During this event, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in Wallonia hydrogen ecosystem through presentations as well as visits to state-of-the-art facilities (CRM & BeBlue).
Nous vous invitons à venir découvrir les nouvelles infrastructures de test wallonnes, la nouvelle plateforme de visualisation en ligne - le VirtuWalLab -, des projets phares et à rencontrer les compétences de recherche en la matière.
Introduction
The European Green SKHy project and the regional e‑WallonHy project invite you to an event dedicated to innovation, testing infrastructures, and skills required across the EU hydrogen value chain.
These elements are essential for the successful development of the emerging green hydrogen market, and Wallonia has strong expertise in these fields. During this event, welcoming 30 experts and academics from EU*, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in these topics through presentations as well as visits to state-of-the-art facilities.
The VirtuWalLab – a flagship tool of the Walloon S3 – will be officially launched in a world-premiere setting during the event. Participants will have the exclusive opportunity to discover and actively explore the platform during the academic matchmaking lunch.
This event will also provide an opportunity to connect all Belgian universities—already well connected through the BeHyfe project—with neighbouring universities. The University of Lorraine, the University of Luxembourg, the Marie‑and‑Louis‑Pasteur University, and the University of Applied Engineering Sciences of Fribourg have already confirmed their participation. In order to foster these exchanges and potentially create opportunities for cross‑border inter‑university partnerships, academic matchmaking tables will be organised during the networking lunch in a dedicated "corner". If you would like to showcase your academy with communication materials (banners, flyers, small demonstrators, etc.), please feel free to contact us so that we can arrange this academic corner under the best possible conditions
* Partners of GreenSkHy EU project
09:30 – Welcome Coffee
10:00 – Overview of H2 Wallonia R&D International Collaborations
Presentation of the e-WallonHy portfolio
Speaker: Catherine Archambeau – IIS Coordinator, CRM Group
10:15 – Launch of the New R&D Platform: Virtuwal Lab
Speaker: Louise Samain – Ecosystem manager, Cluster TWEED
10:30 – Green SKHy Project
European collaborations on Green Skills and Knowledge for Hydrogen
Speaker: Sandrine Marchal – Projects Manager Mobility & Business Developer, Technifutur
10:45 – Presentation of the Walloon Hydrogen Valley (Green WaHyVe)
Speaker: Simon Habran – H2 Ecosystem Manager, Cluster TWEED
11:00 – Visit of Hydrogen Laboratories: BeBlue & CRM
Introduction by Jérôme D’Agruma, CEO, BeBlue Cryotech
12:30 – Networking Lunch & Academic Matchmaking Sessions
14:00 - End
** Research Labs to be visited :
Discover during the lab tour at CRM Group and BeBlue Cryogenics the advanced expertise and dedicated hydrogen testing tools that cover the full value chain of the hydrogen ecosystem. Their facilities offer insight on material selection, validation and certification for transport and storage in a broad range of pressures and temperatures under representative hydrogen conditions. One of the stops is the autonomous, connected, containerised electrolyser pilot that demonstrates decentralized hydrogen production under optimal technical and economic conditions.
Registration
Registration is free of charge but mandatory :
NB. No-show will be charged of 80eur TTC
Contact
Simon Habran, project developer for H2Hub Wallonia & Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) shabran@clustertweed.be