10 Plenary Conferences to confront points of view, debate and move forward!

Eco/Business

To keep its energy sovereignty, Europe bets on green hydrogen. However, some countries prefer to import large volumes instead of a local production. In addition, we can see many pipelines projects to carry hydrogen with no real concertation, starting from North Africa or Norway. And on the other hand, Europe faces a tax dumping from the USA (Inflation Reduction Act) and a stronger competition (with nearly 60 countries in the world having now a e roadmap). How to stay in the race in a fast changing world ?

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Faouzi Annajah, NamX
Marie-Claire Aoun, Téréga, Gas for Climate
Philippe Boucly, France Hydrogène
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe
Ralph Dassonville, Alpiq
Vasyl Doronin, Ukrainian Hydrogen Association
Patrick Dufour, Wirtschaftförderung Raum Heilbronn GmbH

Roland Hequet, John Cockerill
Jean-Baptiste Lucas, McPhy
Dominique Mathern, Port of Antwerp Bruges
Matt Murdoch, Raven SR
Khaled Nageib, Hydrogen Egypt
Marc Perraudin, Plastic Omnium
Samir Rachidi, IRESEN

Eco/Business

Needed for hard to abate sectors, such as aviation and maritime transport, e-fuels will help to start the hydrogen industry. They may also  appear in car racing and for sport cars for niche applications. The European Commission has accepted to integrate those neutral-carbon fuels after 2035 in thermal engines, beside electric and hydrogen powertrains. How clean are e-fuels ? Will they be one day cost-effective ? And is there room for the combustion of hydrogen in thermal engines, instead of fuel cells, especially for heavy-duty mobility ?

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Géraldine Anceau, Hynamics
Dominique Mathern, Port of Antwerp Bruges
Fanny Pointet, Transport et environnement

Stefano Scalabrini, Punch Hydrocells
Armin Schnettler, HIF EMEA
Pierre-Jean Tardy, Alpine Racine

Techno

Commonly used as a gas, hydrogen is more convenient as a liquid for mobility applications needing large volumes on board. It’s the case for aviation, maritime and eventually road transport. What are the challenges to integrate this kind of storage? Has some progress been made since spatial programmes? What are the other uses cases with liquid hydrogen?

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Peter Gerstl, Chart Industries
Jean-Claude Joyeux, Air Liquide
Robin Le Corre, Fives

Dr. Daniela Lindner, DLR
Olivier Savin, Blue Spirit Aero
Pierre-Jean Tardy, Alpine Racine

Techno

In order to scale up and be a game changer, hydrogen must be cost effective. It’s an issue for electrolysis, the main process to generate green hydrogen, due to electricity cost. However, some progress can be made. There are also alternative processes, based on biomass and waste with a low (or negative) carbon footprint. The aim is to be lower than 5 € per kilo.

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Frédéric Gerard, H2V
Philippe Haffner, Haffner Energy
João Marques, INEOS

Matt Murdoch, Raven SR
Bruno Salque, Gen-Hy
Giovanni Trimboli, SAKOWIN

Eco/Business

In a context of high oil and energy prices, hydrogen appears as a promising solution around the world. It’s not the only one. But, for sure, it will be part of the mix. Thanks to off-shore wind, solar and maybe for some time blue hydrogen, it will be possible to decarbonize industry and mobility and to establish sovereignty. Hydrogen can also be a way to store for a long time energy from renewable energies and contribue to a grid stability.

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Jean-Luc Fugit, Conseil supérieur de l’énergie

Aurélie Picart, CSF Nouveaux systèmes énergétiques

Techno

Cost effective production is not enough. Then, hydrogen needs to be stored and transported to final customers. One of the solutions is the pipeline, that needs to be adapted from gas to H2, or to be H2 dedicated. Underground storage is also a key, for large volumes. This panel session will discuss other solutions such as liquid storage at ambient pressure, ammonia conversion and hydrogen carriers.

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Emmanuel Bouteleux, Mincatec Energy
Pierre-Emmanuel Casanova, HSL Technologies
Hubert Girault, H2Valais / EPFL

Jérome Guichard, GRT Gaz
Damien Raud, Storengy
Georges Rouhana, GE

Eco/Business

To escape from chicken and egg dilemma, some companies deploy temporary refueling stations, or provide combined offers with vehicles and private stations. Production hubs (in ports, industrial areas) should also help to start to build a meshed network. Another key point is the mutual use of stations to address cars, buses, lorries, trains and boats. The panel session will also discuss the AFIR targets for 2030.

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Erwan Cotard, Engie
Julien Etienne, Hyvia
Bertrand Leroy, TSG Group

Marc Mortureux, PFA
Hechem Nadjar, Enhywhere
Marie-Cécile Pardon, Hynamics

Eco/Business

Also called white hydrogen, you can find it on earth. It’s a game changer because you only need to extract it from their ground, as for oil. Some natural hydrogen has already been found in Africa and exploration has started in the US. It seems that Europe has a potential, in particular in France. The panel will gather researchers, start-ups and major energy providers.

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Olivier Lhote, Storengy
Mikaa Mered, Science Po / HEC Paris
Isabelle Moretti, Université de Pau / Académie française des technologies

Nicolas Pelissier, 45-8
Viacheslav Zgonnik, Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC

Techno

To make an alectrolysis, you need pure water. But, what if it was possible to do so with just sea water ? Water splitting is a very promising solution, led by several researchers. Is it a way towards an endless source of energy ?

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Sébastien Le Coz, Sea4Life

Mikaa Mered, Sciences Po / HEC Paris

Techno

In competition with batteries, always in progress, hydrogen has to prove that it can be a game changer. But, with which technologies ? Hydrogen combustion engine is gaining interest, compared to the fuel cell. Electrolysis is also facing cheaper modes to produce hydrogen and based on biomass or waste. Breakthrough innovations are coming too, such as a reactor in the US using water and scrap aluminum to produce hydrogen. Who’s going to win the race ? Should we explore all opportunities or to make choices ? In industry and for mobility, the diversity of solutions could have an impact on investments.

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Jules Billiet, INOCEL
Valérie Bouillon-Delporte, France Hydrogène
Jean-Luc Brossard, PFA
Jürgen Guldner, BMW

Emmanuel Fages, Roland Berger
Éric Kirstetter, Roland Berger
Armin Schnettler, HIF EMEA