Economics - When will Green Hydrogen Cost Touch US$ 1 /kg?

Thursday, December 08, 2022
Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Conference Area
Room
Conference Room II

According to KPMG, the cost of green hydrogen can be as high as US$6 /kg. Reliance Industries has pledged to reduce it to US$1/kg by 2030.

In this session we look at the

  • current cost comparison with other energy technologies
  • Drivers of cost competitiveness of Green Hydrogen

02:00 pm - 02:05 pmWelcome and Introduction

Madhavan Nampoothiri

Founder and Director

RESolve Energy Consultants

02:05 pm - 02:20 pmRealistic Path Towards a $1/kg Green Hydrogen Economy

Santosh Gurunath

Co-Founder and CEO

Umagine

02:20 pm - 02:35 pmDemystifying Green H2

Mux Narasimhan

Managing Director and CEO

GridChill Technologies (S) PTE LTD

02:35 pm - 02:50 pmSpeech Title to be confirmed

Arunkumar A

Associate General Plant Manager

LINDE

02:50 pm - 03:05 pmChallenges in Lowering Green Hydrogen Costs

Alexander Hogeveen Rutter

Private Sector Development

International Solar Alliance (ISA)

03:05 pm - 03:20 pmHydrogen Economy- Scalability and its Impact

Manav Gandhi

Unit Head - Industry Solutions

Siemens Ltd.

03:20 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A Round

Speakers

Speaker

Arunkumar A, LINDE

Associate General Plant Manager

India

Mr. Arunkumar heads the Operations of Merchant Air Separation plant which Produces Oxygen ,Nitrogen & Argon. His specialties include Safety ,Environment and Quality Compliances of plant operations. He holds a B.Tech in Fire & Safety from CUSAT and an MBA in Oil & Gas Management from UPES.

Speaker

Madhavan Nampoothiri, RESolve Energy Consultants

Founder and Director

India

Madhavan Nampoothiri is the founder and Director of RESolve Energy Consultants. He has a decade's experience in the Energy industry (Oil & Gas and Renewables) in Strategic Consulting, Marketing, Sales and Operations. Madhavan is well versed in international business, having lived and worked in India, China, USA and Switzerland. Madhavan is acknowledged as an expert on the Indian Solar sector and his views are sought by international and national media. He is regularly invited to speak at international conferences on renewable energy both in India and abroad. Madhavan regularly writes for global and Indian industry magazines. Some of the clients Madhavan has advised include World Bank and Vedanta Resources.

Speaker

Alexander Hogeveen Rutter, International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Private Sector Development

India

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Speaker

Manav Gandhi, Siemens Ltd.

Unit Head - Industry Solutions

India

Manav Gandhi has served with Indian Navy for 7 Years as an Electrical Officer before Joining Siemens. He has been working with Siemens for 14 Years and is currently responsible for the Industry Solutions Business in India. During his tenure he has worked on varied projects in industry verticals of Pulp & paper, Oil & Gas, Marine and Port Infrastructure. In his current profile the focus is on providing 'fit to purpose' solutions which help in efficient reduction of carbon footprint for the industry. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Technology and has completed his Business management certification from IIM Calcutta

Speaker

Mux Narasimhan, GridChill Technologies (S) PTE LTD

Managing Director and CEO

India

Mukundan 'Mux' Narasimhan has been in Leadership Roles in Marketing and Sales, Engineering & Product Management for over 19 years in Renewables, green hydrogen, batteries, photovoltaic's, roll-to-roll thin-film processing, semiconductor wafer scale and flat panel glass processing. He has proven success in startup and established companies bringing structure and customer focus into organizations, building strong teams, and linking new technology and manufacturability. Before starting up PlaySolar he was at Tata Power Solar Systems as GM of Product Management and Exports. Prior to Tata Power Solar he has held leadership roles at MEMC Sun Edison a Solar PV developer, SoloPower, a thin-film CIGS flexible PV module manufacturer, Southwall Technologies a roll to roll solar control energy conservations products company, Symmorphix, a thin film deposition company and Applied Materials a multi-billion dollar semiconductor equipment company. He has innovated and delivered robust renewable energy solutions into multiple markets and is consistently driven to a make a difference to communities.   Mukundan has a MBA from Santa Clara University, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University and a BTech from IIT, Madras

Speaker

Santosh Gurunath, Umagine

Co-Founder and CEO

India

Santosh Gurunath is a Chemical Engineer with a Masters degree from the Netherlands with over 10 years of experience across Oil & Gas with Shell and management consultancy with McKinsey and BCG. He is leading Umagine since the past 3 years, focussing on accelerating the low carbon hydrogen economy as a technology and consulting company. Originally started in the Netherlands, Umagine is now based in Ahmedabad and works across strategy, policy, technology, engineering and development of low carbon hydrogen projects.

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