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

Eco/Business

For its energy sovereignty, Europe bets on green hydrogen. However, all countries don’t share the same vision about nuclear or imports. In addition, projects of H2 pipes are deployed without coordination although it’s a major issue. Challenged by the Inflation Reduction Act in North America, Europe answers with a Zero Industry Act, promoting the use of green energies. How to stay in the race in a world that moves faster and faster ?

Eco/Business

Europe has agreed to integrate e-fuels to maintain thermal engines after 2035, alonside electric and hydrogen. What future for those fuels, made with hydrogen and CO2 ? Niche or mass market ? And is there room on the market for the combustion engine powered by hydrogen ? This could be an alternative to the fuel cell, in particular for heavy duty mobility.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ?

Techno

Hydrogen market is shaken by disruption. With H2 combustion engines competing with fuel cells, alternative production modes (biomass, waste) offering a lower price than electrolysis, and maybe other innovations in the pipe, new technologies create more diversity and may call into question huge investments. Is it good or not ?