Large-scale financial investments are undoubtedly critical in the transition to an emissions-free economy. Whilst promising projections for the cost-competitiveness of hydrogen exist down the line, fossil fuels remain cheaper today. How do we tilt the scales and unlock the cost curve for clean hydrogen?
Industry experts joined the second annual World Hydrogen Finance & Investment Conference to demystify the investment opportunities and bottlenecks of 2021. Purchase the recordings to explore smarter financing and alternative investments to support the delivery of some of the key net-zero targets.
Event recordings & presentation slides
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Smartenergy
We are a Swiss-based investment company dedicated to renewable energy. We identify, develop and deliver green energy assets. We are a driving force in the ongoing transition of the industry towards green energy being focused on the deployment of solar, wind and green hydrogen projects. We are committed to pursuing the potential of hydrogen and related technology as an ideal complement for utilizing and storing renewable energy.
Smartenergy, founded 2011, is headquartered in Wollerau, Switzerland. Beyond our team in Wollerau, we rely on our own local subsidiaries in all major markets in Europe. Local knowledge and proximity to industry stakeholders allow us to identify and secure opportunities at an early stage while creating synergies across the entire value chain.
Speakers
Dr. René Cotting
Chief Financial Officer
Smartenergy
Shiva Dustdar
Head of Division - Innovation Finance Advisory
EIB
Alena Fargere
Principal
SWEN Capital Partners
André Pina
Associate Director, Hydrogen Strategy & Origination
EDP Renewables
Stephen Gauld
Managing Director
Infinite Blue Energy
Pierre-Germain Marlier
Investment VP - Industrial FiveT Hydrogen
Raphaël Barreau
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Development
Engie Green Hydrogen
Kosuke Kobayashi
Associate
AP Ventures
Noé van Hulst
Chair IPHE & Hydrogen Advisor International Energy Agency (IEA) & Gasunie
Elizabeth Minchew
Associate Operations Officer
IFC
Ulrike Hinz
Policy Advisor Climate and Energy
WWF Germany
Sonja Butzengeiger
Co-founder and Director Perspectives Climate Change
Dolf Gielen
Director Innovation and Technology
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Franziska Blindow-Prettl
Chief Executive Officer
Planet Power Finance
Peter van Ees
Business Development Hydrogen & Energy Transition
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Mathieu Geze
VP Asia
HDF Energy
Xavier D'Hubert
Business Development Manager
XDH-Energy
Lionel Rabin
Founder & Director
HALTIQA Consulting
Stella Bücker
Global Market Adviser for Green Technologies Confederation of Danish Industry
Agenda
View the event recordings & presentations to see the below panels and presentations.
09:50-11:00 CEST
Panel: Innovation and Start Ups: Investment in Hydrogen Technology
Uncover the strategies needed for enabling the growth of the hydrogen value chain
How much innovation is there currently in Green Hydrogen compared to Blue and other colours?
What existing technologies can be used to provide solutions for decarbonisation, for example, waste to green hydrogen?
Discovering how new emerging technologies will fit within the long-term investment in electrolyser production
Moderator: Sonja Butzengeiger, Co-founder and Director, Perspectives Climate Change
Kosuke Kobayashi, Associate, AP Ventures
Dolf Gielen, Director Innovation and Technology, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Stella Bücker, Global Market Adviser for Green Technologies, Confederation of Danish Industry
Franziska Blindow-Prettl, Co-Founder/CEO, Planet Power Finance AG
Lionel Rabin, Founder & Director, HALTIQA Consulting
11:00-11:30 CEST
Green H2 Projects - Reaching Beneficial Investment Decisions
Dr. René Cotting, Chief Financial Officer, Smartenergy
11:30-12:00 CEST
Case Study Presentation: Renewable Power Plant - Investing in Hydrogen to deliver stable power to the grid
What business models are proving successful when it comes to getting green hydrogen projects off the ground?
What can developers do to increase fund raising and channel investment into their green hydrogen projects?
This session will share lessons learned and perspectives from the CEOG project in French Guiana, and the potential for replicability
Mathieu Geze, VP Asia, HDF Energy
12:00 – 13:00 CEST – Virtual Networking Break
13:00 – 14:00 CEST
Panel: Exploring the Bankability of Green Hydrogen
Uncovering factors that will be crucial for the development of a successful clean hydrogen market
Assessing whether the bankability challenges of green hydrogen are different to other types of project financing
Considering the investment requirements not just for production, but transportation, storage, and other infrastructure
Discussing the specific risk factors around the financing of green hydrogen compared to other renewable energy projects, such as Wind and Solar
Can developers of renewable projects simply add green hydrogen into their portfolios?
Moderator: Ulrike Hinz, Policy Advisor Climate and Energy, WWF Germany
André Pina, Associate Director, Hydrogen Strategy & Origination, EDP Renewables
Alena Fargere, Prinicpal, SWEN Capital Partners
Raphaël Barreau, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Development, Engie Green Hydrogen
Xavier D’Hubert, Business Development Manager, XDH-Energy
Dr. René Cotting, Chief Financial Officer, Smartenergy
14:00 – 14:30 CEST
Presentation: Off-Takers for Hydrogen Projects
Strategies around the dynamics of project finance and the relationship between developers and off-takers
What terms are required for robust hydrogen offtake agreements?
Stephen Gauld, Managing Director, Infinite Blue Energy
14:30 – 15:30 CEST
Panel: Policy Perspectives on Financing Clean Hydrogen
Debating what the public sector can and should do to champion the clean hydrogen market
Outlining the possible stimulation mechanisms to strengthen the production and demand of clean hydrogen
What solutions, incentives and support do public bodies around the world already provide to kickstart the clean hydrogen economy?
Exploring how public and private organisations can work together to develop roadmaps and encourage investment in clean hydrogen in emerging markets
Moderator: Noé van Hulst, Chair, IPHE & Hydrogen Advisor, International Energy Agency (IEA) & Gasunie
Shiva Dustdar, Head of Division - Innovation Finance Advisory, EIB
Elizabeth Minchew, Associate Operations Officer, IFC
Peter van Ees, Business Development Hydrogen & Energy Transition, ABN AMRO Bank
15.30 - 16.00 CEST
Presentation: The Role of Hydrogen in Decarbonising Industry
The different roles that hydrogen can take – and help replace and decarbonise
The drivers that will allow us to get to that point
The investments required to make these replacements possible
How partnerships between industry and investors are critical
Pierre-Germain Marlier, Investment VP - Industrial, FiveT Hydrogen
16:00 CEST – Close of Conference
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