Editor’s picks: The Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe Conference presentations to catch in 2025
With a little over three weeks to go until Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe, the maritime industry’s premier event dedicated to electrification, hybridization and improved sustainability, Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International editor-in-chief Matt Ross selects a few of his speaker highlights from the upcoming Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Conference. The conference takes place alongside the exhibition, which will be staged at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 24, 25 & 26, 2025. Click here to view the full program and book your conference pass here.
Electrification from a port’s perspective
Thomas MacLean, program director, energy and policy, Port of San Diego
MR: One of the things we try to do in the magazine is approach subjects from multiple angles, so the chance to hear about port electrification from the perspective of a major port operator is not to be missed. Thomas will run down some of the accomplishments by the team in San Diego, including an electric tugboat, harbor patrol boats and a ferry that is in the works. On land, the port has shore power for cruise and container ships and has auto-carriers upcoming.
26 Jun 2025, 09:40-10:05, Conference Room One
Panel Discussion: Alternative fuels – assessing operational feasibility
Moderator: Madadh MacLaine, founder and secretary general, Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association
Panel: Donato Agostinelli, naval architect and design manager, Breeze Ship Design; Maximilian Malin, manager, combustion and fuels, Large Engines Competence Centre; Niels de Vries, head of energy, C-Job Naval Architects; Oskar Levander, VP strategy and business development, integration and energy, Kongsberg Maritime; Elias Boletis, senior advisor propulsion and energy efficiency, Enerate Marine; Nikos Vasileiadis, maritime consultant, strategy and energy transition, International Marine Contractors Association
MR: Alternative fuels will play a key role in the roadmap to decarbonizing the maritime sector, and this panel contains a host of experts from across the industry, who will assess the feasibility of different fuels and energy sources for differing shipping types and duty profiles.
24 Jun 2025, 09:40-10:05, Conference Room One
Electrification of passenger ships – pros and cons
Andreas Ullrich, global market leader, passenger ships and ferries, Bureau Veritas
MR: We feature experts from Bureau Veritas in the magazine a lot, so I’ll be keen to hear Andreas’s take on the electrification of passenger vessels – weighing up the advantages of zero-emissions operation but also highlighting some of the other key considerations such as battery lifecycle and disposal.
24 Jun 2025, 09:40-10:05, Conference Room One
Deep dive masterclass on battery sizing for fuel cell hybrid systems
Frederic Moeris, team lead KAM maritime and indoor sales, Freudenberg e-Power Systems; Kris Inman, director of cell modeling and characterization, Freudenberg e-Power Systems
MR: New for 2025 is our first ever deep dive masterclass – join us for a two-hour session exploring battery sizing for fuel cell hybrid systems presented by Frederic Moeris (team lead KAM maritime and indoor sales) and Kris Inman (director of cell modeling and characterization) from Freudenberg e-Power Systems. This fascinating session will be held on day one of the show – Tuesday June 24th – starting at 15:00. It’s a rare opportunity to hear from one of the industry’s leading experts, so make sure to catch it. Access to this two-hour masterclass in included with a conference pass. If you plan on only attending the expo, you can book the masterclass separately here. Book a full conference pass here.
24 Jun 2025, 15:00-17:00, Conference Room One
Electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV)
Gavin Forward, new build project director, Bibby Marine
MR: We’ve explored this vessel project in the magazine in the past, so I’m keen to hear Gavin talk about the eCSOV and update audiences with the latest news. The eCSOV design features a battery system complemented by dual-fuel methanol engines, and it has been designed for efficient in-field operations, and to establish a new standard in the offshore wind industry.
25 Jun 2025, 16:10-16:35, Conference Room One
