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The first REPowerEU proposals aimed at reducing Russian gas demand, boosting resilience and decarbonization, call for a hydrogen accelerator with 10 Mt of additional hydrogen imports by 2030 and 5 Mt of additional domestic production, compared to 10 Mt of domestic production planned in the Fit for 55 package.
As plans are being fine-tuned, this webinar aims to discuss prospects for meeting such very ambitious goals: what type of imports could be considered, from where and through what mechanism? What value chain organization in Europe – local, cluster, cross-regional – can ensure the most cost efficient and rapid ramp up of competitive hydrogen and byproducts? Can industrial developments around electrolysers live up the challenge?
Introduction: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri
- Cédric Philibert, Associate Fellow, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri
- Mark Stoelinga, Business Manager Energy & Hydrogen, Port of Rotterdam
- Guy-Cédric Werlings, Head of H2 Strategy and Business Analysis, ENGIE group
- Eric Klein, Vice President Sales Europe, New Energy Business, Siemens Energy
- Aurélie Picart, General Delegate, Comité Stratégique de Filière Nouveaux Systèmes Energétiques
This webinar will be held in english on the Zoom plateform.
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