17 November 2021
EVENT OPENS
INCENTIVES AND REGULATION
How will regulators incentivise hydrogen solutions as part of the net zero journey?
What policy frameworks are in planning at an international, national and local level to encourage hydrogen investment and adoption.
- What are the market models and what incentives are needed for these models – impacts of the BEIS consultation
- Where and how can standards support, and possibly accelerate the local and national approach to decarbonisation?
- Expectations from the UK government’s net zero strategy white paper, the Energy White Paper and the 10-point plan
- How will the new Hydrogen strategy and Heat and Buildings strategy give guidance on the direction of travel for hydrogen
- If blending is a likely pathway, when will the price become clearer and what statutory instruments will be required to support accurate billing?
Speakers
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Jacob Young MP
Chair - All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hydrogen -
Michael Wagner
Deputy director for gas at systems and networks - Ofgem
PANEL: Delivering on the Hydrogen strategy, Net-zero and COP26: Let’s get practical
- What steps can be taken now to reach the 2030 target for green hydrogen production in Europe?
- What does net zero really mean for utilities and how can hydrogen help towards this goal?
- What will the impact of focus on recovery from COVID 19 have on 2050 carbon neutrality targets
- Using CO26 as a catalyst for change – to inspire the nation and gain better buy-in for zero carbon
Speakers
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Danielle Stewart
Hydrogen programme manager - National Grid Gas -
Joss Clarke
Head of external affairs - SGN -
Matt Hindle
Head of net zero and sustainability - Wales & West Utilities -
Stella Matthews
Hydrogen development manager - Northern Gas Networks
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INVESTMENT AND FINANCING
UK hydrogen economy and lessons learned from the global hydrogen economy – what will it all cost and who will pay?
- Scenarios for UK hydrogen demand – in which sectors is it likely to be used?
- What are the projected costs of production? How could global production play a role?
- What key policies and regulation are likely to be required?
- What are the options for cost allocation?
Speaker
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Claire Thornhill
Associate director - Frontier Economics
Questions and answers
HYDROGEN SAFETY
Safety assurance for hydrogen development
- As the safety regulator with regulatory responsibility for gas safety, HSE has a key role to play in advising on the safe use of many Net Zero innovations, including the use of blended hydrogen and 100% hydrogen for heating.
- This presentation covers the role that HSE is taking as an enabling regulator in the hydrogen and wider net zero space to help ensure that health and safety remain central considerations when adopting new technologies designed to support the net zero policy agenda.
Speaker
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Catherine Spriggs
Net Zero Programme Manager - HSE
Questions and answers
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HYDROGEN SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Hydrogen production, supply, storage and transportation
- From grey to green/blue hydrogen – where are we at? Pre-green hydrogen planning
- What will be required from the electricity system to provide the level of power required to produce hydrogen in volume?
- Hydrogen supply corridor development: Utility and business partnerships
- Local solutions for local networks: how much upgrading of existing gas networks will be required
Speaker
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Antony Green
Hydrogen director - National Grid
QandA: Hydrogen systems and infrastructure development
Your opportunities to ask specific questions of this session’s speakers and add your views to the online chat.
The role of hydrogen within whole systems transition and integration
- What is the likely mix? Electrification/hydrogen/renewables. Where will hydrogen be part of the solution for intermittent supply and over supply. What impact could this have on electricity demand in future?
- How will gas networks adapt to hydrogen in the mix, which parts of the system can be repurposed for hydrogen at lower costs for conversion.
- What about the other ‘green’ gases – methane, biogas – what part will they play alongside hydrogen?
- How and where are the likely technology developments to create and produce and convert hydrogen into other forms of fuel?
- What are the anticipated effects of hydrogen on physical assets, how will this be measured and managed
- What impact will blending have – and what does 20% blending mean for those in the area if there is no other choice?
Speakers
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Richard Halsey
Director - Energy Systems Catapult -
Chris Train OBE
ENA green gas champion and former CEO - Cadent - Gas Goes Green -
Stuart McKay
Head of hydrogen policy - Scottish Government
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HYDROGEN IN TRANSPORT
Hydrogen in transport
- Hydrogen within the transport system – hydrogen buses, HGV and heavy duty vehicles.
- How and where will local authorities use hydrogen within transport to kick-start hydrogen and create critical mass.
- Potential for hydrogen in aviation and shipping – as a strong driver for hydrogen in the future.
Speakers
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Andy Eastlake
Chief executive - Zemo Partnership -
John Colgan
Business Development Manager, Buses - London Transport
QandA: Hydrogen in Transport
Your opportunities to ask specific questions of this session’s speakers and add your views to the online chat.
HYDROGEN IN INDUSTRY AND IN THE HOME: WHERE NEXT?
Industrial decarbonisation with hydrogen in the mix
- Insights from heavy industry including steelmaking: where do they see hydrogen taking them on their net zero journey?
- Where are the most significant technology/innovation gaps?
- Where can the UK learn from international success in project development?
- Supply corridors around industrial clusters – will this focus on supplying homes around those areas use hydrogen, is it worth supplying hydrogen away from clusters?
Speakers
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Dr Chris Williams
Head of industrial decarbonisation - Industry Wales (and Tata Steel) -
Dr John Andresen
Associate professor and reader in chemical and process engineering and Co-investigator - Heriot Watt University, Industrial Decarbonisation Research Innovation Centre
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Domestic heat: Ensuring the customer remains central to development planning
- Update on developments in heat systems, hydrogen ready boilers
- Hydrogen v renewable gas v heat pumps
- What barriers would need to be overcome with public perception and uptake in the domestic environment? Ensuring customers are well informed and support to make the decision (Lessons learned from the smart meter rollout, and gas switch in 70s)
- Safety and maintenance of hydrogen systems in the home – new standards required?
- Upskilling and retraining the workforce for hydrogen equipment
Moderator: Jane Gray, Content director, Utility Week
Speakers
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David Watson
Head of energy transition - Cadent Gas -
Oliver Lancaster
Chief executive officer - Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers -
Jane Gray
Content director - Utility Week
PANEL: How do we put the customer at the heart of the hydrogen revolution?
- What will be the cost to the consumer, green/blue or otherwise? Will they have a choice?
- How do consumers perceive blue hydrogen with associated carbon creation
- If hydrogen is to be incentivised how will this be paid for – through taxation or billing – what does this mean to the consumer?
- How will hydrogen impact heating and cooking and by when?
- Public perceptions of hydrogen
Speakers
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Zoe Guijarro
Senior policy advisor - Citizens Advice -
Dr Fiona Fylan
Reader in sustainable behaviour - Leeds Beckett University -
Joss Clarke
Head of external affairs - SGN