Speakers

Keynote Speakers

 

With a PhD in solid state chemistry and materials science, Dr. Cécile Tessier has 25 years experiment in Saft Research department as scientist first, then as group manager, since 2008 and senior expert. Today, her team works on all components within Li-ion cells from active materials, to electrode and electrolyte formulation, electrode manufacturing process and modelling and cells design. Among materials studied, LNMO and Si-rich negative material are directly related to MoZEES.

Dominic has research interests in all aspects of hydrodynamics, particularly as related to ship design and operation for energy efficiency. He advises Shell Shipping and Maritime on ship efficiency, decarbonisation, performance management and future ship designs. Prof. Hudson has co-authored one book, Ship Resistance and Propulsion, and published over 150 papers in archival journals and proceedings of refereed conferences. Current projects include developing whole-systems energy models for ships to allow assessment of alternative fuel demands. He is also working on energy efficient technologies for shipping, including wind-assist and air lubrication

Deputy general manager and Expert of Nissan Motor, Japan.
In charge of battery manufacturing process and carbon neutral technologies.
Have been doing battery R&D at Sony (1993-2015), Mitsubishi Motors (2015-2018), TDK (2018-2020), Idemitsu (2020-2022)., and Nissan (2022-).

Dr. Patrick Plötz leads many national, European, and International projects on the electrification of transport, energy system analysis, and CO2 mitigation policies. Patrick Plötz has studied Physics and holds a doctorate degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Heidelberg, and completed his habilitation in Economics with a thesis on electrification of Road transport at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and has been a private lecturer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) since 2020.

Petr Novák build up the Section “Electrochemical Energy Storage” of the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland where he used to work from 1991 to 2021. A graduate of the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, he obtained his PhD in electrochemical engineering in 1984 and his habilitation in 1994. He has been working in the field of electrochemical energy storage (focusing on batteries, mainly lithium-based) since 1983, first at the J. Heyrovský Institute, Prague, later as Alexander von Humboldt-Fellow at the University of Bonn, and then at the Paul Scherrer Institute. He was awarded the Tajima Prize of the International Society of Electrochemistry, the Technology Award of the Battery Division of The Electrochemical Society, Inc., and the 2020 Yeager Award of the International Battery Association for outstanding contributions to electrochemical energy conversion and storage science over a protracted period. Dr. Novák was appointed as a full (W3) professor at the University of Karlsruhe in 2008 (rejected). Petr Novák was awarded the title of Professor of ETH Zurich in 2009 and the Honorary Professorship of the Technical University of Braunschweig in 2021.

Invited Speakers

 

Alexey Y. Koposov obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 2005 from the University of Minnesota. After his Postdoctoral studies in Los Alamos National Laboratory, he joined SHARP Laboratories of America, where he conducted research on nanomaterials for energy applications. In 2017, he moved to Norway starting his position as a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Energy Technology. In 2020, he was appointed as Associate Professor in Chemistry at the University of Oslo. The research of his group is primarily focused on operando characterization of battery materials.

Andreas Forfang, VP Sustainability & ESG, has been in Vianode for 5 years. For the past couple of years he’s been leading Vianode’s sustainability activities and prior to that was working with business development and finance. He has past work experience from Elkem and BDO.

Armando Ansón is an industrial engineer from the University of Zaragoza. After a brief period in the automotive sector, he developed his entire professional career in the railway industry, first as a technical manager for various tram and train projects, then as head of the energy supply building block in CAF Rolling Stock, and currently as the manager of the Zero Emission Innovation Program, both in the rail and bus sectors.

Daniel Tevik Rogstad has a M.Sc in Materials science (NTNU) on the topic of ink-jet printing of thin films in solid oxide fuel cells, and a PhD in Materials Science (NTNU) on the topic of ionic liquid electrolytes for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries. The PhD was part of MoZEES (RA1). He is currently working as a Senior Engineer in Freyr Battery, focused on cell design and engineering.

Dr. Egil Rasten has over 30 years of experience in electrochemical science and research, focusing on electrolysis across various industries. He earned his PhD in PEM-water electrolysis from NTNU (1997-2001) and has worked extensively on developing PEM-water electrolysis from lab to industrial scale at Norsk Hydro. He provided technology and production support for chlorine-electrolysis at Ineos and contributed to green fertilizer production at Yara. Currently, he leads R&D efforts in alkaline water electrolysis at Nel.

Dr. Erik Sauar is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Cenate, which was established in 2017. Erik has more than 20-years with executive company experience and a proven track record in taking products and innovations from the initial concept phase through technology development, organizational development, and to the market. He was the founder of one of the companies that later formed REC, where he later served as CTO from 2001-2012. Erik has a formal background in engineering and holds a PhD in physical chemistry and anthropology, which he combines with his broad international technology development experience, including finance, sales, and business development (M&A).

Halvor Høen Hval’s battery journey started as a PhD-candidate (UiO) in the MoZEES-consortium (RA1), investigating the high-voltage cathode material LNMO with the eyes of a material’s chemist. In 2021 he started as a Research Scientist in Morrow Batteries, focusing on the development of the LNMO-XNO technology. Besides this, he is an award- winning popular scientific presenter and likes to think he knows all the capitals in the world.

Hamid has a background mainly in materials science and engineering, with a specialization in electrochemistry. He came to Norway as a guest researcher in 2018 while working on bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells. After six months, he started his PhD journey in the electrochemistry group at NTNU, working on electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis. Currently, he works as an R&D engineer at Hystar; however, his presentation at the MoZEES final conference is related to his PhD research.

Henrik Helgesen holds an MSc in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is currently working as a Senior Environmental Consultant at DNV, where he gives advice on alternative fuel technologies in the maritime sector. He has a special focus on the technical integration aspects of energy storage systems onboard vessels, involving electrical and control systems, battery degradation, and fire safety. Henrik has worked with testing control systems and evaluating safety and performance in vessel power plants for over ten years.

Johan Fridner is a senior technology specialist within the Batteries business unit of Hydro. His role involves supporting the anode and recycling businesses of Hydro through joint R&D activities as well as identifying new opportunities for Hydro in the battery value chain. Johan has previously worked with battery cell implementation for Volvo Cars and has a decade long academic experience from electrolyte salt development for Li-ion and next-generation battery technologies at Chalmers University of Technology.

Dr. Katie McCay, leader of MoZees Task 2.1, has been working with bipolar plates for more than 10 years. She has a master’s degree in chemistry with materials chemistry from the University of St Andrews (2016) and a PhD in coatings for bipolar plates in PEM Fuel Cells from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2020). She specialises in the development of materials for PEM Fuel Cells and the in-situ testing of single cells and short stacks.

Kjetil is Product Manager of alternative drivelines at Volvo Trucks Norway, with part of the responsibility being acting like liaison between truck technology development and market needs. In the last 5 years his work has involved implementing ZETs in different transports from Svalbard to the very South of Norway. Kjetil experience is from other truck OM and the Norwegian Armed Forces on the technical side, and he has had responsibilities related to supply chain of materials, repairs and operation to land-based process industry.

Lena Wendelborg is an experienced professional in construction, environmental management, and project coordination. Currently serving as Project Manager for Construction and Environment at Unibuss, she leads modification projects in bus depots, focusing on environmental and energy improvements, while managing ISO certifications (50001 and 45001). Lena holds a Master’s degree in Technical Societal Security and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Urban Planning.

Magnus Thomassen is the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and co-founder of Hystar, a Norwegian company specializing in high-efficiency PEM electrolysers for green hydrogen production. He is also the inventor of the company’s proprietary electrolyser technology. Thomassen holds a PhD in electrochemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has over 20 years of experience in the fields of hydrogen, water electrolysis, and fuel cells. Prior to founding Hystar, he served as a senior scientist and research manager at SINTEF. At Hystar, Thomassen is responsible for overseeing product development and aligning the company’s R&D efforts with market needs, helping drive innovation in hydrogen technology for sectors like heavy transportation and industry​

Mathias Henriksen has been an Associate Professor at USN since 2021. He completed his Ph.D. in combustion and technical safety from 2017 to 2021, with a dissertation on Li-ion battery safety. His main area of research is safety within hydrogen and battery systems, and he is an active member of USN’s research group Process Safety, Combustion, and Explosions.

Chemist by background, Nils is working on electrochemical energy storage since 2013. He is a senior research scientist at SINTEF Industry and an adjunct associate professor at the department of materials science and engineering, NTNU. His research activities include next generation lithium ion and sodium ion batteries. Electrochemistry, materials, electrolytes and inactive components.

Patrick received his PhD from Simon Fraser University in 2019 and spent a year at Ionomr Innovations before joining SINTEF. With a background in electrochemistry and a particular interest in polymers, his research expertise is in the field of low temperature fuel cell and electrolyser technologies, both PEM and AEM, where he is coordinating several international research projects on these topics. Within MoZEES Patrick led Task 2.4 where he carried out advanced in-situ electrochemical characterization to understand the structure-property relationship of fuel cell components, extracting physical and electrochemical parameters that provide insight into the performance and durability.

Dr. Ragnhild Hancke has worked as a research scientist at IFE since 2017, where her main area of research has been PEM water electrolysis technologies and systems. She has, e.g., been responsible for establishing the high-pressure (200 bar) PEM water electrolysis test rig. Dr Hancke was the coordinator of FME MoZEES for 6 years, before she became the Head of the Hydrogen Technology Department at IFE in 2023.

Dr. Wei He obtained her Ph.D at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. She worked for wind energy systems at Technical University of Denmark in 1990 and at DNV-GL in the Netherlands in 1992. Dr. He is a principle engineer at department of Technology, Digital & Innovation at Equinor, Norway, where she has worked for 26 years. Dr. He has led 13 EU funded collaborative wind energy, marine battery and green hydrogen projects at Equinor in recent 12 years.

Yash Raka has a PhD in hydrogen production from NTNU (2021) and now work as a Research scientist at SINTEF in Trondheim. His background is in electrochemistry and techno-economic optimisation. In MoZEES he has focused on developing modelling tools for PEMWE and PEMFC systems (RA3).