Great to see Chris Thomsen, P. Eng. from Unilia (Canada) Fuel Cells, Inc. participating in Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA) roundtable discussing important goals and messaging needed to realize success in Hydrogen.
#Hydrogen roundtable discussions help to narrow down the conversation on topics of importance that need deep analysis. Today (June 20), I had the opportunity of organizing a roundtable on "Price of Hydrogen" with a focus on #BritishColumbia. Plenty of learnings for us in the 3-hour session. Thanks to the support from the organizers: 1. Manuel Hernandez (National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada) 2. Kyra Laverdiere (The University of British Columbia) 3. Nicolas Hilario (Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA)) 4. Ivette Vera-Perez (Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA)) 5. Jennifer LaPlante (Canada's Ocean Supercluster) 6. Matt Surch (Canadian Coast Guard/Garde côtière canadienne) 7. Nirmal Gnanapragasam (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories) To tackle such a complex and vital topic, we had 12 distinguished speakers discussing the impact of hydrogen price (and costs): 1. Aaron Chan (Canadian Coast Guard/Garde côtière canadienne) 2. Adam Overing (Quantum Technology Corp.) 3. Arvind Ramakrishnan (Deloitte) 4. Bob Blattler (Cariboo Clean Fuels) 5. Chris Norris (Siemens Energy) 6. Chris Thomsen, P. Eng. (Unilia (Canada) Fuel Cells, Inc.) 7. David Hart (ERM) 8. Jonathan Haley (HTEC ) 9. John Quinn M.Eng P.Eng (FortisBC) 10. Nicolas Pocard (Ballard Power Systems) 11. Omar Kassem (Salish Elements ) 12. Sagar Kancharla (WSP) Thanks to your time and effort in completing this round of discussions. One outcome of the #roundtable is that more work is needed in understanding the drivers for costs (and price), and to set targets for future timelines.