Hydrogen Society of Australia presents
6th Australia (Inter)National Hydrogen Day – Queensland Edition
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About the Event
On October 8th, we celebrate Australia Hydrogen Day, highlighting our commitment to being key players in the Hydrogen Industry’s growth. This date, chosen for the atomic weight of Hydrogen (1.008), marks our journey and vision for a sustainable future.
For 2024, the QLD HSA Chapter, in collaboration with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have put together a afternoon of presentations and networking to spotlight Australia’s wide-reaching achievements in the hydrogen space over the last year and put you in the know of what is to come. Enjoy complimentary food and refreshments during networking where you can connect with the veterans and newest players in the hydrogen space.
Speaker | Bio |
 Anthony O’Mullane Professor, School of Chemistry and Physics Science Faculty | Queensland University of Technology | Anthony O’Mullane received his BSc Chemistry (1997) and PhD degrees (2001) from University College Cork (Ireland). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences and an Associate Editor for ACS Electrochemistry. He is currently a Professor in the School of Chemistry and Physics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He is an electrochemist investigating green hydrogen production, CO2 conversion into useful products and ammonia electrosynthesis. He also uses liquid metals to synthesise nanomaterials and employ them as electrocatalysts for the removal of pollutants from the environment. |
 Jonathan Love Stanwell Professorial Chair in Hydrogen at CQUniversity
| Professor Love is the Stanwell Professorial Chair in Hydrogen at CQUniversity and the Program Lead for renewable hydrogen and derivatives in CQUniversity’s Centre for Hydrogen and Renewable Energy. Professor Love has a PhD in Electrochemistry with a focus on hydrogen and fuel cell research for over 30 years in industry and academia. His expertise is in developing new technologies using electrochemical and materials science principles for renewable energy systems that include fuel cells, electrolysers and energy storage. In industry, Professor Love was a co-developer of an award-winning RD&D project for a world leading innovative Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) product. Before joining CQUniversity, Professor Love was academic lead at QUT in the design and construction of laboratory scale (<1kW) and pilot plant scale (50kW) solar to renewable hydrogen production testbeds. Professor Love was a member of the Australian Hydrogen International Collaboration delegations to UK in 2022 and Singapore in 2023 and is the lead of the hydrogen production working group in the Australian Hydrogen Research Network (AHRN). |
 Tom Rufford Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ)
| Tom Rufford is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ) and a research theme leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2). Tom holds BE and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Queensland. His research interests include electrochemical processes for CO2 conversion and hydrogen production, green iron making, and porous materials for gas separation processes. He is a passionate and innovative educator with over 14 years of teaching experience and has coordinated capstone design project courses at UQ since 2020. Tom is a chartered chemical engineer with both the Institution of Chemical Engineers and Engineers Australia and a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (REPQ). |
Panel Discussion Members | |
 Navin Bhardwaj Panel Moderator Manager, Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant | Navin is currently project managing QUT’s H2Xport pilot plant project that located in Cleveland. He is also pursuing his PhD at QUT where he is researching performance degradation of electrolysers and their life cycle effect on electrolyser productivity. Navin was trained as a Chemical engineer and has spent over 25 years in the oil and gas industry in multiple engineering roles both in upstream and downstream segments. Before transitioning into Green Hydrogen he has spent over 15years working as a senior drilling engineer delivering deepwater, land and shallow water drilling projects for companies like Shell and BG Group across multiple international jurisdictions that included a brief 2 year stint in Australia as well. Prior to his drilling experience he has spent over a decade in multiple roles related to oil and gas production operations as well, something that he brings to bear on a Hydrogen production project that he currently leads at QUT. He strongly believes that universities have an important role to play in this space and pilot projects like H2Xport offer the right scale to leverage the skills and infrastructure that Australian universities can bring to the table. |
 Paul Hodgson Executive Director Regional Futures – Energy Transitions, and Director of the Centre of Hydrogen and Renewable Energy at Central Queensland University
| Paul Hodgson is Executive Director Regional Futures – Energy Transitions, and Director of the Centre of Hydrogen and Renewable Energy at Central Queensland University; Vice-Chair of the Hydrogen Flight Alliance; and Chair of Queensland Manufacturing Institute. Prior to joining CQUniversity in early 2024, Paul was Interim CEO of a bid for a Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre, where he led the development of a ten-year research and training program, attracting 97 partners from 12 countries and $ 163m of cash and in-kind support. Between 2017 and 2021, Paul was General Manager Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement (East Coast) for the Australian energy industry growth centre, NERA, where he led the development of a national network of regional hydrogen technology clusters. Paul completed a Bachelor of International Business at Griffith University in 1992 and a Master of Sustainable Development at CQUniversity in 2004. |
 Paul Sernia CEO, Endua | Paul Sernia is a founder and CEO of Endua. Endua is a Brisbane-based deep tech startup, developing next-generation hydrogen technology, backed by some of Australia’s leading organisations. Prior to Endua, Paul co-founded and served as the Chief Product Officer at Tritium, a renowned global technology firm specialising in the design and manufacture of electric vehicle charging stations. At Tritium, Paul played a pivotal role in transforming the company from a modest startup into a thriving global manufacturing organisation, spanning three continents and serving clients in over 40 countries. Paul earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and bachelor degrees in Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Science. |
 Miro Moss Head of Hydrogen development, Royal Haskoning DHV
| “Miro is a project developer with a background in Chemical Engineering and over a decade of experience in both traditional and renewable energy. He has worked on oil and gas projects in the Middle East and Australia, progressing from engineering and project coordination to business development. In recent years, Miro transitioned to renewable energy, conducting research on the hydrogen supply chain at Queensland University of Technology. He has been involved in several green hydrogen projects in Australia, overseeing all phases from feasibility studies to construction. Miro recently joined Royal HaskoningDHV, where he is expanding the company’s hydrogen work globally |
Join us on October 8th to celebrate our achievements and look forward to a greener, brighter future. Together, let’s fuel a cleaner tomorrow.
Australia Hydrogen Day – Where history, science, and promise converge.
In 2019, the Hydrogen Society of Australia and Innovate Australia the event Down Under, making it Australia’s first (Inter)National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day and the very first October 8th official celebration outside the United States. Since then, with the support from Murdoch University and sponsors Australia-wide, we have championed Australia Hydrogen day with a clear goal: Support Australia’s journey to be a global leader in hydrogen technology, fostering innovation and sustainability.
