Heraeus Virtual Hydrogen Talks:
Fuel Cells in Mobility – Driver of Future Hydrogen Demand?
Hydrogen has been defined as a future energy vector, and significant growth of hydrogen production, in particular of green hydrogen by means of electrolysis and renewable energy, had been forecasted. Recently, however, it became obvious that the forecasted growth is lagging behind earlier expectations. Besides bankability of projects, bureaucracy, availability of sufficient amounts of renewable energy, the demand for hydrogen has been considered an important reason for not meeting expectations. One of the reasons: Whereas batteries and battery vehicles had been supported heavily in many regions of the world, in particular in Europe, the development of a fuel cell fleet was not a priority. Thus, while mobility would be an important lever for demand, it has not come to scale (yet).
In this upcoming H2 Talks we ask the question if fuel cells can be the driver for future hydrogen demand and what needs to happen to establish fuel cell mobility.
Experts from the fuel cell industry will discuss the feasibility of future mobility with fuel cells.
*Please note that registration is required to participate.
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Topic |
Fuel Cells in Mobility – Driver of Future Hydrogen Demand? |
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| Date | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
| Time | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm CEST |
| Location | Online (GoToWebinar) |
| Speakers | Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck Lecturer | University Ulm and TU Wien Dr. Manfred Stefener Managing Director | Clean Energy Consulting | Freudenberg e-Power Systems Marco Lazzaroni Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | UFI Hydrogen |
| Moderator | Dr. Philipp Walter Executive Vice President, Hydrogen Systems | Heraeus Precious Metals |
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Speaker
Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck
Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck holds a PhD in theoretical physics from Kiel University and has dedicated his career to advancing fuel cell technology. His extensive experience spans leadership roles at Hyzon, Daimler, NuCellSys, and Cellcentric, shaping the future of hydrogen power in the automotive industry.
Since 2008, Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck has been a lecturer at the University of Ulm and TU Wien, sharing his expertise with the next generation of innovators.
Dr. Manfred Stefener
Dr. Manfred Stefener is Managing Director of Clean Energy Consulting and general manager at Freudenberg e-Power Systems, Munich (Germany). He joined Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Global, Weinheim (Germany) as VP Lead Center Fuel Cell Systems in 2018. Prior to that he lead Elcomax / Elcore, Munich (Germany) which he founded in 2006.
Dr. Stefener completed his PhD on the subject “Electrode Structures for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells" at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is author of numerous patents and publications in DMFC technology and fuel cells and received several awards for pioneering the commercialization of fuel cells and for entrepreneurship.
Marco Lazzaroni
CEO UFI Hydrogen SpA
A sound Energy Transition and Green Hydrogen Technology background combined with a + 25 years Executive Business Management experience gained in international groups. Deep Tech and Innovation supporter across Incubators & Accelerators initiatives, Startup Mentor, and Venture Builder. Entrepreneurship and results driven DNA matured through consistent roles in multinational brands.
Moderator
Dr. Philipp Walter, Executive Vice President, Hydrogen Systems | Heraeus Precious Metals
Philipp is a chemist by education and received his PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He held several management positions in the chemical industry in new business development, marketing, sales and business management in Norway, USA, Switzerland and Germany.
He joined Heraeus in 2016 and is now Executive Vice President and leading the Business Line Hydrogen Systems within Heraeus Precious Metals. Philipp is based at Heraeus’ Headquarters in Hanau, Germany.
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