Dr. Yura Sevcenco

Dr. Yura Sevcenco is based at the DNV Spadeadam Research and Testing, in their Innovation team providing experienced technical analysis and opinion to customers in the areas of hydrogen and its derivatives and applying research into liquid hydrogen for the energy transition.

He has a decade of experience working with hydrogen in multiple sectors, and another in academic and industrial R&D. The experience spans both aerospace and energy, developed full scale hydrogen combustors, has combusted ammonia and investigated it for storage and safety and been involved in the wider applied combustion research with various gaseous and liquid fuels. He has presented and published in hydrogen combustion, aerospace emissions and led the development of liquid hydrogen experimental rigs for industry and academia, furthering the knowledge in hydrogen, derivatives and alternative aviation fuels.

He is part of DNV’s strategy in the Energy Transition using his hydrogen expertise to advise stakeholders in aerospace, design programmes for validation for fundamental research and advise academic interest for industrial engagement.