Green hydrogen is identified as a key solution to decarbonise industries such as steelmaking, chemicals, cements, and long-haul transportation, helping achieve the Net Zero. With abundant renewable energies, Vietnam has considerable potential to generate green hydrogen at affordable costs to decarbonise its economy while maintaining its business strength and improving the wellbeing of people, and act as a hydrogen hub for neighbouring countries, joining the global’s efforts in combating the climate change.

We are establishing a UK-Vietnam network for Hydrogen and Related Technologies that connects internationally recognised academics in hydrogen from top universities in UK and Vietnam with experts in industry and policymaking to discuss challenges and opportunities ranging from hydrogen production, developing effective and reliable infrastructure for hydrogen storage and distribution, and utilising hydrogen for industrial decarbonisation (such as steelmaking, cements and chemicals) to developing transitional business models for a hydrogen economy. 

As part of this network, we will organise:

1) An one-day short course on hydrogen with focus on (i) hydrogen production, (ii) design and evaluation of hydrogen infrastructure, (iii) use of hydrogen for industrial decarbonisation (such as steelmaking and cements)

2) A scientific Discussion on important aspects related to advances and challenges in green hydrogen production, infrastructure for hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation using hydrogen.

3) Industrial visit

Confirmed lecturers:

• Prof. Anthony Kucernak, Professor in ElectroChemistry at Imperial College London, UK.

• Prof. Anh Phan, Chair of Circular Chemical Engineering at University of Newcastle, UK. 

• Associate Prof. Thi-Anh-Tuyet Nguyen, Vice Dean of the School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, HUST, VN

• Associate Prof. Dinh-Tien Vu,  Deputy Director of Science & Technology Department, HUST, VN

• Associate Prof. Thanh-Hai Phan, Acting Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Quy Nhon, VN.

• Associate Prof. Minh-Son Pham, Imperial College London, UK

• Assistant Prof. Livia Cupertino Malheiros, Imperial College London, UK

Time: 10th and 11th, September, 2024

Location: HUST, Hanoi, Vietnam

Registration: https://forms.gle/WKDKN1FM3YWY6eE69 

Deadline for registration: 7/9/2024

Deadline for applying a travel grant: 16:59 (GMT+1), 4/9/2024

Programme

Sponsorship:

We thank the UK's International Science Partnerships Fund for providing financial support via a grant managed by the Academy of Medical Sciences (NGR1\2090).

We also thank tremendous support provided by colleagues at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam) and Imperial College London (UK)