Call for Thematic Sessions

Thematic Session Submissions

Key Dates

Call for Thematic Proposals  Now Closed

THEMATIC SESSIONS aim to highlight current research on hydrogen-related subjects. Thematic sessions will consist of four oral presentations with a unifying theme. The individual contributions are expected to be of very high quality and provide a shred of evidence to the takeaway message of the unifying theme.

The Organising Committee will select a limited number of proposed Thematic Sessions based on the relevance of the theme, scientific quality, and originality of the research. AHRC 24  encourage contributors to thematic sessions to submit their abstracts as individual abstracts where authors indicate the proposed thematic session title and lead. These abstracts will undergo the normal refereeing process. The abstract from the accepted thematic sessions will automatically be approved for oral presentation in the thematic session. Thematic sessions will run in the same way as regular parallel sessions, with in-person presentations only. The time slot for thematic sessions will be published with the rest of the conference schedule

General Policies and Requirements

Guidelines for Thematic Sessions:
• Thematic Session organiser(s) must commit to registering and attending AHRC 2024
• Thematic Session organiser(s) must commit to chairing the specific Thematic Session.
• Thematic Session organiser(s) are also fully responsible for ensuring that the session contributors are aware of and follow the rules below.
• Multiple paper presentations from a single author in same thematic session is not allowed. If a abstract is accepted for presentation in a thematic session, the abstract will be excluded from any other session.
• There are no earmarked financial resources to support Thematic Sessions.
• Participants in an accepted thematic session must pay the conference registration fees and take advantage of early bird registration.
• If a Thematic Session proposal is not approved, but the abstract (if submitted as a standalone abstract) is accepted in the normal process then papers will be included in the Parallel Sessions.
• AHRC encourages the thematic session proposal with the collaboration of more than one institution.
• Thematic session proposal bringing international collaboration in relevant themes and strong quality may be prioritized for thematic session.

Abstract Themes

Each abstract will be submitted under one of the following themes:

Hydrogen Production
  • Production from biomass and biofuels
  • Production from hydrocarbons including coal and natural gas (with CCS)
  • Green hydrogen and electrolyser development
  • Large-scale production
  • Thermochemical and biological pathways to hydrogen
  • Waste and plastics
  • Pyrolysis
  • Gasification and chemical looping
  • Solar thermal hydrogen
  • Photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic production
  • Natural hydrogen
Hydrogen Storage
  • Hydrogen storage
  • Pressure vessels
  • Liquefaction and cryogenic storage
  • Solid state storage
  • Proton battery/flow reactors
  • Emerging layered materials
  • Metal hydrides
  • Carbons and metal organic frameworks
  • Underground storage
Hydrogen Distribution
  • Hydrogen distribution
  • Pipelines
  • Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers
  • Ammonia production and decomposition
  • Export and transport
Hydrogen Utilisation
  • Industrial hydrogen applications
  • Hydrogen combustion appliances
  • Fuel cell development
  • Fuel cells and internal combustion engines in road vehicles
  • Fuel cells and hydrogen in aviation
  • Hydrogen embrittlement in gas pipelines
  • Green steel and metal refining
Cross-cutting Topics
  • Government support for R&D projects
  • Environmental studies
  • Social licence, safety and standards
  • Hydrogen system modelling
  • Certification schemes
  • Policy and regulation
  • Ancillary technology and services
  • Demonstration, scaling-up and case studies