26
May
2021
Debates Videoconferences
from 09:00 to 11:00
This event is restricted
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The International Dimension of Hydrogen: What Value Chains Could Develop and Are Large Hydrogen Imports Realistic? Ifri Closed Videoconference

Hydrogen will play a role for reaching climate neutrality and is key to industrial recovery strategies in Europe. Japan and Germany have developed large hydrogen import plans, while others, such as Australia, Chile, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Spain, Portugal or Russia, are planning for exports. 

Imports will notably depend on supply, transport and distribution costs & competitiveness, technology progress, locations, domestic demand/local supply levels, the role of electrons versus molecules, and overall support strategies. Dozens of international projects are already being planned, tested, or developed, both up and mid-stream. The webinar aims to discuss how international hydrogen value chains could realistically take shape by 2030, what are their limit, uncertainties, and advantages, where and in what form hydrogen could be produced and transported, and what these findings imply for European hydrogen strategies, including in their industrial dimension.

This debate will be held in English

Program

Introduction by the chair: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri

  • European low-carbon hydrogen: local production or imports?  
    Cedric Philibert, Senior Associate Fellow, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri
     
  • Perspectives of the European Hydrogen Backbone 
    Marie-Claire Aoun, Head of Institutional Relations, Terega, Chair, Gas for Climate
     
  • The technological dimension: are we already moving beyond pure hydrogen to other gases and how is Germany addressing the technology / cost challenges to be leading in this industry 
    Kilian Crone, Team Leader International Markets Hydrogen, German Energy Agency (DENA)

Debate with the participants

 



Contact the organizers: 

By invitation only. For more information on the debate, please contact Cécile De Cordier: decordier@ifri.org

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