ammonia emissions, plus difficult combustion properties)? How are these enabling technologies being made cheap and accessible for customers? What is the wider strategy for rolling these technologies out, particularly when it comes to converting existing turbine assets to run on new fuels?
Speakers
Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
Manager, Gas Turbine Product Lines, Mitsubishi Power Americas
Toshiro Fujimori
Technical Advisor, Business Development, IHI Corporation
Jeff Benoit
VP - Global Clean Energy Solutions, PSM - a Hanwha Company
Agustin Valera-Medina
Professor, Director Net Zero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University
Rob Steele
Technical Executive, Gas Turbine Advanced Components and Technologies, EPRI
Moderator
Stephen Crolius
Principal President and Co-founder, Carbon Neutral Consulting
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Advancing Community Engagement: Real-World Case Studies on Public Perception and Education
In this session, we dig into relevant, real-world case studies looking at the public perception of ammonia. Building on last year’s breakout session on Engagement and Education Best Practices, we will explore how different groups and communities’ segments currently feel about ammonia. What do the results indicate about how and where further community engagement is needed? What do these case studies reveal about effective community engagement? What can be learned from existing ammonia plant operators and their experiences in engaging their local communities?
Speakers
Jackie McCreary
Community Relations Manager, CF Industries
Anaïs Boulay
Project Manager, Secondee - Cargill OT, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Investigating maritime community perceptions of ammonia as a marine fuel
Tamme Mekkes
Business Development Director, Chane
Apera Nwora
Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Jera Americas
Carolina Lopez Rocha
Energy Regulatory Specialist, ESMAP World Bank
Moderator
Linda Dempsey
Vice President of Public Affairs, CF Industries
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Certification Track - Pilot Operation of the AEA's Ammonia Certification System
Speakers
Nick Cook
Senior EHS and Quality Manager, CF Industries
Emile Herben
Director, Product Management, Clean Ammonia, Yara International
Jakob Krummenacher
Vice President of Clean Energy, LSB Industries
Moderator
Madhav Acharya
Project Manager, Certification, Ammonia Energy Association
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch sponsored by Yokogowa, Hunt, Guillot and Associate, and Yara
Lunch Sponsors
Yokogawa
Yokogawa provides advanced solutions in the areas of measurement, control, and information to customers across a broad range of industries, including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, and food. Yokogawa addresses customer issues regarding the optimization of production, assets, and the supply chain with the effective application of digital technologies, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.
Hunt, Guillot and Associates
HGA is a program management, advisory, and technical services firm providing professional services to an extensive portfolio of customers throughout numerous industries for more than 25 years. Our expansive client roster includes Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 corporations, state and local governments and many smaller private firms, including investors and developers. HGA is recognized as an ENR Top 50 Program Management and Top 500 Engineering Firm in North America. We are fulfilling our purpose of “Building the Future, Together.”
Yara
Yara aims to become climate-neutral and grow a nature-positive food future. We are cutting emissions in our own production, developing tools to cut in-field emissions and protect biodiversity, and contributing to a green shift in shipping and other energy-intensive industries by enabling the hydrogen economy.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Women in Ammonia Lunch sponsored by CF Industries
Since its launch in 2022, Women in Ammonia (WIA) has become an important platform inside the AEA Annual Conference for women in our industry to network, share experiences, and collaborate. What began as a small gathering during a coffee break has grown into a dedicated lunch, and this year, we’re excited to continue building on that success
CF Industries
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world’s largest – to enable green and blue hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement and other industrial activities. Our manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. CF Industries routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the Company’s website at www.cfindustries.com and encourages those interested in the Company to check there frequently.
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Technology Track - Low-emission Ammonia for Maritime Propulsion
It’s an exciting time for maritime ammonia. 2024 has seen a number of key demonstrations take place, including the first vessels sailing on ammonia fuel. Global shipping companies have new vessels on order (with some currently under-construction), and engine developers are in the final stages of commercializing retrofit packages and new build engine models.
As we enter a critical stretch for the deployment of maritime ammonia fuel, we present this session as an opportunity to hear directly from the engine manufacturers and implementation leaders. How have they faced challenges to date, particularly emissions mitigation from ammonia-powered engines? How have they put the building blocks together to enable widespread adoption of maritime ammonia fuel, and what pieces are still missing? What lessons can be learned from completed and underway demonstration projects? What does the deployment timeline look like, and what can we expect in the coming year?
Speakers
Ernst Wilche
Promotion Manager, Two-Stroke Promotion - Newbuilding, MAN Energy Solutions
Ammonia as a fuel for two-stroke powered vessels: Unlocking the potential
Andreas Schmid
General Manager Technology Development, WinGD
Decarbonisation of international shipping: Full speed ahead!
Anne-Gaëlle Morin
R&D Director, Eurenco
How to give a chemical push to ammonia in a compression ignition engine?
Kristof Coppé
Head of Technical Shipping, EXMAR
EXMAR’s World’s first oceangoing Ammonia Fuelled Ships: technical update
Fumiya Fujimori
Senior Manager, NYK
Development of Ammonia fueled vessels: Delivery of A-tug and our next plan
Moderator
Vibeke Rasmussen
SVP Product Management & Certification, Yara Clean Ammonia
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Ammonia Gas Detection: Ensuring Safety in New Markets
Ammonia has been produced and utilized at industrial scales for more than 100 years. In that time, companies engaged in refrigeration, fertilizer and associated applications have developed deep expertise in ammonia gas detection, which has become a core part of safety systems in facilities worldwide. Transferring this expertise (including existing technologies, practices and standards) to new markets & applications for ammonia will be critical to ensuring safe operations. This session coincides with the AEA’s new initiative to provide a comprehensive overview on the accuracy, reliability, and standards associated with ammonia gas detectors, supporting the development and deployment of safety systems in new ammonia applications.
Speakers
Robert Kester
Senior Director of Business Development, Honeywell
Moderator
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Certification Track - Implementing Global Ammonia Certification Standards & Schemes
Speakers
Andrei Tchouvelev
Director Safety & Regulatory, Hydrogen Council
Ron Stanis
R&D Manager, GTI Energy
Clean Hydrogen Production Impacts on Ammonia Carbon Intensity: Challenges and Methodology
Wouter Vandhout
Global Head of Business Development, Hinicio & Coordinator, CertifHy, Hinicio
Alice McKinnon
Senior Director of Member Programs, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)
Moderator
Madhav Acharya
Project Manager, Certification, Ammonia Energy Association
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Jera Americas
Sponsors
Jera Americas
It is JERA’s goal to provide cutting edge solutions to the world’s energy issues through our global operations. We seek to establish new energy supply models for Japan while also offering energy supply models established in Japan to other countries that face similar energy issues, helping to solve the world’s energy issues. JERA’s Vision is to scale up its clean energy platform of renewables and low greenhouse gas thermal power, sparking sustainable development in Asia and around the world. By providing Japan, Asia and the world with a platform that achieves both supply stability and decarbonization, JERA aims to contribute to the sound growth and development of the world and maximize its corporate value.
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia III: Europe
In the third of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on Europe. What does the European customer for low-emission ammonia look like? How are first-movers structuring their initial import contracts, and what mechanisms do they prefer to shape the nascent market? How are the various contextual landscapes in Europe – regulatory, geopolitical etc. – affecting development? What are the priorities for European customers, and what do they look for in a potential ammonia supplier? Join us to explore these questions and more in this high-level panel discussion, featuring some of the EU’s key players in low-emissions ammonia.
Speakers
Wouter Vandhout
Global Head of Business Development, Hinicio & Coordinator, CertifHy
Hydrogen Belgian Exchange: Creating a H2 & derivative market for commodities and certificates
Moderator
Jorge Palomar Herrero
Global Hydrogen Development Director, Iberdrola
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Networking Reception sponsored by Black & Veatch
Networking Reception Sponsor
Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Our revenues in 2022 were US$4.3 billion.
Wednesday, November 13
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Morning Coffee sponsored by Topsoe
Morning Coffee Sponsor
Topsoe
We are a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition. We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient and low-carbon fuel production and clean air. We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe.
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia IV: Global Shipping
In the fourth and final of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus to a brand new (but potentially game-changing) market segment: marine fuel. While fertilizers are historically the biggest demand driver for ammonia production globally, forecasts are that the global shipping industry could eclipse this demand within a matter of decades. As the technological, design, safety and implementation barriers to using ammonia as a marine fuel are being overcome one by one, we ask the shipping companies themselves for more insight into early markets. How are first-movers locking in a supply of marine ammonia fuel, and what are all the requisite considerations? How can a global market be kick-started, and what lessons can we learn from early agreements based on direct offtake between ammonia producers and shipping firms?
Speakers
Carlos Gilberto Torres Padilla
Global Head of Methanol & Strategic Relationships, Bunker Holdings
Cato Esperø
Offshore Project Director & Head of Alternative Fuels, SSY
Moderator
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Technology Track - Deploying Electrolytic Hydrogen for Ammonia Plants: Lessons Learned
2024 has seen a number of new electrolysis facilities commence operations, producing hydrogen feedstock for nearby ammonia production. As this list of working projects grows, now is the perfect opportunity to share valuable learnings and insights gained from operational experiences. Hear directly from project representatives regarding operational experiences, as we look at some of the pathways forward to larger-sized facilities and more widespread adoption. What challenges – technical and otherwise – still persist? For successful projects, what does the pathway forward to expansion look like, and what learnings can they share to assist others?
Speakers
Bo Hartvigsen
Senior Business Development Director, Topsoe
Two World Firsts, Commercial Scale SOEC & Renewable Dynamic Distributed Ammonia Plants
Elliot Wingate
Business Development Manager North America, NEL
Doug Shore
Manager Strategic Pursuits - New Energy Transition, ABB
Moderator
Emily Wolf
Clean Energy Development and Investments, Ambient Fuels
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Models for Risk Mitigation & Incident Response
In this session, we will explore various models for risk mitigation and incident response, highlighted by real-world case studies. We will also hear directly from ammonia producers about their engagement with communities. How have they managed incidents or addressed public misconceptions, what have their experiences been? What can new project proponents learn from existing facilities that have been operating in or near communities for decades? What models and approaches do they take?
Speakers
Ebonie Raby
Sr. Advisor, Community Relations & Investment, Nutrien
Phillipe Lavagna
Terminals for New Energies - Product Account Manager, SBM Offshore
Moderator
Hans Vrijenhoef
AEA Past President
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Markets Track - Scaling the Marine Ammonia Fuel Market
To compliment the technical, regulatory and strategic discussions that have already taken place at our event, this session on marine ammonia fuel will zero in on market scale-up. With the building blocks established, how do we accelerate deployment and ensure the widespread availability of marine ammonia fuel? What does the emerging market look like in different global jurisdictions? How are the first seller-buyer relationships being established?
This session will gather a number of different perspectives on the market scale-up challenge, and look forward to likely scenarios in the coming years. We will also reflect on the evolution of other alternative maritime fuels (including LNG, methanol and hydrogen), and what lessons we can take forward into the development of the ammonia fuel market.
Speakers
Carlos Gilberto Torres Padilla
Global Head of Methanol & Strategic Relationships, Bunker Holdings
Oliver Hatfield
VP Business Development, Argus Media
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch sponsored by Clean Hydrogen Works
Lunch Sponsor
Clean Hydrogen Works
CHW’s vision is to address the world’s growing demand for energy that is affordable, secure and low-carbon by developing integrated clean hydrogen-ammonia value chains, underpinned by a uniquely cost-advantaged production facility in the US Gulf Coast.
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Technology Track - Deploying Ammonia Cracking
Ammonia cracking is a long-established, well-understood industrial process, while new process configurations are under development to serve new demand. In 2024 the AEA is releasing its first technology spotlight, exploring how ammonia cracking is being deployed in new applications, and at various scales. This session showcases the spotlight report itself, plus a select group of case studies that illustrate the new horizons for ammonia cracking.
Hear directly from project proponents in a wide range of settings. We will hear about cracking at import terminals, decentralized cracking to produce high-purity hydrogen, cracking to enable gas turbine power generation, and cracking to enable power generation in fuel cells. How are the various challenges for cracking being overcome, and what enabling technologies are allowing these solutions to now be implemented? What lessons can we learn from the first demonstrators, and what does scale-up look like going forward?
Speakers
Thomas Wurzel
Chief Technology Officer, Air Liquide
NH3 cracking - technology de-risking accelerates time to market
Priyan Mistry
Ammonia Cracking Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey
Cross-sector collaboration to realise new potential in ammonia to power
Jatinder Sampathkumar
Senior Systems Engineer II, Amogy
Unleashing the NH3 Kraken: Pioneering Carbon-Free Ammonia Power
Elena Stylianou
Global Head - Clean Hydrogen Solutions, KBR
H2ACT: Empowering Energy Mobility through Large Scale Ammonia Cracking
Mike Rendall
Chief Technology Officer, AFC Energy
Making Hydrogen Happen – Ammonia Crackers for Industrial Applications
Moderator
James Jebin
Development Lead Process Technology, Duiker Clean Technologies
1:30-3:30PM | Startup Showcase
Want to get to know the up-and-coming ammonia technology players in the global landscape? Curious as to the progress of next generation technologies in a range of applications? Look no further than our Startup Showcase in New Orleans, featuring a series of AEA startup members on the journey to commercialization and beyond.
Speakers
Agustin Valera-Medina
Professor, Director Net Zero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University
Karen Baert
Co-Founder & CEO, Ammobia
Ammobia's Haber-Bosch 2.0 : Low-capex, flexible ammonia synthesis technology
Charles Day
CEO, Jupiter Ionics
Jupiter Ionics – scaling Lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction for Green Ammonia
Jacob Grose
Co-Founder & CEO, Copernic Catalysts
Moderator
Bernd Haveresch
Chief Technical Advisor, Business Development, Clean Ammonia & Hydrogen, KBR
1:30 - 3:30 PM | Markets Track - Stimulating Demand via Policy and Market Levers: the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI)
As the Hydrogen Hubs begin to get started, an equally-important demand side initiative has been launched to stimulate customer engagement. Working with the DoE, a consortium including the EFI Foundation, RMI, and S&P Global is engaging with stakeholders to design robust demand-side support measures that will facilitate purchases of clean hydrogen across different market sectors, including ammonia.
This session represents a unique opportunity to hear directly from the proponents themselves about early learnings, mechanism details, how to get involved, and the evolution of demand side market mechanisms in the US and beyond.
Speakers
G. (Subbu) Subbaraman
Institute Fellow and Project Development Director, GTI Energy
Perry Babb
CEO, KeyState Energy
Seema Santhakumar
Hydrogen Market Development Leader – Americas, Baker Hughes
Leia Guccione
Managing Director, US Programs, RMI
Moderator
Stephen Crolius
Principal President and Co-Founder, Carbon Neutral Consulting
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Topsoe
Refreshment Break Sponsor
Topsoe
We are a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition. We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient and low-carbon fuel production and clean air. We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | AEA Leadership Town Hall
In this interactive closing session, the AEA leadership will review some of the key conversations that have come out of the breakout and panel discussion sessions, and engage the AEA members and affiliate organizations in a town hall debate on what we’ve learned and what work still lies ahead of us.
Speakers
Vibeke Rasmussen
AEA President
Linda Dempsey
AEA EVP President-Elect
Hans Vrijenhoef
AEA VP Past President
Rob Stevens
Interim AEA Secretary
Jakob Krummenacher
Interim AEA Treasurer
Moderator
Trevor Brown
AEA Executive Director