Green hydrogen for
German and European industry

Demand, production and supply

DIGISUSTAIN – the Green Hydrogen Conference offers a well-founded insight into the future of hydrogen as a significant renewable energy sources. Explore the rising demand as well as the demand forecast for Europe, Germany, and Hesse. Find out and learn more about its technology and the focus of the hydrogen use in the year 2045. Immerse yourself into the production process of green hydrogen, the conversion of excess electricity and the international potential it has. In addition, we focus on planned green hydrogen pipelines in Germany and Europe as well as the supply of liquid gas or ammonia and the financing of the upcoming infrastructure. Take part in the very exciting expedition into the sphere of green hydrogen and its impact on the industry.

Language: DE, EN

April 29, 2024
Floor 2, Room 2 (Meridian 1)
Kap Europa, Frankfurt am Main
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TAG 1

April 29, 2024

08:30 am

Registration

09:30 am

Joint Opening of DIGISUSTAIN for all Conferences (in German)


Begrüßung

Samira Maleki

Mitglied des Vorstands, INGLOSUS, Frankfurt am Main


Eröffnung

Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus

Hessische Ministerin für Digitalisierung und Innovation, Wiesbaden


Dr. Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg

Bürgermeisterin, Stadt Frankfurt

10:00 am

End of the Opening - Transition to the Conferences

10:15 am













10.55 am

OPENING OF THE HYDROGEN CONFERENCE


Session I - Welcome Speech & Keynote


Welcome Speech

State Secretary Prof. Dr. Lamia Messari-Becker

Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Rural Areas

 

Keynote

Role of Hydrogen in the Global Energy Market

Bernd Hübner

Hy2gen AG, Wiesbaden


Hydrogen Demand and Applications


Hydrogen Applications at the Industrial Park Höchst, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Sirko Ogriseck

Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Frankfurt am Main


Building up a Hydrogen-Powered Truck Fleet for Hessen and beyond

Marcel Corneille

HyWheels Hessenflotten-Cluster, Fulda / EMCEL GmbH, Köln

11:30 am

Coffee & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break

12:00 pm

Session II - Production and the Global Hydrogen Market


The H2Global Instrument for a Clean Hydrogen Market

Werner Diwald

German Hydrogen Association (DWV) e.V.

 

The Namibian Green Hydrogen Strategy and the German Connection (Online)

Prof. Samuel John

Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek


Green Hydrogen from Ireland - Potential, Strategy and next Steps

Torben Meier-Klodt

German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce - AHK Ireland, Dublin


Import Routes for Clean Hydrogen to Hessen

Dennis Wehmeyer

GASCADE Gastransport GmbH, Kassel

01:00 pm

Lunch & DIGISUSTAIN Networking Break

02:00 pm



















03.35 pm










04.05 pm

Session III - Hessen's Contributions to the Global Hydrogen World

 

Partner Regions of Hessen (40+45 min)

Impulse Talks from Hessen & Partner Regions:

-       Hessen/Germany

-       Emilia-Romagna/Italy

-       Nouvelle-Aquitaine/France

-       Wielkopolska/Poland


Panel discussion

Representatives of the Partner Regions


Julia Woth (Hessen/Germany)

Claudia Romano (Emilia-Romagna/Italy)

Gérard Majewski (Nouvelle-Aquitaine/France)

Maciej Sytek (Wielkopolska/Poland)

 

Break (10 min)


R&D and Education (30min)            

The High-Performance Center GreenMat4H2 in Hesse – Improvement of Materials and Components for Reliability and Sustainability in Hydrogen Technology

Dr. Felix Dillenberger

Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt


Capacity Building in an International Perspective

Jochen Bard

Fraunhofer IEE, Kassel 

 

Industry and Suppliers (45 min)

Engineering Update: H2&BZ in Sustainable Automotive Engineering

Dr. Martin Hillebrecht

EDAG Engineering GmbH, Fulda


Transformation of an Automotive Supplier to Alternative Drives

Hauke Sötje

KAMAX Automotiv GmbH, Homberg (Ohm) // H2BZ-Initiative Hessen e.V., Frankfurt am Main 


Supporting the Market Ramp-Up with the Standardization Roadmap for Hydrogen Technologies

Irem Alcioglu

DKE – VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies, Offenbach

05:00 pm

End of the Event & Get-together

06.00 pm

End of Day 1

Speakers

Irem Alcioglu

Irem Alcioglu
DKE Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik, Offenbach

Jochen Bard

Jochen Bard
Division Director Energy Process Technology, Fraunhofer IEE

Marcel Corneille

Marcel Corneille
HyWheels Hessenflotten-Cluster, Fulda / EMCEL GmbH, Köln

Felix Dillenberger

Dr. Felix Dillenberger
Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt

Werner Diwald

Werner Diwald
Vorstandsvorsitzender, Deutscher Wasserstoff-Verband (DWV) e.V.

Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg

Dr. Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg
Bürgermeisterin , Frankfurt am Main

Martin Hillebrecht

Dr. Martin Hillebrecht
Senior Expert Innovations, Engineering Update: H2&BZ in Sustainable Automotive Engineering

Bernd Hübner

Bernd Hübner
Co-Founder, Hy2gen AG, Wiesbaden

Samuel John

Prof. Samuel John
Namibia University of Science and Technology

Lena Maier

Lena Maier
HyWheels Hessenflotte, Cologne

Gerard Majewski

Gerard Majewski

Karsten McGovern

Dr. Karsten McGovern
Geschäftsführer, LEA LandesEnergieAgentur Hessen GmbH, Wiesbaden

Torben Meier-Klodt

Torben Meier-Klodt
German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce – AHK Ireland, Dublin

Lamia Messari-Becker

Prof. Dr. Lamia Messari-Becker
Staatssekretärin, Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr, Wohnen und ländlichen Raum, Wiesbaden

Sirko Ogriseck

Dr. Sirko Ogriseck
Projektmanager/Koordinator Wasserstoff, Carbon Capture & Ethylen, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG

Claudia Romano

Claudia Romano

Maciej Sytek

Maciej Sytek

Hauke Sötje

Hauke Sötje
Director Business Development, KAMAX, H2BZ – Wasserstoff-und Brennstoffzelleninitiative Hessen

Dennis Wehmeyer

Dennis Wehmeyer
Head of Hydrogen & Sustainability, GASCADE Gastransport GmbH

Julia Woth

Julia Woth
Abteilungsleiterin Erneuerbare Energien, nachhaltiges Wirtschaften & Mobilität, Prokuristin, LEA LandesEnergieAgentur Hessen