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Hydrogen for Sustainable Northern Communities Forum

  • 27 Jun 2017
  • Canadore College, School of Aviation, 55 Aviation Avenue, North Bay, Ontario

 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” 

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