OBIWAN Workshop 1
- OBIWAN Interreg FWVL Project
- Apr 30
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Updated: Aug 7
Harnessing the Force - Innovative Hydrogen Production
The 1st OBIWAN workshop took place on 30/04/2026 at the Tech Lane Ghent Science Park in Ghent-Zwijnaarde and was linked to the OBIWAN kick-off with the official inauguration of the Electrothermal Fluidized Bed (ETFB) reactor. The central theme of the workshop was "hydrogen production".
đź“… Date & Time: 30 April 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
🌍 Location: Tech Lane Ghent Science Park (Magnel) or online (Microsoft Teams)
Program:
14:00 Introduction to OBIWANÂ by Joris Thybaut (UGent)
14:15 Introduction to COMPOVERT by Julien Estager (Certech)
14:30 Introduction to VALCELMAT by Sofie Verschraegen (UGent)
14:45 Lecture by Ben De Waele (Fluxys)Â on "Helping to drive the energy transition forward"
15:15 Lecture by Isabel Francois (WaterstofNet)Â on "The Belgian Hydrogen Ecosystem"
15:45 Lecture by Simon De Langhe (UGent)Â on "Electrothermal Fluidized-Bed Reactor Technology for Carbon-Assisted Electrified Hydrogen Production"
All presentations given during the workshop can be found here.




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