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Deutsch-Niederländischer Energie-Dialog
On 9 June, the first German-Dutch Energy Dialogue will take place at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Wesseling, Germany. Keynote speakers from the German and Dutch politics spheres include Oliver Krischer, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and Rob Jetten, Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy. The discussion focusses on the current challanges and opportunitites for energy collaboration.
Rene Peters (TNO) presents research into the future need for ‘green’ hydrogen in Europe. This will be followed by panel discussion on topics such as cross-border collaboration in the implementation and decarbonisation of the energy system, the ramping up of the hydrogen economy, and the consequences of the Ukraine war for the European energy system.
During this event there is a chance to tour Europe’s largest PEM hydrogen electrolyser, REFHYNE. The day concludes with a social get-together.
The Dialogue is organised by the German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Shell Germany
Register now below!
Itinerary
The event will begin at 2pm:
- Welcome, Marco Richrath, Shell Deutschland, and Manon van Beek, TenneT
- Welcome, Ambassador Ronald van Roeden, Embassy of the Netherlands, Berlin
- Keynote talks, State Secretary Oliver Krischer, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and Minister Rob Jetten, Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
- Presentation of the Hy3 and CE Delft investigations into ‘green’ hydrogen in Europe, Dr Rene Peters, TNO
- Energy dialogue between actors from business and politics
- Tour of the REFHYNE hydrogen electrolyser
At 5pm there will be a social get-together. The event will end around 6pm.
The languages used for the event will be German and English.
Patrons
H.E. Dr. Cyrill Nunn
Ambassador
Embassy of the Federal Republic
of Germany, The Hague
H.E. Ronald van Roeden
Ambassador
Embassy of the Netherlands, Berlin
Speakers
Rob Jetten
Minister for Climate and Energy
Netherlands Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Climate Policy
Oliver Krischer
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic
Affairs and Climate Action
Manon van Beek
CEO
TenneT Holding B.V.
Allard Castelein
CEO
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.
Han Fennema
CEO
Nederlandse Gasunie N.V.
Jurgen Hoekstra
Vice President
BASF Benelux B.V.
Dr. Arnd Köfler
Chief Technology Officer
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
Dr. Rene Peters
Business Director Gas Technology
TNO
Dr. Sopna Sury
Chief Operating Officer Hydrogen
RWE Generation SE
Dr. Fabian Ziegler
CEO
Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH
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Please note that, by participating in this event, you declare that you agree to adhere to all coronavirus-related conditions applicable at the time of the event, in addition to any stipulations set out by the organiser. You will receive further information regarding the organiser’s requirements before the event takes place. You can find an overview of the current coronavirus-related conditions in NRW here: