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| Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Conference and exhibition |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | Long Beach, California, United States |
| First | 2003 |
| Organizer | UPMedia Group |
Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America is an annual conference and exhibition focused on hydrogen technologies, fuel cells, and related infrastructure, convening stakeholders from industry, academia, and government. The event serves as a commercial and technical forum linking manufacturers, utilities, investors, standards bodies, and research institutions to accelerate deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell systems. Attendees typically include representatives from energy companies, automotive manufacturers, aerospace firms, research laboratories, and policy agencies.
Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America brings together exhibitors, presenters, and delegates from organizations such as Ballard Power Systems, Plug Power, Cummins, Siemens Energy, and Air Liquide, alongside researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. The program frequently features sessions involving representatives from U.S. Department of Energy, California Energy Commission, European Commission, Japan Science and Technology Agency, and corporate partners like Toyota Motor Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, General Motors, and Nikola Corporation. Standards and codes stakeholders such as Society of Automotive Engineers International, International Organization for Standardization, Underwriters Laboratories, and National Fire Protection Association often provide panels. Investors and financiers from BloombergNEF, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and International Energy Agency are regular participants.
The conference traces its lineage to early 21st-century industry gatherings that followed demonstrations like the California Fuel Cell Partnership deployments and trials by General Motors's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle programs. Early editions coincided with policy milestones such as the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and infrastructure initiatives in California. Over time the event evolved alongside corporate milestones from Ballard Power Systems and research breakthroughs at Toyota Research Institute, Fraunhofer Society, and CEA. Notable keynote presenters have included executives from Royal Dutch Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, and research leaders from MIT Energy Initiative and Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy. The conference has paralleled market developments including projects led by Hyundai, Honda, and Daimler AG in fuel cell vehicles and major electrolyzer deployments by Nel Hydrogen and ITM Power.
Typical programming comprises plenaries, technical sessions, poster sessions, and exhibition halls with booths from companies like Bloom Energy, FuelCell Energy, Hexagon Purus, and Parker Hannifin. Workshops often feature collaboration between U.S. Department of Energy programs such as H2@Scale and international initiatives including Mission Innovation and the Hydrogen Council. Demonstrations and networking events include participation by California Air Resources Board, Port of Long Beach, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and municipal stakeholders from Los Angeles. Academic tracks draw presenters from University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, and ETH Zurich.
Discussions at Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America reflect commercial activity by conglomerates like Siemens, ABB, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Honeywell alongside startup ecosystems exemplified by Proterra, Rivian, and hydrogen supply chain companies such as Air Products and Chemicals and Linde plc. Market analyses presented reference forecasts by BloombergNEF, McKinsey & Company, and International Renewable Energy Agency, while procurement and fleet adoption case studies cite deployments by UPS, Amazon, Walmart, and transit agencies in cities like New York City and San Francisco. Discussions of capital flows include venture capital firms and sovereign funds such as SoftBank, Temasek, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
The conference highlights demonstration projects and pilot programs including hydrogen fueling corridors in California, ammonia-to-hydrogen initiatives tied to Port of Rotterdam concepts, heavy-duty truck pilots by Nikola Corporation and Hyundai, and maritime trials involving Maersk and Royal Caribbean Cruises. Research collaborations showcased include partnerships between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Purdue University, electrolysis projects from Siemens Energy and Nel Hydrogen, and solid oxide fuel cell developments from Bloom Energy and Ceres Power. Innovation tracks feature startups and incubators linked to ARPA-E, National Science Foundation, and university spinouts from UC San Diego and University of Cambridge.
Panels examine regulatory and incentive frameworks involving agencies and instruments such as the U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Shot, the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the European Green Deal, and national strategies from Japan and South Korea. Standards and permitting discussions include stakeholders like American Petroleum Institute and American Society of Mechanical Engineers, while finance and procurement panels reference tax credits, grants, and public–private partnerships involving Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, and state energy offices such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Sessions addressing criticism cover lifecycle emissions debated by analysts from International Energy Agency and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, supply-chain constraints linked to companies like Nikola Corporation and Plug Power, and cost-competitiveness studies by McKinsey & Company and BloombergNEF. Safety and risk panels include standards bodies such as National Fire Protection Association, Underwriters Laboratories, and regulators from Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Transportation Security Administration. Technical challenges discussed include hydrogen storage issues cited by Air Liquide and materials degradation research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory.
Category:Hydrogen energy conferences