We would like to inform you that Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC, website at: www.vahc.com.vn ), Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC, website at: https://h2council.com.au/, confirmed), Smart Energy Council (SEC, website at: https://smartenergy.org.au/, to be confirmed) and Austrade Vietnam (website at: https://www.austrade.gov.au/vi, to be invited) are cooperating with PV Gas (website: https://www.pvgas.com.vn/en-us/) and Pure Hydrogen (website: https://purehydrogen.com.au/) to hold the Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility & Decentralised System with the main topic of Hydrogen for Mobility and Decentralised System in Ho Chi Minh City on 9 (or 11 or 12) December 2024, from 13:00 to 17:30 in PV Gas Headquarter, PV Gas Tower, No. 673 Nguyen Huu Tho Street, Phuoc Kien Commune, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Introduction
Hydrogen has a key role to play in overcoming the climate crisis. An integrated view of the interdependent components of the hydrogen value chain is of central importance if this is to be successfully mastered around the world.
Decarbonizing the economy to achieve climate neutrality is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the coming decades. This is to be achieved by switching to renewable energies and by linking the energy, industry, building and mobility sectors. Because electricity generation from renewable energies such as wind and solar power is volatile, reliable and cost-effective storage and transportation options for large amounts of energy are needed. Decarbonization on a large scale can only succeed if these basic requirements are met. Hydrogen (H2) provides these capabilities in an almost ideal way, and it can also be used as a basic material or reaction partner in the process industry. Transport sector especially long-distance transport produce huge emission and hydrogen can play a good role in reducing emission for long and heavy transportation on road, by rail, by air and by sea. In a recent day, Vietnam Politburo determined that Vietnam will self-finance for the North-South High speed railway and we believe that hydrogen can play a major role to supply energy for this national project
Vietnam has large capacities of solar and wind energy and therefore has ideal conditions for the production of low-emission hydrogen. Vietnam has potential for exploring natural hydrogen as well. But Vietnam doesn’t have natural gas infrastructure like Europe or Japan have. In this Workshop, we will discuss about hydrogen for mobility and decentralized systems that fit to the conditions of Vietnam. The objective is to establish a series of H2 mobility and decentralized systems demonstration projects in Vietnam so that major player on H2 for transportation and supply from Australia and Vietnam and the region can see a potential market and can have inspiring momentum to collaborate together. The Workshop also aim to gain support from Australia to Vietnam for education and training on safety standard and conducts for hydrogen industry.
The purpose of the Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility & Decentralised System
Introducing Vietnam Hydrogen Roadmap to 2030 and vision to 2050 approved by Vietnam Government.
Introducing Australia Hydrogen Roadmap to 2050 announced by Australia Government.
Discussing about opportunities of hydrogen business, especially for mobility and decentralized systems of Vietnam and of Australia.
Discussing about partnership between Vietnamese companies and Australian companies to grasp these opportunities in both private and public sectors.
Discussing about possibility to establish hydrogen supply chain between Vietnam and Australia by exploiting strengths of Australian technology, green finance and Vietnam resources.
Discussing about hydrogen innovation and start up in Australia and Vietnam that can bring to collaboration
Participants to the Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility
We kindly invite the General-Consul of Australia in Ho Chi Minh City, members and partners of VAHC and network from Austrade, AHC who work on the fields of hydrogen, energy, transportation, tourism, aviation, climate funds and green finance institutions. We also try to invite representative from AHC (to participate online or offline) who are VAHC strategic partner to attend and discuss at the Workshop.
Initial inviting list of participants are as below
Organiser
VAHC, confirmed
AHC, confirmed
SEC, to be confirmed
PV Gas, confirmed
Pure Hydrogen, confirmed
Consul-General of Australia in Ho Chi Minh City, inviting
Austrade Vietnam, inviting
Hydrogen and hydrogen related business developer, investor
PV Gas, confirmed
Pure Hydrogen, confirmed
Ca Mau Fertilizer, inviting
Phu My Fertilizer, inviting
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, confirmed
Vietsovpetro, inviting
Obayashi Corporation, confirmed
Trung Nam Group, confirmed
Pacific Group, confirmed
Other Australian partners to be invited
Potential hydrogen Off-taker
H&M Vietnam, inviting
CSVC (Steel Making)
BlueScope, inviting
Other Australian partners to be invited
Advisory, Engineering companies
PwC, confirmed
VATEC, inviting
TUV, inviting
Other Australian partners to be invited
Banks and Financial Institutions
Standard Charter Bank Vietnam, inviting
VPBank, inviting
ANZ Bank, inviting
SeABank, inviting
Other Australian banks and finance institutions to be invited
Transport, Logistics, Tourism partners
Phu My 3 Special Industrial Park, inviting
Phuoc An International Port, inviting
NYK Lines, inviting
BP Logistics, confirmed
HCMC Tourism Dept, inviting
PepsiCo Vietnam, inviting
Lego Vietnam, inviting
Long An International Port, inviting
Other Australian partners to be invited
Media & Newspapers
Tuoi Tre Newspaper, inviting
Petrotimes, inviting
Mekong ASEAN Magazine, inviting
Australian media partner to be invited
Please kindly register to attend the Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility by sending email to contact@vahc.com.vn, thanh.hh@pvgas.com.vn / Mr. Hoang Hai Thanh, cint.butler@purehydrogen.com.au/ Mr. Clint Butler or Zalo of number +84 936917386. We will open registration of your participant until 17:30 on 6 December, 2024.
Sincerely Yours,
Le Ngoc Anh Minh
Chairman, Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club
Attachment:
1. Initial Agenda of the Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility
2. More information about VAHC activities with Australia
MoU signed with AHC https://www.linkedin.com/posts/australian-hydrogen-council_vietnam-asean-hydrogen-club-vahc-and-australian-activity-7219117567355891712-A7BB/
MoU signed with Pure Hydrogen https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/pure-hydrogen-signs-mou-for-multiple-hydrogen-buses-with-the-vietnam-asean-hydrogen-club
Appendix 1 – Agenda of Vietnam Australia Hydrogen Workshop – H2 Mobility & Decentralised System
Organiser
Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC)
Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC)
Smart Energy Council
PV Gas
Pure Hydrogen
Consulate-General of Australia in Ho Chi Minh City (inviting)
Austrade (inviting)
Type
Half day workshop with tea-break about 40 guests, from 13:00 to 18:00
Date
9th or 10th or 11th December, 2024
Language
English
Venue
PV Gas Headquarter, PV Gas Tower, No. 673 Nguyen Huu Tho Street, Phuoc Kien Commune, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Agenda
(This agenda is subject to adjustment of content and speakers but the time frame does not change)
13:00-13:30 Check in
13:30-13:40: Welcome speech by Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh, Chairman of Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) and introduction clip of VAHC.
13:40-13:50: Keynote by Australian Representative (Consul-General or Austrade or Representative of AHC)
13:50-14:05: Keynote by Representative of Australian Hydrogen Council or Smart Energy Council (AHC or SEC, online or direct) about Australia Hydrogen Strategy & Roadmap and what can collaborate with Vietnam (green finance, technology support on H2 mobility & decentralized system)
14:05-14:20: Presentation of Pure Hydrogen about H2 mobility project in Australia, America, Middle East and the coming collaboration with VAHC in Vietnam.
14:20-14:35: Presentation by VAHC’s Technology Hub, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hieu (or inviting representative of GIZ Vietnam), about Vietnam Hydrogen Strategy & Roadmap & Suggestion for partnership between Australia and Vietnam to make H2 mobility projects realized in Vietnam.
14:35-15:05: Tea break, networking
15:05-15:20: Presentation by VAHC’s Member, Mr. Hoang Hai Thanh, Vice Director of Technology Dept of PV Gas about project concept: H2 Mobility for tourism from Cai Mep Port to Vungtau – Ho Tram
15:20-15:35: Presentation by VAHC’s Partner about project concept: H2 Mobility for tourism in Cam Ranh city (Golf Course to beach sides and airport)
15:35-15:50: Presentation by VAHC Member, Ms. Miho Nishida, Kawasaki Heavy Industry about Hydrogen Smart Community in Kobe and supply chain from Australia to Japan, suggestion about supply chain Vietnam & Australia
15:50-16:05: Presentation by VAHC Partner, PwC about green financing for hydrogen projects in Vietnam, suggestion to Australian partners
16:05-16:20: Presentation by VAHC Member, PV Gas about hydrogen storage and transport, based on PV Gas experience of distributing gas and suggestion about suitable hydrogen infrastructure for Vietnam
16:20-16:35: Presentation by VAHC’s Member, Pacific Group about project concept: H2 Mobility for tourism in Ho Chi Minh City
16:35-17:20: Discussion about Opportunities of hydrogen business in Vietnam
Speakers: Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh, Chairman of VAHC Club, representatives of AHC, SEC, representative from Pure Hydrogen, leaders of PV Gas and PVN members, representative of Austrade. Moderator: Ms. Van Anh Nguyen from PwC
The discussion about opportunities below:
Opportunities from Vietnam national hydrogen strategy 2030, vision 2050 (VAHC)
Opportunities in H2 mobility for sea transport, railway, heavy duty and long-distance transport and tourism (VAHC, Pure Hydrogen, PV Gas, Trung Nam Group)
Partnership: between Australian partners and Vietnamese partners (the Consul-General, Austrade, AHC, SEC)
17:20-17:30: Congratulation speech by PV Gas President
17:30-17:45: Congratulations speeches by the Australian representative (Consul-General or AHC or SEC)
17:45-18:00: Group photo and networking
List of Participant updated as of December 6, 2024
(to be updated)
