Decarbonisation Hub

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14:00 14:02
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Chairperson

Martin Berkenkamp, CEO - advise2energy
14:02 14:20
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Lifting the speed limit for grids
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Speakers

Ralf Korntner, Vice President NextGen Grid Management - Siemens
14:20 14:40
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Accelerating the growth of renewables. Opportunities & pitfalls
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Speakers

Jochen Hauff, Director Corporate Strategy, Energy Policy & Sustainability - BayWa r.e. AG
14:40 15:00
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Energy transition through digitisation and sustainability
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Speakers

Lucía Herrero Vázquez, Key Account Manager - Minsait, an Indra Company
15:00 15:15
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How to Unlock the Next Level of Profitability from Renewables Farms
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Speakers

Gary Lawrence, Power & Grid Segment President - Schneider Electric
15:15 15:30
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The switch in foreign direct investment in the energy sector: a new international map
- Session: Renewable Energy - can we go fast enough?
Speakers

Luca Spinosa, Researcher - Enel Foundation
15:30 16:00
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Networking Break
16:00 16:05
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Chairperson

Leon Pulles, Managing Partner - Energy Investment Management BV
16:05 16:25
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Power Plant Project
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Speakers

Bruce Douglas, Director - Business and Communication - Eurelectric
16:25 16:40
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The benefits and methodology of integrating renewable energy with the gas infrastructure
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Speakers

Mehmet Serif Sarikaya, PROJECT & GLOBAL AFFAIRS MANAGER - GAZBIR-GAZMER
16:40 17:00
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Why market price signals are key to allow for an efficient integration of renewable energies
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Speakers

Casimir Lorenz, Co-Head of Advisory, Central Europe - Aurora Energy Research
17:00 17:15
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Renewable management at scale
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Speakers

Thierry Batut, Director - Capgemini Engineering
17:15 17:30
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A Consumer Centric Market Design to unleash the integration of renewables
- Session: Integration of renewable energy
Speakers

David Zenner, Head of Customers - Elia Group

Amandine Leroux, KAM Energy - ELIA

14:00 14:10
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Chairperson

Kirsty Gogan, Founder and Managing Partner - TerraPraxis
14:10 14:25
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Nuclear in Europe: current state of play and way forward
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Speakers

Yves Desbazeille, Director General - Nuclear Europe
14:25 14:40
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How SMRs enable industrial decarbonisation
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Speakers

Michael Crawforth, Business Development Manager - Rolls-Royce SMR
14:40 14:55
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The PWR-20: A New Model for Rapid Industrial Decarbonization
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Speakers

Rudy Koenig, Executive Advisor & Interim Manager - Energy for Your Success
14:55 15:10
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Nuclear Industry’s Role in the Transition Gap
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Speakers

Mihai Darie, Romania Country Manager - Last Energy
15:10 15:30
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Panel Discussion
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Moderator

Kirsty Gogan, Founder and Managing Partner - TerraPraxis

Panelists

Michael Crawforth, Business Development Manager - Rolls-Royce SMR

Yves Desbazeille, Director General - Nuclear Europe

Rudy Koenig, Executive Advisor & Interim Manager - Energy for Your Success

Mihai Darie, Romania Country Manager - Last Energy
15:30 16:00
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Networking Break
15:30 15:40
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Presentation
- Session: Nuclear energy to the rescue?
Speakers

Aliki van Heek, Unit Head 3E Analysis - IAEA
16:00 16:10
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: The potential of alternative fuels
Chairperson

Kees van der Leun, Managing Director - Common Futures
16:10 16:30
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Investing in Geothermal
- Session: The potential of alternative fuels
Speakers

Kristina Hagström-Ilievska, Marketing Manager - Baseload Power
16:30 16:50
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Gas grid goes green: biomethane and hydrogen replacing natural gas
- Session: The potential of alternative fuels
Speakers

Tessa Hillen, Energy transition analyst - Stedin
16:50 17:30
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Panel Discussion
- Session: The potential of alternative fuels
Moderator

Kees van der Leun, Managing Director - Common Futures

Panelists

Kristina Hagström-Ilievska, Marketing Manager - Baseload Power

Tessa Hillen, Energy transition analyst - Stedin

09:30 09:35
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Chairperson

Janet Wood, Editor - New Power Report
09:35 09:55
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Hydrogen, key for a sustainable energy system
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Speakers

Ad van Wijk, Energy Technology - TU Delft
09:55 10:05
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Clean Hydrogen's Place in the Energy Transition
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Speakers

Kofi Mbuk, Senior Cleantech Analyst - Carbon Tracker
10:05 10:20
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How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Speakers

Chris Jackson, Chief Executive Officer and Founder - Protium
10:20 10:30
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Smart integration of hydrogen production in power system
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Speakers

Arina Anisie, Associate Programme Officer, Renewable Energy Innovation - IRENA
10:30 11:00
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Panel Discussion
- Session: How to deliver a green hydrogen strategy
Moderator

Janet Wood, Editor - New Power Report

Panelists

Ad van Wijk, Energy Technology - TU Delft

Kofi Mbuk, Senior Cleantech Analyst - Carbon Tracker

Chris Jackson, Chief Executive Officer and Founder - Protium

Arina Anisie, Associate Programme Officer, Renewable Energy Innovation - IRENA
11:00 11:30
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Networking Break
11:30 11:40
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Chairperson

Sönke Gödeke, Partner - Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB
11:40 12:00
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Green Pipeline Project - Pioneering project in Portugal in the injection of hydrogen into the gas network
- Session: Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Nuno Nascimento, Head of Strategy and Energy Transition - FLOENE ENERGIAS, S.A.
12:00 12:20
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Hydroxy Hub Duisburg – Green Hydrogen for Industry
- Session: Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Jens Reich, Director Energy Technologies - STEAG GmbH
12:20 12:40
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Make hydrogen happen
- Session: Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Leonardo Senatori, Renewables Global Portfolio Leader - Pietro Fiorentini Group

Stefano Chiurco, Global Portfolio Leader Hydrogen/ AEMWE technology - Pietro Fiorentini
12:40 13:00
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Scaling the Green Hydrogen Economy: a digital pathway to speed up decarbonization
- Session: Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Laurent Truquet, Green Hydrogen Segment Director - Schneider Electric
13:00 14:00
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Lunch Break
14:00 14:10
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Sector Coupling in action
Chairperson

Tzeni Varfi, Principal - E.DSO
14:10 14:30
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Heating and cooling networks: a compelling solution for integrated and flexible energy system
- Session: Sector Coupling in action
Speakers

Aurélie Beauvais, Managing Director - EuroHeat & Power
14:30 14:50
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Sector Coupling in Action for Carbon Neutral Future Concept and Projects
- Session: Sector Coupling in action
Speakers

Sven Goethals, Business Development Director - Tractebel
14:50 15:10
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The experience of Enel Innovation Grid in the Flexibility Lab
- Session: Sector Coupling in action
Speakers

Macarena Morgaz Rodríguez, Head of IP of Flexibility & new Business Opportunities - Enel Grids
15:10 15:30
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Blueprint for net-zero power and heat generation
- Session: Sector Coupling in action
Speakers

Thomas Neuenhahn, Head of Marketing & Business Development –Gas Services Europe & Africa - Siemens Energy

Thomas Brandenburg, Head of the construction staff of the new generation - Stadtwerke Leipzig

Stefan Markwart, Chief Strategy-to-Business Officer - EDF Deutschland
15:30 16:00
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Networking Break
16:00 16:05
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Chairperson

Ulla Pettersson, Managing Consultant - E-for-Energy-Change
16:05 16:20
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Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Speakers

Felix Ebentreich, GM Mining Decarbonisation Europe & Africa - Shell plc.
16:20 16:40
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Powering towards net Zero
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Speakers

Maria Jarolin, Head of System of the Future - ELIA
16:40 17:00
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ESG and the EU Green Deal - Industry Implications
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Speakers

Pierre Dechamps, Senior Advisor - FTI Consulting
17:00 17:15
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MACC – the powerful tool for structured decarbonization
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Speakers

Dietrich Sümmermann, Head of Net Zero Solutions - Uniper
17:15 17:30
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The commercial practicalities of C & I decarbonisation
- Session: Decarbonising Commerce & Industry
Speakers

Tim Broerse, Clean Energy Origination Manager - Altenex Energy B.V.

09:30 09:35
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Chairperson

Oliver Then, Executive Managing Director - VGBE
09:35 09:55
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Repowering 2 Terawatts of coal plant infrastructure by 2050
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Speakers

Kirsty Gogan, Founder and Managing Partner - TerraPraxis
09:55 10:15
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Repurposing coal power plants in the green energy transition: two industrial cases
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Speakers

Lorenzo Bini, Head of Engineering Department - AC Boilers
10:15 10:30
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Natural gas, power plant, fossil fuel, fuel conversion, plant modernisation
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Speakers

Jens Reich, Director Energy Technologies - STEAG GmbH
10:30 10:45
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Brownfield transformation
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Speakers

Tobias Wischer, Sales Manager Brownfield Transformation - Siemens Energy

Simona Rossetti, SVP of Europe and Africa – Gas Services, Controls and Digitalization - Siemens Energy AG
10:45 11:00
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Developing the pumped storage hydro power plant in the Estonia oil shale mine with aspects of circular economy
- Session: Plant re-purposing & life extensions
Speakers

Kaspar Peebo, Project Manager - Eesti Energia AS
11:00 11:30
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Networking Break
11:30 11:40
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Carbon Capture use and storage
Chairperson

Klaus Huhn, Senior Vice President - Frost & Sullivan
11:40 12:00
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Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) developments in the European context
- Session: Carbon Capture use and storage
Speakers

Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General - CO2 Value Europe
12:00 12:20
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Power Generation & Carbon Capture
- Session: Carbon Capture use and storage
Speakers

Rodrigo Moliner, Decarbonization Program Leader Europe & SSA - General Electric
12:20 12:40
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Carbon Capture for the Power Industry
- Session: Carbon Capture use and storage
Speakers

Daniel Hofmann, Head of Research & Development - Siemens Energy
12:40 13:00
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Innovative CCUS technology – CCU sustainable process engineering
- Session: Carbon Capture use and storage
Speakers

Giorgio Dodero, President - IPG Industrial Project Group Srl
13:00 14:00
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Lunch Break
14:00 14:05
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Chairperson

Patrick Clerens, Secretary General - European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE)
14:05 14:20
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Pipelines or Pipedreams? Are increasing headwinds putting the European storage build-out at risk?
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Speakers

Jon Ferris, Head of Flexibility and Storage - LCP Delta
14:20 14:35
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Scaling Up Energy Storage - Connecting Net Zero
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Speakers

Phil Thompson, Chief Executive Officer - Balance Power
14:35 14:50
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Building a Versatile Energy Storage Network for the Future
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Speakers

Yves Vercammen, Country Manager Belgium - Alfen B.V.
14:50 15:05
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Long Duration Energy Storage: Opportunities and Challenges for Scale-up
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Speakers

John Meier, Director - ClimateBright - Babcock & Wilcox
15:05 15:30
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
- Session: Scaling-up Energy Storage
Moderator

Patrick Clerens, Secretary General - European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE)

Panelists

Jon Ferris, Head of Flexibility and Storage - LCP Delta

Phil Thompson, Chief Executive Officer - Balance Power

Yves Vercammen, Country Manager Belgium - Alfen B.V.

John Meier, Director - ClimateBright - Babcock & Wilcox
15:30 16:00
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Networking Break
16:00 16:05
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Role & Prospects of LDES
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Chairperson

Lidia Aviles, Director of Operations - Long Duration Energy Storage Council
16:05 16:25
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Potentials of Long Duration Energy Storage for lowering the costs of the European Energy Transition
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Speakers

Benedikt Ziegert, Senior Associate - Aurora Energy Research
16:25 16:40
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Energy Storage by Solid State Thermal Battery Systems: Technology Application on Industrial & Power Plants
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Speakers

Daniele Crociati, System Design Team Leader - AC Boilers
16:40 16:55
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Thermal storage integrated with concentrated solar field: reduce gas reliance and secure heat supply for a tape-factory
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Speakers

Magnus Mortburg, Vice President Project Development - EnergyNest
16:55 17:15
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Green CAES with Hydrogen
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Speakers

John Gulen, Bechtel Fellow - Bechtel Infrastructure & Power, Inc.
17:15 17:30
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CO2 Battery for long-duration energy storage
- Session: Long-duration energy storage
Speakers

Federico Minoli, Sales Manager - Energy Dome

10:00 10:05
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Flexibility from gas
Chairperson

Hemmat Safwat, Author - Power & Economics
10:05 10:25
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Flex Power plus and Carbon Capture Project
- Session: Flexibility from gas
Speakers

Michael Avison, CEO - Landmark Power Holdings Ltd
10:25 10:45
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Progressing the Energy Transition and Grid Resiliency with Peaking Power
- Session: Flexibility from gas
Speakers

Landon Tessmer, Vice-President, Business Development - ProEnergy
10:45 11:00
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Decarbonise & future proof gas turbine plants with clean hydrogen
- Session: Flexibility from gas
Speakers

Helene Casellas, Business Development Specialist - Thomassen Energy, a Hanwha company
11:00 11:15
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Presentation
- Session: Flexibility from gas
11:15 11:20
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Gas fired generation technology - delivering today: ready for tomorrow
Chairperson

John Gulen, Bechtel Fellow - Bechtel Infrastructure & Power, Inc.
11:20 11:35
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Clean, resilient and cost effective gas power generation solutions for a net zero future
- Session: Gas fired generation technology - delivering today: ready for tomorrow
Speakers

Simone Marchetti, Industrial Strategy and Growth Sr Manager - Baker Hughes
11:35 11:50
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Fueling energy transition: The bridge to decarbonization
- Session: Gas fired generation technology - delivering today: ready for tomorrow
Speakers

Kostas Horinos, Director, Power & Grid Solutions, Sustainable Engineering Solutions (SES) Business Unit - MYTILINEOS S.A.
11:50 12:05
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Gas Turbines Fuel Flexibility: Facilitating Energy Security and Decarbonisation
- Session: Gas fired generation technology - delivering today: ready for tomorrow
Speakers

Terry Raddings, Business Development Manager - GE Gas Power Systems
12:05 12:20
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Donaustadt 3 Hydrogen Co-Firing --- On-Site Test
- Session: Gas fired generation technology - delivering today: ready for tomorrow
Speakers

Thomas Johnke, Product Manager - Siemens Energy

Michael Kotschan, Hydrogen Expert - Wien Energie

10:00 10:05
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Introduction by the Chairperson
- Session: Plant Operation & Optimisation
Chairperson

Andreas Glatzer, Managing Director - IE Intelligente Energie-Systeme GmbH
10:05 10:25
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Decarbonization needs Control
- Session: Plant Operation & Optimisation
Speakers

Oliver Schrödel, Senior Key Expert Distribution Automation - Siemens AG
10:25 10:45
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Energy of Change - Decarbonisation at Herne Power Plant Site
- Session: Plant Operation & Optimisation
Speakers

Jens Reich, Director Energy Technologies - STEAG GmbH
10:45 11:00
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Strategies to support decarbonization in Industrial CHP operation
- Session: Plant Operation & Optimisation
Speakers

Gabriel Diaz, Manager Connectivity - Solar Turbines
11:15 11:30
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How to Deliver a Green Hydrogen Strategy
- Session: More Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Chairperson

Hassan Zaheer, Chief Commercial Officer - Power Technology Research Inc.
11:30 11:45
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Green hydrogen in the steel sector: project updates and market prospects
- Session: More Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Jacques Moss, Research Analyst - Guidehouse
11:45 12:00
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Hydrogen starts now
- Session: More Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Francesco Bini, Hydrogen Growth Area Sr. Engineer - Baker Hughes
12:00 12:15
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Way from Green Electricity to Green Hydrogen
- Session: More Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Lin Zhao, Director of Reseach Centre Germany - Sungrow Deutschland GmbH
12:15 12:30
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Advanced AEM Electrolysis for Hydrogen Generation
- Session: More Green Hydrogen: Technology, projects & solutions
Speakers

Paul Matter, Chief Executive Officer - Power to Hydrogen, LLC.

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