Hydrogen for Sustainable Northern Communities Forum
June 26, 2017 – North Bay, ON
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking, Mixer & Pub Night (venue details provided on Eventbrite registration)
June 27, 2017 - North Bay, ON - Forum Program
8:00 a.m. Registration and coffee
8:30 a.m.
- H2 Basics and Demonstration – Ry Smith, Change Energy
9:00 a.m.
- Greetings from Anthony Rota, MP Nipissing-Timiskaming
- Greetings from Victor Fedeli, MPP Nipissing
- Welcome from Mayor Al McDonald
- Welcome & Introduction to Hydrogen Business Council of Canada – Matthew Fairlie
9:15 a.m. - Session 1: Alternate Transportation in the North
Session Chair: Al McDonald, Mayor
- Public Transportation – Bob Oliver, Tech-K.O. & representing Hydrogenics
- Airships – Dale George, CTO, BASI
- Canadian HFCEV Coalition – Dan Brock
10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - Session 2: Hydrogen for Industrial Applications
Session Chair: Dave Smits, Induspec Engineering
- Forklifts – TBD, WAJAX
- Canadian Tire Distribution Centres – Shane Day, CleanFuel Technologies; David Haberman, IF LLC
- Mining Vehicles - Marc Betournay, NRCan (CANMET)
- Hydrogen power in Mining – Brant Peppley, Queens University
11:15 a.m. - Session 3: Micro Grids
- Session Chair: Richard Worsford, OCE (Ontario Centres of Excellence)
- Remote Communities – Mike Fowler, University of Waterloo
- Hydrogen in Nuclear – TBD, CNL (Canadian National Laboratories)
- Hydrogen in Mining Communities – Pierre Rivard, TUGLIQ Hydrogen for Sustainable Northern Communities Forum June 27, 2017 - North Bay, ON Invest North Bay Development Corporation
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Hyundai Tucson FCEV “Ride and Drive”, Forklift demo
1:00 p.m. - Session 4: Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
Session Chair: TBD, OSPE (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers)
- Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure “A Global Perspective” – Matt Fairlie, Next Hydrogen
- Hydrogen Infrastructure Modeling – Ry Smith, Change Energy
- Northern Hydrogen Hub – Michael Stemp, Next Hydrogen
1:45 p.m. - Session 5: Open Forum discussion – questions & comments from attendees
Session Chair: Robert Stasko, Science Concepts International
2:30 p.m. Refreshment break
2:45 p.m. - Session 6: Supporting Hydrogen Initiatives
Session Chair: George Burton, Canadore College
- Hydrogen Safety, Codes & Standards – A. V. Tchouvelev
- Hydrogen Technician Certification and the Role of Colleges – Shane Day, CleanFuel Technologies
- Ontario’s EHVAP and Cap & Trade programs – Alexander Leonard, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
3:30 p.m. Wrap up – Matthew Fairlie
3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Networking Opportunity, Hyundai Tucson “Ride and Drive”