Useful Links and Information

Organisations

• NZ Hydrogen Council, CE Dr Linda Wright
• Women in Green Hydrogen
• German energy group: Strommarkttreffen
• Murihiku Regeneration
• German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce

Hydrogen News

• NZ Hydrogen Council’s Newsroom
• A selection of Hydrogen related news on the Brooker Bunch Blog
• IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2023

Conferences, workshops, and other events (click here to go to the main page)

• New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2025 (NZHS-3): Link Here
  Dates: 3-5 February 2025
  Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
  Abstract Deadline: 30 September 2024
• MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology conference (AMN11): Link Here
  Dates: 9-13 February 2025
  Location: Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
  Earlybird deadline: 25 October 2024
• (GRS) Mechanistic Studies to Empower Breakthroughs in Reaction Design and Sustainability in Inorganic Chemistry: Link Here
  Dates: 8-9 March 2025
  Location: Pomona, California, United States
  Application Deadline: 9 February 2025
• (GRC) Addressing Grand Challenges in Energy, Materials, Biology and Catalysis with Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms: Link Here
  Dates: 9-14 March 2025
  Location: Pomona, California, United States
  Application Deadline: 9 February 2025
• (GRS) Hydrogen-Metals for the Energy Transition: Bridging Atomic Insights and Industrial Implementation: Link Here
  Dates: 21-22 June 2025
  Location: Les Diablerets, Switzerland
  Abstract Deadline: 16 March 2025
• (GRC) Understanding Interactions in Hydrogen Materials and Their Role in Technological Transformation: Link Here
  Dates: 22-27 June 2025
  Location: Les Diablerets, Switzerland
  Application Deadline: 25 May 2025 (Preliminary program available 25 September 2024)
  
• 2024 Fall meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS 2024 Fall meeting): https://www.european-mrs.com/meetings/2024-fall-meeting
  Dates: 16-19 September 2024
  Location: Warsaw, Poland
  Focus: Materials science topics from Fundamentals to Energy & Environment, Manufacturing, IT & Communication, and Health
  
• Hydrogen Technology Expo (Europe): https://www.hydrogen-worldexpo.com/
  Dates: 23-24 October 2024
  Location: Hamburg, Germany
  
• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) biennial meetings in May and October each year (occasionally in Europe, mostly in North America)

Webinars

• “The Dawn of the Hydrogen Economy? – Recent Developments and Activities” an excellent webinar series (weekly at 7-8.30pm CET) hosted by Hamburg University of Technology, starting 11 Jan 2023. If you wish to participate in the webinar please subscribe HERE.

Funding opportunities and announcements

• The DAAD scholarship program “ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen” supports German and international Master and PhD students as well as Postdocs in any topics related to Green Hydrogen. Funding covers study, research, or internships in Germany and around the world. Master students can apply until November 5, 2024, PhD students and PostDocs can apply at any time. For more information please see here.
• German DLR – MBIE NZ joint aerospace grants announced 4 Feb 2022
• Education New Zealand and DAAD (Germany) joint mobility arrangement, Programmes for Project-Related Personal Exchange (PPP), allowing young academics to undertake a research exchange in Germany or New Zealand respectively. They will host a virtual New Zealand-German Academic Partnership Event on 23 February 2022, from 8:00-9:00 am New Zealand Time (22 February, 20:00-21:00 pm CET). This will be an opportunity for New Zealand and German institutions to learn more about the programme, share ideas and identify opportunities for joint research projects. The call for proposals opens on 6 April 2022 for the funding period from 2023-2025. You can register for the event here. Please feel free to extend this invitation to your German contacts whom you wish to partner with.

Staff on the four German-NZ green hydrogen funded grants (BMBF/MBIE)

• Professor Sally Brooker (Otago, co-leader establishing He Honoka Hauwai 2021-2026)
  Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon, co-leader establishing He Honoka Hauwai 2021-2026)

• Professor Aaron Marshall (Canterbury, leader of more active anodes for AEM 2022-2025), Marshall Group Website
  Professor Geoff Waterhouse (Auckland)
  Dr Kim McKelvey (Victoria)
  Professor Christina Roth (University of Bayreuth)
  Dr Christian Bernäcker (Fraunhofer IFAM)
  Dr Clemens Kubeil (Fraunhofer IFAM)
  Professor Daniel Holland (Canterbury)
• Dr Rebecca Peer (Canterbury, co-leader of green H2 integration 2022-2025)
  Dr Jannik Haas (Canterbury, co-leader of green H2 integration 2022-2025)
  Professor Andy Philpott (Auckland)
• Professor Sally Brooker (Otago, co-leader of H2 storage materials grant 2022-2025), Brooker Group Website
  Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon, co-leader of H2 storage materials grant 2022-2025)
  Terry Nicholas (Murihiku Regeneration, Ngāi Tahu)
  Aimee Kaio (Ngāi Tahu)
  Dr Linda Wright (NZ Hydrogen Council)
  A/Professor Anna Garden (Otago)
  A/Professor Nigel Lucas (Otago)
  A/Professor Michael Jack (Otago)
  Professor Chris Bumby (RRI, Victoria)
  Dr Karl Dahm (Callaghan)
  Professor Peng Cao (Auckland)
  A/Professor Jonathan Lever (Unitec)
  A/Professor Alex Yip (Canterbury)

Some additional ‘team NZ green hydrogen’ staff members (many of whom hold other hydrogen grants)

• Dr Tanja Kneiske (Integrated Energy Infrastructure, Fraunhofer IEG, Germany)
• Professor Richard Blaikie (Otago)
• Robert Holt (Callaghan)
• Dr Mila Adam (Auckland)
• Professor Andy Nichol (Canterbury)
• Dr Kēpa Morgan (Mahi Maioro Professionals), website
• A/Professor Katarina Ruckstuhl (Otago)
• Dr Abbi Virens (Otago)
• Dr Michelle Cook (GNS)
• Dr John Kennedy (GNS)
• Dr Vedran Jovic (GNS)
• Dr Prasanth Gupta (GNS)
• Dr Luke Liu (Victoria)
• A/Professor Franck Natalie (Victoria)
• Dr Jim Hinkley (Victoria)
• A/Professor Fei Yang (Waikato)
• Dr Chris Larsen (Auckland)
• Dr Suren Wijeyekoon (Scion)
• Dr Paul Bennett (Scion)
• Professor Matt Watson (Canterbury)

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