The Maritime Hydrogen Conference 2026

Contact karoline.vagsholm@oceanhywaycluster.no if you have questions or problems with registration

Program

22. April

11:15 - 12:00 Registration & lunch

12:00 - 12:10 Welcome to Knutholmen - Ocean Hyway Cluster

12:15 - 12:30 Kickstart with keynote - Frode Kirkedam, HYDS

12:30 - 12:50 Norwegian energy history - Anders Valland, Sintef Ocean

12:50 - 13:20 Panel talk: Reflections from pioneers:

• Elisabet Kjerstad Bøe(moderator)
• Veronica Charlotte Haugan, Sofira Maritime Innovation
• Kristian Vik, Glocal Green
• Thorsten Herbert, Hydrogen Now

13:20 - 13:35 Coffee break

13:35 - 14:05 Panel talk:  National ambitions and regional implementation

• Tor Kristian Haldorsen(moderator)
• Frode Kirkedam, HYDS
• Jan Henrik Nygård, Norblikk
• Stein Kvalsund, Hub for Ocean

14:05 - 14:20 Powercell - Stig Kallestad

14:20 - 14:35 eCap Marine - Josefin Klindt

14:35 - 14:45 Lessons learned – five years working on bringing green hydrogen projects to FID, Middle East, UK, the Nordics, Snorre Valdimarsson, Thommessen

Welcome to Hydrogen Valley!

14:35 - 16:00 We invite you to go knowledge shopping in the valley

Tech Lane - connect with leading technology innovators

• Hoerbiger
• Students, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
• HyValue & H2CoVe, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
• Glocal Green

Policy Station - how to navigate the future - Thommessen

Alternative paths to meaningful networking

16:30 - 18:30 (limited seats)

Feddie Ocean Distillery

Feddie is coming to Knutholmen! Enjoy a guided gin-tasting and learn the history behind Norway’s island distillery - a journey that began with one woman’s vision and has since grown into a community of nearly 1,100 women investors.

Sauna

Steam, sea, and spectacular views - Knutholmen’s floating sauna delivers pure Kalvåg magic. Don’t miss it!

Towels and robes available for rent - bring your swimsuit!

19:30 - 22:00 Enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner at Knutholmen Restaurant based on the day’s catch of fish and shellfish.

23. April

09:00 - 09:05 Welcome back - Ocean Hyway Cluster

09:05 - 09:20 NORHyWAY - Thorsten Herbert, Hydrogen Now

09:20 - 09:35 What can innovative AI-based case studies tell us about decision support and the role of AI in the hydrogen and maritime sectors? Rune Johan Krumsvik, University of Bergen

09:35 - 09:45 From Chatbots to Agents: Unlocking Agentic AI in Hydrogen Projects, Midpilot - Philip Hodne

09:45 - 09:55 The use of bio-e-methanol as shipping fuel - Kristian Vik, Glocal Green

10:00 - 10:10 Innovation through collaboration between suppliers and shipyards,
Silje Smådal, Tersan Havyard

10:10 - 10:20 Coffee break

10:20 - 10:30 CibusCell - Marcus Rübsam

10:30 - 11:00 Panel discussion: What now? 10 years forward with AI?

• Martin Hennum, OHC (moderator)
• Rune Johan Krumsvik, UiB
• Philip Hodne, Midpilot
• Therese Zahl Remøy, Hexagon Purus

11:00 - 11:15 Up to 50% reduction in emissions without modifying the main propulsion.
Integration of ammonia cracking in auxiliary systems: first step toward the ship’s decarbonization - Tomas Crespo, H2SITE

11:15 - 11:25 Coffee Break

11:25 - 11:40 Securing hydrogen’s future through skills, training, and collaboration - Velaug Myrseth Oltedal, H2CoVe/HVL

11:40 - 11:50 Closing session

• Erling Sande, Senterpartiet
• Velaug Myrseth Oltedal, HVL
• Rune Johan Krumsvik, UiB
• Martin Hennum, OHC

11:50 - 12:00 Closing remarks - Ocean Hyway Cluster

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch at Knutholmen Restaurant