Name
Keelan O'Neill
Job title
Senior Hydrogen Engineer
Organisation
DNV Australia Pty Ltd
Speaker biography
Keelan O’Neill is a Senior Hydrogen Engineer passionate about accelerating the clean energy transition. He brings expertise in hydrogen strategy, technoeconomic analysis, and electrolyser compliance, supporting projects across Asia Pacific. Keelan has worked on vendor due diligence, technical assessments, and advisory services for large-scale hydrogen developments. Previously a research fellow at the University of Western Australia, he developed modelling tools for renewable-powered hydrogen supply chains and studied advanced liquefaction processes. With a strong technical foundation and focus on practical solutions, Keelan helps deliver innovative pathways for decarbonisation.
Speaking At
Presentation title
Western Australian new energy exports to decarbonise Asia Pacific
Presentation summary
DNV offers a data-driven roadmap for scaling these new energy commodities (NECs) across APAC, providing insights for policymakers, investors and industry leaders navigating the energy transition. The big picture: How NECs can deliver up to 28% of APAC’s emissions reductions, especially in hard-to-electrify sectors like aviation, maritime, steel and cement. Trade and infrastructure: Why 81% of NECs will be traded across borders and what it will take to build the infrastructure: 12 billion solar panels, 2.7 million wind turbines, 189 ports and 1,221 carriers. Country and sector deep dives: Explore demand forecasts and trade dynamics for key countries including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. Policy and finance levers: Understand the USD 386/tCO₂ abatement cost challenge and the policy tools, carbon pricing, blended finance, harmonized standards - needed to close the gap. Strategic pathways: Discover pragmatic, regionally coordinated strategies to unlock NECs potential and build resilient, low-carbon supply chains.
