Anne Gustafsson-Pesonen
Business Manager, University of Vaasa Executive Education
tel: +358 50 473 0021
email: anne.gustafsson-pesonen@uvaasaexed.fi
Vaasa Gas Exchanage (VGE) is an international networking event for energy experts, focusing on gases including natural gas, LNG, biogas (LBG), and other gaseous fuels for the future. At VGE, enterprises will have the opportunity to meet other actors, driving forces, and potential partners from Finland and abroad. In addition, there will be a free open seminar. VGE is the biggest networking event for the gas industry in the Nordics.
VGE is organised by the University of Vaasa in partnership with Gasum, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Stormossen, VASEK, Wärtsilä, and the Åbo Akademi University, and is part of the Vaasa EnergyWeek event. Vaasa EnergyWeek is an international energy conference consisting of several events.
The Vaasa Gas Exchange 2023 seminar is back with expert speeches and interesting panel discussions. In the seminar E Fuels and Hydrogen ecosystem – perspectives for the future opportunities, you will be able to learn about what is and will be the situation in hydrogen ecosystem in Ostrobothnia and what kind of practices we have in Finland. At the end of the seminar there will be interesting panel lead by PHD post-doc researcher Antonio Calo, from the Water, Energy and Environmental Research Unit at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Oulu.
All the presentations are available from HERE.
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13:00 E Fuels and Hydrogen Ecosystem – Perspectives for The Future Opportunities
Moderator: Antonio Calo
Antonio Calo
PhD, post-doctoral researcher at the Water, Energy and Environmental Research Unit at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Oulu
Antonio Calò, PhD (Physics) MSc (Technology), is a post-doctoral researcher at the Water, Energy and Environmental Research Unit at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Oulu. His research and educational work focusses on smart and distributed energy systems, especially within the context of the northern environmental and climatic conditions. Taking full advantage of his multidisciplinary background, he current research interested focusses on the role nuclear energy could play within a sustainable energy system, in relation to the potential socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the so called fourth generation nuclear reactors (e.g. SMRs).”
13:00 The Emerging Hydrogen Ecosystem in Ostrobothnia: Current state, challenges, and future opportunities
Kaisa Penttilä
PhD Candidate, Project Coordinator at Hanken School of Economics
Ph.D. Candidate at Hanken School of Economics
Kaisa has been project manager in the H2 Ecosystem Roadmap for Ostrobothnia -project 1.9.2021-31.10.2022 (financed by the European Regional Development Fund). She has been working closely together with key stakeholders in the BotH2nia network promoting the branding of the emerging Finnish hydrogen sector and the opportunities of developing the hydrogen economy around the Bothnia Bay area. Kaisa’s current Ph.D. research at Hanken School of Economics focuses on ecosystem level value creation and new business models.
13:20 Future Hydrogen economy in practice: Finland’s largest hydrogen plant, case Flexens Kokkola
Åsa Hedman
Head of Operations, Flexens OyAb
Åsa, Dr.Sc(Tech), is a project developer for green hydrogen solutions. She has 20+ years experience in researching and developing sustainable energy solutions.
13:40 H-flex-E – collaboration for a feasible P2X2P-plant
Jakob Frants
Development Manager, Vaasan Sähkö
Jakob has over ten years' experience within the energy sector; power generation, energy storage and electricity trading
Niko Toppari
Development Manager, EPV
I have been working in electricity markets for several years. Focusing on new electricity storage technologies to create new business cases.
Hanna Berg
Senior Development Manager, Wärtsilä
Working with sustainable fuels and decarbonization of the energy industry. Have been working energy markets and power plant design for several years.
14:00 VGE Panel Discussion
Moderator: Antonio Calo, PhD, post-doctoral researcher at the Water, Energy and Environmental Research Unit at the Faculty of Technology of the University
Panelists: Kaisa Penttilä, Jakob Frants, Åsa Hedman, Mika Ruusunen
Kaisa Penttilä
PhD Candidate, Project Coordinator at Hanken School of Economics
Ph.D. Candidate at Hanken School of Economics
Kaisa has been project manager in the H2 Ecosystem Roadmap for Ostrobothnia -project 1.9.2021-31.10.2022 (financed by the European Regional Development Fund). She has been working closely together with key stakeholders in the BotH2nia network promoting the branding of the emerging Finnish hydrogen sector and the opportunities of developing the hydrogen economy around the Bothnia Bay area. Kaisa’s current Ph.D. research at Hanken School of Economics focuses on ecosystem level value creation and new business models.
Jakob Frants
Development Manager, Vaasan Sähkö
Jakob has over ten years' experience within the energy sector; power generation, energy storage and electricity trading
Åsa Hedman
Head of Operations, Flexens OyAb
Åsa, Dr.Sc(Tech), is a project developer for green hydrogen solutions. She has 20+ years experience in researching and developing sustainable energy solutions.
Mika Ruusunen
Professor, Biorefinery Measurements, University of Oulu
Mika Ruusunen is a Professor in Biorefinery measurements at the Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research Unit of
the Faculty of Technology at University of Oulu. Mika has more than 25 years on practical research experience on developing bio-based energy conversion processes utilizing biomass and organic residues as a feedstock. There, process development and automatic control methods to increase energy and material efficiencies is in his research focus. The research activities also include design of experimental set-ups including instrumentation, data acquisition, and advanced data analysis – in work and at home.
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