"The role of Hydrogen in carbon neutrality: FLEXnCONFU Project (P2H2P - Power-to-Hydrogen-to-Power)" - March 13, 2025, Thursday, 2:30 pm, Pavilhão de Mecânica II, amphitheatre AM

Date: March 13, 2025, Thursday
Time: 2:30 pm
Place: Pavilhão de Mecânica II, amphitheatre AM

• Speaker: Paulo Jorge Félix (EDP Renewables: H2BU - H2 Business Unit, H2 Tech - Hydrogen Technology)

• Title: "The role of Hydrogen in carbon neutrality: FLEXnCONFU Project (P2H2P - Power-to-Hydrogen-to-Power)"

• Abstract:

EDP Renewables (EDPR) is leading the energy transition by investing in green hydrogen for decarbonization and sustainability. Focused on hard-to-electrify sectors such as biofuels, ammonia production, heavy transport, and steel manufacturing, EDPR’s strategy emphasizes hydrogen’s role in industrial decarbonization and grid flexibility.
This Seminar will showcase EDPR’s approach to the hydrogen economy, including a key highlight: the pilot project at Ribatejo Power Plant in Portugal. Here, a 1.25 MW hydrogen-to-power system is being implemented as part of the FLEXnCONFU project, an EU-funded initiative that demonstrates hydrogen's potential in energy storage and grid balancing through power-to-X-to-power (P2X2P) solutions. This event is an opportunity for gathering and collaboration with professors, researchers and students of DEM, providing insights into electrolysis technologies and industrial applications of hydrogen.

• Short Biographic Note:

Paulo Jorge Félix holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1995) and a certification in General Management, specializing in Finance, from the Faculdade de Ciências Económicas Empresariais of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2008).
Paulo Jorge Félix is a Senior Engineer with expertise across all phases of EPC contracts, including feasibility studies, tender specifications, proposal analysis, project development and commissioning. He has contributed to numerous thermal power plant projects, as Engineering Coordinator for combined cycle, coal, biomass, and geothermal plants across Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Macau. In the last five years, he has been actively involved in the development of hydrogen projects within the EDP Group.

This is another Seminar of the "Seminars@DEM" cycle.
Next Seminar, March 27, 2025, Thursday, 2:30 pm.