Hydrogen, Ammonia, Methanol Training Courses > Clean Hydrogen Derivatives - Ammonia, Methanol and Synthetic Hydrocarbon - Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

About This VILT

This 3 half-day course is designed to give a clear businessperson’s summary of the technological, market and economic/competitive issues around the key commodities which can be decarbonised through the use of clean hydrogen in their production.

It will examine direct derivatives such as ammonia, methanol and synfuels, along with the impact clean hydrogen may have on the production and trading of other products such as green steel.

Clear explanations will be given on technological pathways and key terminologies, in language accessible to non-engineers and commercial businesspeople. The positioning of these hydrogen derivatives in both current and potential future markets will be presented, framed with discussion around the economic and competitive factors which will determine market growth

As well as explaining key concepts, the presented content will draw on current market examples, published models, scenarios and forecasts, and on fundamental physical and chemical constraints (for example illustrated by utilising simple calculations and quantifications).

Upon completion of this VILT course, the participants will be able to:

  • Review the key derivatives of hydrogen, with their market drivers
  • Understand common terminology and technologies within the sector
  • Quantify essential metrics and constraints to the production and trade of hydrogen derivatives
  • Assess the role of clean ammonia in the future hydrogen supply chain
  • Analyse the pathways to combine clean hydrogen with captured CO2
  • Understand how different policy mechanisms and end-use drivers will influence the growth and competition between different hydrogen derivatives
  • Examine market and project examples, both current and planned
  • Assess the impact of decarbonisation in key sectors such as shipping, aviation and power

This VILT course has been specifically designed for:

  • Business developers
  • Company strategy developers
  • Investors
  • Product and project management executives
  • Policymakers and regulators
  • Other commercial roles (e.g. marketing, regulatory etc.)
  • Engineers or technical people entering new roles / new to the subject
  • Intermediate

The VILT will be delivered online in 3 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, including time for lectures, discussion, quizzes and short classroom exercises.

Additionally, some self-study will be requested. Participants are invited but not obliged to bring a short presentation (10 mins max) on a practical problem they encountered in their work. This will then be explained and discussed during the VILT. A short test or quiz will be held at the end the course.

Your Expert Course Instructor is an internationally renowned energy communicator and business educator, focused on the interconnected clean energy transition topics of renewable power, energy storage, energy system electrification and hydrogen. His own independent technology tracking, market assessment and opportunity/risk analysis is delivered to clients through a mix of business advisory work, commissioned content, small-group training (online & in-person), and one-to-one executive coaching (online).

In the hydrogen sector, he is currently lead consultant and trainer to the World Hydrogen Leaders network, and writer of their ‘This Week in Hydrogen’ news column. He is also co-presenter of the ‘New Energy Chinwag’ podcast, which regularly covers hydrogen-related issues.

During more than 15 years as an independent energy expert, he has helped companies from large multinationals to innovative start-ups – totalling assignments in over 30 countries across 5 continents. Most recently, he has presented clean energy training in locations as diverse as Singapore, the UK, South Africa, The Philippines, the USA, Mexico, Spain and Dubai – and, in recent times of course, online to international audiences from across the world.

Prior to this, he was Research Director for over 10 years at Informa, a $9 billion business intelligence provider; where he drove new market identification, analysis and project deployment work, and managed teams in the UK and US.

He has a strong science background, holding a 1st Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Earth Sciences and a further Diploma in Economics & Sustainability from the UK’s Open University.

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