Advances in chemical carriers for hydrogen

Robert V. Schneider, III is Senior Advisor to Chiyoda International Corp. in Houston, Texas. He was previously Senior Vice President and Director of Engineering and Licensing for Scientific Design Co. Inc. He has more than 40 yr of chemical process industry experience and a background in various process technologies including methanol, ammonia and ethylene oxide, industrial catalysis, sales and marketing, technology licensing and senior company management. Mr. Schneider previously held positions with Kvaerner Process (DAVY), the M.W Kellogg Co., United Catalysts/Sud-Chemie (now Clariant) and DuPont. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville, Kentucky and an MBA degree from the University of South Florida. Mr. Schneider is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Florida and Kentucky.

Daisuke Kurosaki is the Group Leader for Hydrogen Supply Chain Development for Chiyoda Corp. in Yokohama, Japan. He has worked in a business development role in the H2 supply chain business since 2014; his assignment has included promotion of Chiyoda H2 transport technology business (SPERA), as well as responsibilities for the world’s first global H2 supply chain demonstration project between Brunei and Japan. Prior to joining the H2 business team, he led energy conservation studies for petrochemical complexes in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He was involved in fuel cell cogeneration system development and wind farm project development before joining Chiyoda, and has 20 yr of experience in both technical and business development roles in H2 and related energy fields. Mr. Kurosaki holds BS and MS degrees in civil engineering from the University of Tokyo in Japan. As a part of his graduate studies, Mr. Kurosaki also studied at the University of California at Berkeley.

Masaaki Oki is the Chief Coordinator for Hydrogen Supply Chain Development at Chiyoda Corp. in Yokohama, Japan. He has been in a business development role in the H2 supply chain business since 2019. His assignment has included promotion of Chiyoda H2 transport technology business (SPERA), as well as responsibilities for the world’s first global H2 supply chain demonstration project between Brunei and Japan. He was also the Lead Project Engineer for the Brunei hydrogenation plant. Prior to joining the H2 business team, Mr. Oki was Lead Process Engineer for an LNG receiving terminal project. Previous to that assignment, Mr. Oki supported Japan Methane Hydrate Operating Co. Ltd. in the development of methane hydrate technology. Mr. Oki holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Kansai in Japan.