Hydrogen Industry Team Leader, CSIRO Energy, Melbourne, Australia

Talk Title: Australia’s Hydrogen Industry Journey: The Role of RD&D

Biography

Dr. Patrick Hartley is the leader of the Hydrogen Industry team at the CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency. His team is focussed on enabling a commercially viable Australian hydrogen industry comprising both domestic and export value chains through research, development, and demonstration partnerships.

Patrick has led significant CSIRO research programs since 2007 in a range of areas including chemistry & materials science and petroleum, and more recently has led the establishment of several CSIRO hydrogen initiatives including the Hydrogen Future Science Platform and CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission.

Patrick frequently works with government, industry, and the research community on informing hydrogen industry strategy. His team has delivered numerous significant reports such as ‘Hydrogen for Australia’s Future’ with the Chief Scientist of Australia (2018) and, CSIRO’s National Hydrogen Roadmap (2018). He co-chaired of the Australian federal government’s Australia-India Green Hydrogen Taskforce in 2024-2025.

Patrick is also the chair of the Australian Hydrogen Research Network, an independent peak body for Australia’s hydrogen R&D community, which he helped establish. Under its auspices, he will also co-chair the Australian Hydrogen Research Conference in February 2026

Patrick holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London, and an Adjunct Professorship at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.