Hydrogen
Transitioning to clean energy can only be a reality through international collaboration and strong partnerships. Hydrogen plays an important role in our transition to a more sustainable future. As an alternative to natural gas, hydrogen creates new opportunities for grid balancing, seasonal storage and as a carbon-neutral fuel in virtually all modes of transport. The Netherlands is eager to partner with the UK to seek out opportunities and exchange ideas for the large-scale production of green hydrogen. Hydrogen is one of the 10 priorities set out in the UK’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, with a target to generate 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030. In its recently published hydrogen strategy, the UK shows its commitment to building a low-carbon hydrogen economy that will not only open many job opportunities but will also make significant strides towards a greener planet. Only by working together, the UK and the Netherlands can solve the similar challenges they are facing around producing, importing, distributing, and applying clean hydrogen in various sectors.
For more background information on Hydrogen in the UK please see: Market Study Hydrogen in the UK
Programme outline
10:00-10:45 CEST/ 09:00-09:45 BST Hydrogen seminar
Featuring policy makers as well as renowned UK-NL companies in the hydrogen field discussing the comparable challenges the UK and the Netherlands face around producing, importing, distributing, and applying clean hydrogen in various sectors.
10:00-10:10 CEST/ 09:00-09:10 BST – Opening remarks by Dutch Secretary of State for Climate and Energy Dilan Yesilgöz - Zegerius
10:10-10:25 CEST/ 09:10-09:25 BST – Introduction to UK and NL hydrogen policy and landscape
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (UK) – Steven Mills, Head of Hydrogen Sector Development & Department for Economic Affairs and Climate (NL) – Han Feenstra, Hydrogen Programme Lead
10:25-10:45 CEST / 09:25-09:45 BST – Making policy come to life: UK-NL cooperation in the hydrogen space
• CEO ITM Power: Graham Cooley
• Director HyNorth at GasUnie: René Schutte
10:45-11:30 CEST / 09:45 -10:30 BST: Interacive hydrogen exchange
Exploring opportunities for strengthening UK-NL H2 collaboration in the following subsectors by an interactive discussion
• Hydrogen production and the elektrolyser valuechain
- Pitch by CPH2 (UK): Ian Pillay & Nedstack (NL): Jogchum Bruinsma
• Repurposing of the gas infrastructure (incl. for built environment)
- Pitch by Kiwa UK: Philip Brain & Netbeheer Nederland: Bart Vogelzang
• Application in mobility
- Pitch by Jaco Reijerkerk, Ekinetix (NL) & John McLeister, Wright Bus (UK)
11:30 CEST / 10:30 BST onwards: Virtual matchmaking on B2Match platform
Please see the programme here.
