REALISING THE MARITIME HYDROGEN POTENTIAL OF THE NORTH SEA REGION

Organised by the North Sea Hydrogen Ports and Maritime Community (NS HyMaP) with the support of CMB.TECH and Nedstack.

Tuesday 22 November 2022 – Scotland Europa Conference Centre, 8^th Floor, Rond-Point Schuman 6, B1040 Brussels

Since the Second North Sea Hydrogen Ports and Maritime Conference in February 2020, the role of hydrogen in energy transition has been more and more crucial and there has been much activity in the North Sea Region. The EU published its Hydrogen Strategy in July 2020 and national hydrogen strategies were agreed in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. The UK Hydrogen Strategy was published in August 2021 and Denmark’s Power-to-X strategy in March 2022 The EU has published a series of documents that will develop its Hydrogen Strategy and integrate hydrogen into broader EU energy policy.

This strategic activity has been matched by the development of major projects in the Region. In its webinar series, NS HyMaP looked at the role of large green hydrogen projects in the North Sea Region and highlighted the AquaVentus and NortH2 projects. We have also looked at the key role of ports in the development of a North Sea hydrogen economy and, with the Scottish Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA), we held the Hydrogen Bridges Across the North Sea webinar in September 2021.

The third North Sea Hydrogen Ports and Maritime Conference builds on this activity and looks at a number of policy initiatives that will emphasise the key role that the ports and maritime sector must play in the creation of a hydrogen economy. Firstly, we look at the advantages that ports have in developing regional hydrogen economies as hydrogen valleys and the steps that ports are taking to create these valleys.

The development of hydrogen vessels for work in ports and short sea shipping will also be a key challenge in the coming years and we look at a range of issues including system design, onboard storage and safety.
Bunkering will also be a critical issue for the creation of a short sea shipping network in the North Sea Region and this will be discussed at the Conference in a session looking at the transport of hydrogen. Hydrogen transportation will be a key issue as some areas of the North Sea will be exporters of hydrogen while other areas will be net importers.

The European Commission and Institutions have played a crucial role in stressing the importance of hydrogen and we will have key speakers from the Commission outlining recent policy initiatives to promote hydrogen and renewable energy while addressing the energy crisis.

DRAFT AGENDA

9.45 Registration and Coffee

10.00 Welcome and Introduction

10.10 NORTH SEA PORTS AS HYDROGEN VALLEYS
The Orion Project

• Joe Najduch, Future Energy Project Manager, Shetlands Islands Council
• Stimulating Hydrogen Demand In and Around Ports
• Joanne Allday, Strategic Business Development Manager, Port of Cromarty Firth
•  Green Hydrogen Hubs
• Speaker from a major European port
• Panel Discussion

11.30     Coffee

12.00     HYDROGEN VESSEL DESIGN

• Hydrogen Harbour Tugboats
  Jogchum Bruinsma, Applications Manager (Maritime), Nedstack
  System Design and Safety for Hydrogen-Powered Inland and Short-Sea Vessels
  Milinko Godjevac, Senior Integration Advisor, Future Proof Shipping
  Ferry Development
  Speaker to be announced
  Topeka Project: Establishing Hydrogen in Ports and Onboard Vessels
  Tomas Tronstad, Head of Shipping & Technology, Wilhelmsen New Energy

13.15     LUNCH

14.00     THE FORMATION AND WORK OF EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS UNDER HOROZON

• EUROPE
  The European Partnership on Clean Hydrogen
  Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director
  The European Partnership for Zero Emission Waterborne Transport
  Jaap Gebraad, Executive Director

14.30     POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

• The Development of Hydrogen Valleys
  Rosalinde van der Vlies, Director, Clean Planet Directorate, DG Research
  The Fuel EU Maritime Regulation and Revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive
  Ricardo Batista, Waterborne Transport Directorate, DG Move
  The Maritime Sector in the Emission Trading Scheme and EU Innovation Fund
  Damien Meadows, Head of Unit, International Carbon Market Aviation and Maritime, DG Clima

15.15     Coffee

15.30     HYDROGEN BUNKERING AND TRANSPORT IN THE NORTH SEA REGION  

• The Use of Hydrogen in Ports
  Benjamin Weinacht , Managing Director CMB Germany
  Green Hydrogen Production and Bunkering in North Sea Ports
  David Newman, Zero Emission Ship Technology Association
  Developing Project: North Sea Hydrogen Valley Ports
  Jon Jordan, Secretary, NS HyMaP

17.00      Close
The draft Agenda is based on the April Conference and speakers are being approached to invite them to speak in November.

Registration and Conference Fees

NS HyMaP Members      €90

Early Bird Rate                 €130 until 1 November 2022

Full Rate                            €150

Please register on the European Policy Solutions website (www.europeanpolicysolutions.com )  Click on the seminar button and that should take you to the Conference Page. Payment is by invoice or PayPal – credit/debit cards can be used by clicking on the PayPal option. Any problems, please contact Jon Jordan at jon@nshymap.com 

Bookings can be made after 14 October 2022.