International Advisory Board

The HI-ACT International Advisory Board (IAB) is  a forum for progressive focused discussions in whole system analysis of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels (HALF) integration from an international perspective. It contributes to the HI-ACT’s mission of providing an evidence base for HALF integration in the future net zero energy transition in the UK.

 

Our members all have wide range of expertise in hydrogen integration. The board provides input into the HI-ACT hub’s research direction and contribute to our delivery of impactful research, and provide guidance to ensure our priorities align with the fast-paced hydrogen environment from an international perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

HI-ACT International Advisory Board Members

Member: Daniel Schwappach

Role and Institution: Head of Energy Enterprise Solutions for Siemens Energy
Location: Middle East and Africa
Hydrogen Expertise: H2 Value Chain. H2 production, H2 conversion to electricity
Daniel Schwappach

 

Member: Prof Takao Kashiwagi

Role and Institution: Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Location: Japan, Asia
Hydrogen Expertise: Whole Energy Systems Analysis

 

Member: Prof Lourdes Vega

Role and Institution: Professor, Director, Research and Innovation Centre on CO2 and Hydrogen

Khalifa University
Location:  UAE, Asia
Hydrogen Expertise:  Research and innovative solutions in CCUS, Hydrogen and sustainable fuels

Lourdes Vega

Prof. Maria Lourdes Vega Fernandez

 

Member: Prof Sally Brooker

Role and Institution: Co lead on alliance to support the development and use of green hydrogen.
University of Otago
Location: New Zealand, Australasia
Hydrogen Expertise: Green Hydrogen technologies
Full life cycle of hydrogen: sourcing to consumption

Professor Sally Brooker

 

Member: Prof Henrietta Langmi

Role and Institution: Principal researcher for the Hydrogen South Africa Infrastructure Centre of Competence.

University of Pretoria
Location: South Africa, Asia
Hydrogen Expertise: Storage technologies
Hydrogen storage materials/technologies

Prof Henrietta Langmi

 

Member: Assoc. Prof Roger Dargaville

Role and Institution: Interim Director at Monash Energy Institute

Monash University
Location: Australia, Australasia
Hydrogen Expertise: Energy systems integration for largescale H2 production
Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Life Cycle assessment for H2, NH3 production pathways

Roger Dargaville

 

Member: Dr Padraig Lyons

Role and Institution: Head of Group

International Energy Research Centre
Location: Ireland, Europe
Hydrogen Expertise: Whole Energy Systems Analysis
Power systems, electrification, managing and leveraging flexibility for future power systems and power quality

Dr Pádraig Lyons

 

Member: Professor Meilin Liu

Role and Institution: Regents’ Professor and Hightower Chair in MSE, Georgia Institute of Technology​
Location: USA, North America
Hydrogen Expertise: Hydrogen Technologies
Developing new materials for energy storage and conversion, for chemical sensing, and for hydrogen production and separation.

Meilin Liu

 

Member: Prof Vigna Ramachandaramurthy

Role and Institution: Professor and Director, Institute of Power Engineering,

Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Location: Malaysia, Asia
Hydrogen Expertise: Power Systems

Vigna Kumaran Ramachandaramurthy

 

Member: Prof Yan Xu

Role and Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Location: Singapore, Asia

Member:  Dr Hanna Breunig

Role and Institution:  Deputy: Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Location: USA, North America
Hydrogen Expertise: Systems Analysis

Hanna Breunig

 

Member: Prof Enzo Sauma

Role and Institution: Lead of the Green Ammonia Economy research line at the Millennium Institute on Green Ammonia as an Energy Vector,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Location: Chile, South America
Hydrogen Expertise: Green Ammonia Economy research
Power systems, power economics

Enzo Enrique Sauma

 

Member: Martin van Agteren

Role and Institution: Principal Asser Manager Gasunie
Location: Netherlands, Europe
Hydrogen Expertise: Asset management of the high-pressure hydrogen grid

Martin van Agteren

 

Member: Frank Geuzebroek

Role and Institution: Technology Programme Manager for Hydrogen, Shell
Location: Netherlands, Europe
Hydrogen Expertise: CCUS, Gas, Hydrogen, Process Engineering

Frank Geuzebroek