Program



Wednesday, November 18, 2026

8:30–9:30
Registration and enrolment
9:30–10:00 AM
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Institutional opening
10:00–10:45.
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels in the EU: energy transition, security of supply and strategic autonomy
Dr. Vicente Cortés Galeano. Professor at the University of Seville.
10:45–11:15 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM–1:45 PM
Presentations
13:45–14:30
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Artificial Intelligence Tools for the Optimal Management of Hydrogen-Based Energy Grids
Dr. Francisca Segura Manzano. Full Professor at the University of Huelva.
2:30–4:00 PM
Networking Lunch
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Renewable energies for industrial defossilization: advances in solar energy and new materials for a sustainable energy transition
Javier Navas Pineda. Full Professor at the University of Cádiz in the Area of Physical Chemistry
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Presentations
17:45-18:30
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Advanced palladium membrane reactors for the intensification of water gas shift and hydrogen.
Guillermo García-Miguel. Director of Product Development at H2SITE.

Thursday, November 19, 2025

9:30-10:15
On-site inspection of high-pressure hydrogen storage using acoustic emission
Francisco Montalbán Gómez. President of the Andalusian Hydrogen Cluster and CEO of Clantech.
10:15 AM–11:00 AM
Presentations
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
11:30-12:45
Presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Venue: Higher Technical School of Engineering of Algeciras ETSIA.
Current state of hydrogen deployment in Spain: threats and opportunities.
Dr. Javier Brey. President of the Spanish Hydrogen Association.
1:30–2:00 p.m.
Round Table "RH₂EDiN 2026 Conclusions"
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Closing and RH₂EDiN CHALLENGE Awards Ceremony
2:30 PM
End of Networking Lunch