Reuters Events Launch Hydrogen 2021 with Government Ministers and Executives making-up the Speaker Line-up

15 feb 2021
May 20-21st, London

Through monthly content and a 2-day summit hosting 3,000 digital attendees, Hydrogen 2021 aim to provide hydrogen professionals the information and connections they need for expansion.

The Hydrogen 2021 team report an industry leading speaker faculty including:

  • Daryl Wilson, Executive Director, Hydrogen Council
  • Paul Browning, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Power Americas 
  • Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Australian Government
  • Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director – Energy and Extractives, World Bank Group
  • Laura Nelson, Executive Director, Green Hydrogen Coalition
  • João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Minister of Environment, Portuguese Government
  • Paul Bogers, Vice President – Hydrogen, Shell
  • Noé van Hulst, Chair, IPHE
  • Jan Ingwersen, General Director, ENTSOG

The agenda will cover four key themes:

Governmental Action

  • Unravelling the European Commission’s 6 GW of renewable hydrogen by 2024 and 40 GW by 2030 plans
  • Becoming a green hydrogen exporter - policies and agreements positioning Australia & Chile as global leaders
  • North America: Uncovering which federal and state initiatives can unleash zero and low carbon hydrogen production

Developing the Hydrogen Business Model

  • Engaging off-takers and enhancing demand for hydrogen through staying cost competitive in mobility,
  • High level ideas vs investable programs: sourcing capital through displaying value to investors
  • De-risking hydrogen projects to improve bankability

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AT SCALE: HOW, WHERE AND WHEN?

  • Developer case studies: deep dive into largest existing zero and low carbon hydrogen projects across the world
  • Supply chain readiness for expansion: leveraging local content and thinking global
  • Targeting markets ready for deployment and unlocking markets with potential

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

  • Building a national hydrogen delivery infrastructure, including storage sites
  • Utilizing existing infrastructure, such as the gas grid, to save costs and optimize land use
  • Reducing delivery cost, increasing energy efficiency, maintaining hydrogen purity, and minimizing hydrogen leakage

“Government commitments and global partnerships have made it clear that Hydrogen is not experiencing a hype cycle, it’s here to stay and more promising than ever. However, cost and capacity remain an obstacle. For hydrogen to define the energy landscape now is the time to build a business framework to produce at scale” – Luke Brett, Project Director – Hydrogen, Reuters Events.

 

 

Contact

Luke Brett

Project Director – Hydrogen

Reuters Events

UK: +44 (0) 207 536 7257

E: luke.brett@thomsonreuters.com