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.

 

 

 

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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
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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