On selge, et Eestis leidub palju inimesi, kes huvituvad tulevast rohepöördest ja nende arv saab ainult kasvada. Sellest rääkis ka Tartu Ülikooli eelmise vesiniku teemalise koolituse üllatav menukus.
Eelmisel hooajal võttis “Vesinikutehnoloogia ja taastuvenergeetika alused” kursust üle 220 inimese ja enamik neist ka läbis selle edukalt. Kursuse ootamatu populaarsus tuli ka selle loojatele üllatusena, kuna ligi 80% osalejatest liitus nädal enne kursuse algust. Esialgsed plaanid individuaalsetest kodutöödest vahetati kiirelt MOOC stiilis automaattestide vastu, kuna töömahud hakkasid eksponentsiaalselt kasvama.
Eesti Vesinikuühing tegi ettepaneku koostada Eesti Vesiniku Teekaart aastal 2019. Seejärel otsustas riik asja uurida ja eraldas 70 k€ nn. Vesinikuuuringu jaoks, mis oleks eelduseks Vesiniku teekaardi koostamiseks.
Erinevate asutuste ja assotsatsioonide vahelise pikaajalise koostöö ja ettevalmistuste taustal on järjest kindlamaks muutunud võimalus, et Eesti saaks endale Vesinikuoru staatust taodelda, mis omakorda tagab nii Euroopa rahastust, tunnustust kui ka võimendab riikliku era-avaliku sektori investeeringuid ning muudab Eesti atraktiivseks välisinvesteeringutele ja koostööle. Lisatõestust saime Euroopa Vesinikunädalalt kus maailma suurim osalus populatsiooni suhtarvuna oli justnimelt Eestist!
Clean Hydrogen Partnership väljakuulutamine, mille juhatab sisse Euroopa komisjoni president Ursula Von der Leyen. Koostöös Puhta Vesiniku Liiduga, Clean Hydrogen Partnership saab olema põhiline instrument Euroopa Vesinikustrateegia elluviimiseks, saavutamaks EU Green Deal eesmärke. Aasta säravaimate 😉 vesiniku edulugude auhinnagaala. Jätkuvalt leiate pildilt ka Eesti kütuseelemenditootja. Auhindade üleandmistseremoonia 19:15-20:00 Päevakava.
Tartu Ülikooli Keemia Instituut alustab esmakordselt veebikursust: Vesinikutehnoloogia ja taastuvenergeetika alused. Kursusel antakse ülevaade vesiniku- ja taastuvenergeetika alustest, tutvustatakse uudsete energia salvestamise ja muundamise seadmete tööpõhimõtteid, nende integreerimist süsteemidesse ning taaskasutust ja käitlemist. Kursusel annavad loenguid nii noored, avatud meelega teadlased kui ka juba kogenenumad spetsialistid.
To warm up the visitors of the conference 4 hydrogen cars were presented to start with. It’s nothing new about using hydrogen in Estonia. The most experienced and oldest car was presented by Estonian hydrogen and electric vehicles enthusiast Enn Siemann. This 15 years car is still in service and has a notable tiny hydrogen consumption of 0.2 g hydrogen per 100 km travelled. Hydrogen equipment installed is delivered from Ecomotus and is one of the 30’th similar installations/retrofits of the vehicles on Estonian roads today.
Another 2 Mirais and also portable Hydrogen Refuelling Station was presented by Atrado. The latest state of the art technology Toyota Mirai 2021 was of great interest to visitors.
Collection of hydrogen technologies got an addition when the Deputy Mayor of the City of Tartu / Hydrogen mayor of Estonia arrived by a Hydrogen Bicycle. A Hydrogen drone by SKYCORP was landed next to the European Space Agency (ESA) rocket in the centre of the exhibition area. It had also received an update, apparently a world’s first, since it was also able to act as an off-grid generator (at the event, used to charge phones)
PowerUp Energy Technologies showcased actual hydrogen-powered off-grid generators meant to replace polluting and noisy diesel generators.
An unknown hydrogen device was also introduced, and the organizers are asking for help in identifying the device. It is said to be a hydrogen burner, but explanatory information is welcome 😏.
The conference was opened by an opening speech Deputy Mayor City of Tartu – Mr. Raimond Tamm and TEN-T policy, European Coordinator for the North Sea–Baltic core network corridor – Mrs. Catherine Trautmann.
Roundtable discussion – What could be the Estonian solution?
Kristo Reinsalu, Ain Laidoja, Patrick Cnubben
Estonian solution, from where hydrogen is coming from and in which sector consumed. For what we need hydrogen at all was the first question asked by moderator Tanel Talve.
Topics like Climate, transport on road and railway was discussed, but also aviation. How to attract the private sector to get involved in Hydrogen Business?
Aviation
“Jan Palmer, CEO of Xfly and President of the European Regions Airline Association, getting design inspiration for their planned hydrogen version of the ATR72-600”
Aviation in Europe, DG MOVE – Mr. Henrik Hololei. Estonia – future for aviation?, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology – Mr. Andres Sutt. Aviation is one of the sectors difficult to decarbonise and using batteries to power aircraft is a real challenge. Hydrogen is foreseen as the solution provider for aviation by proposing hydrogen as a light energy carrier. “By 2035, aircraft with highly efficient propulsion systems and 30% less fuel consumption, could become available” was noted by Jan Palmer, CEO of Xfly.
Aviation session moderated by Marek Alliksoo, Board Member of Estonian Hydrogen Asscoation and CEO of SKYCORP
Enn Lust, Grzegors Pawelec, Thomas Thomberg, Gunnar Nurk
If you, thought that scientists always agree with each other, then you are wrong. Should we ban Internal Combustion Engines and gas turbines even for peak shaving in electricity networks? Is a hydrogen-powered vehicle better and greener than Battery one ? Hydrogen to balance electricity system and what is the cost of transporting hydrogen in the gas grid.
Tour of the demo centre and laboratories
Warm welcomes and handshakes from the University of Tartu
Batteries, Supecaps, fuel cells and electrolyser cells were found in labs. No secrets, tonnes of questions were asked (both, wise and foolish ones ), proper science-based answers were delivered in return. But that’s not all. For enthusiasts were given a guide to making fuel cells at home (DIY).