Michael Abundo

Michael Lochinvar Sim Abundo is currently the Assistant Director and Programme Manager for the Saab-NTU Joint Lab. The Saab-NTU Joint Lab conducts R&D in technologies like autonomy, data analytics, machine learning, and systems engineering, thus staying at the forefront of digitalization by introducing high-end digital technology into its many products is essential to Saab’s development.

Rathin Kukreja

Rathin leads the Energy Efficiency & Climate Change division at ICF Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. and has over 10 years of experience in delivering solutions to public and private sector clients on industrial energy efficiency, climate change and sustainability. He has successfully managed and delivered key assignments in small as well large industries, spread across different sectors. Mr. Kukreja has a dynamic portfolio of working in areas such as resource efficiency, climate change mitigation, market-based mechanisms, decarbonization and energy benchmarking of industrial sectors.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Europe

Fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) are part of and are making a great contribution to Europe’s energy transition. The region believes that FCH are key technologies for decarbonizing the energy system. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was established as a strong public-private partnership with a focused objective to accelerate the development of technology base towards market deployment of FCH technologies.

Paving Clean and Low-Carbon Energy and Transport Systems using Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Current transport systems rely heavily on fossil fuels. Improving transport systems require major decarbonization, such as by optimizing low-carbon technologies like hydrogen and fuel cells.

This workshop aimed to be a forward-thinking knowledge exchange on current applications of hydrogen and fuel cells in transport, including hydrogen generation, storage, and conversion. Experts also elaborated on how to enable a hydrogen-based economy, especially through policies and other institutional frameworks.

What is Smart Grid? What are the Social Risks, Benefits, and Opportunities?

How can the global energy trilemma or quadlemma be solved? How can energy that is sustainable, reliable and secure, and affordable be delivered? Why is it important to rethink engineering models that incorporate socio-economic aspects in the transition to sustainable low-carbon energy systems? These are some of the questions raised and addressed in this presentation.

What is Smart Grid? What are the Social Risks, Benefits, Opportunities?

From classical to current power systems to smart grid, the transition between energy systems entails challenges but also provides opportunities to invest in smarter infrastructure by incorporating socio-economic aspects in engineering models. Moving towards a whole system approach in meeting a sustainable energy future entails the development of prosumer-centric energy systems.