H2-diplo - Decarbonization Diplomacy

🌍 Green Hydrogen in Greece: Paving the Way for Decarbonization and Green Growth 🤝 At 2024 Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), H2-diplo - Decarbonization Diplomacy - in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH’s #H2Greece and #DIPLOMERGY initiatives, brought together experts to discuss Greece’s emerging role in the European hydrogen landscape. The event, hosted by the German Embassy, highlighted Greece’s strategic potential in hydrogen production, with key insights into collaboration opportunities with the EU and Germany. Panelists explored hydrogen's critical role in decarbonizing domestic industries, developing new #PtX (Power-to-X) value chains, and even positioning Greece as a future export hub. Challenges such as regulatory gaps, investment hurdles, and infrastructure needs were addressed, while optimism remains strong, that the country is on track of reaching the hydrogen-related targets set in the forthcoming National Energy and Climate Plan. Thank you to our panelists for contributing with your insightful expertise: · DIMITRIOS KARDOMATEAS, President and General Manager, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) · Kleopatra Avraam, Strategic Planning Senior Director, DESFA · Ulrich Laumanns, Project Manager H2Greece, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH · Roxana - Elena Lucuta, General Manager, Linde Hellas · Dimitrios Triantafyllopoulos, CEO, Hellenic Hydrogen 🔋 And a big thank you to our co-facilitators from H2Greece and Diplomergy as well as the German Embassy for the great collaboration. The positive outlook towards the energy future was further highlighted through the display of the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany's insightful exhibition “Energy in Transition – Powering Tomorrow”, that sheds light on renewable energy sources and technologies and a just transition that leaves no one behind. Find further information on the exhibition on its website under: https://lnkd.in/dBhRkEtm #Decarbonization #GreenHydrogen #EnergyTransition #Greece #ClimateAction #NetZero #H2Diplomacy #GIZ #TIF2024 #HydrogenEconomy #HydrogenDiplomacy

🔊 #H2diplo Nigeria on a study tour to Germany 🇳🇬🇩🇪 That’s a wrap for the for the first part of our study tour which brings a high-level delegation of decision makers from Nigeria’s public and private sector to Berlin, headed by the Hon. Uche Nnaji, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.   The study tour takes place in the context of a national hydrogen policy development in Nigeria, where the H2-diplo Office Nigeria has the honor to provide technical support in coordinating this inter-ministerial process, involving national and international hydrogen experts from the public, industry and science sector. The aim of the study tour is the transfer of international best practice and knowledge exchange regarding investment and regulatory environment to develop green hydrogen and its derivatives in Nigeria. 💡 The delegation made their first stop at the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany where they had the opportunity to dive deep into discussions about German-Nigerian hydrogen cooperation, the Nigerian hydrogen market development and the German hydrogen import strategy. Many thanks to Oliver Rentschler and Holger Klitzing for hosting us. Special thanks to the Nigerian Delegation led by H.E. Uche Nnaji and Dr. Ejenavi Odafe for the presentation on Nigeria’s hydrogen projects as well as to the colleagues from Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz and Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung for joining us and allowing a comprehensive discussion on Germany’s hydrogen ambitions.   💡 The delegation made another stop at the EUREF-Campus Berlin to exchange with Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit (RIFS) and #LeitstelleWasserstoff. During the discussion with dena, members of the Nigerian delegation took the stage to share and elaborate on the various topic and steps being taken to move the country close to its net zero target. Special thanks to the Energy Commission of Nigeria represented by Ibrahim Sulu, as well as to Abdur-Rasheed 'Tunde Omidiya, a private representative in the delegation, for their presentation. H2-diplo Nigeria also presented on the policy and regulation frameworks for the build-up of a hydrogen market in Nigeria. 💡 Tuesday was spent at Cemex, getting valuable practical insights and exploring innovative decarbonization solutions for cement production as one of the main hard-to-abate sectors.   A massive thank you to all our hosts and partners for their hospitality and engaging dialogues! The exchange of ideas and experiences has been truly enriching and inspiring so far. Friederike Altgelt, Andrea Triki, Rainer Quitzow, John Kox, Annett Heibel, Bassey Obeten, Maria Noack, Alexandra S., Joshua Yari Garba, Duke Benjamin, Kristina (Tina) Fürst  

📣 German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office (#H2diplo Nigeria) championing industrial decarbonization using green hydrogen at WACEE 2024    The German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office is thrilled to have hosted a side event at the West African Clean Energy and Environment Summit 2024 #WACEE2024.    🌍 The side event, themed ‘‘Green hydrogen production: Its potential and impact on national industrial decarbonization agenda" convened stakeholders across the energy, finance and regulatory sectors to discuss the panel topic "Green hydrogen and decarbonization of Nigeria’s industries: A pathway to a Just industrialization in Nigeria”. ♨️ Key Highlights: Our commitment to advocacy, awareness raising, capacity building, and rigorous analysis has paved the way for progress in Nigeria’s hydrogen development. – Kristina (Tina) Fürst, Head German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office. Welcome remark: in his address Duke Benjamin, Just Transition & Inclusion Cluster Coordinator, GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS noted that, throughout our longstanding and fruitful cooperation between Nigeria and Germany, particularly in the energy sector, we have implemented many successful transformative initiatives. Through the extensive Energy and Climate portfolio of GIZ in Nigeria, funded by the German government and the EU. Highlights from panel discussion: 💡 Building the necessary skills and project finance crucial for the transition: Deliberate effort must be inserted to equip Nigerians with the necessary skills to actively participate in and drive the shift to green technologies. – Priscilia Akaniyene Obot (PIEMA). 💡 Capacity development: the first step in effecting a just and equitable transition is the training and re-training of the necessary skills and manpower to fill up the emerging opportunities. – Chimaobi Nna CEM®, CEA®, MBA. 💡Enabling environment by Government: the establishment of national green hydrogen policy is key to stimulating investing in the sector in Nigeria. – Muideen Oladapo (Certified Renewable-Grid Manager). 💡 Offering incentives that encourage investment in green hydrogen: the setting up via policy and regulatory framework of green incentives targeted specifically at investment in green hydrogen and renewable energy. – Olakunle Owoeye, CEM®, CMVP®, Mandela Washington Fellow. Special thanks to Alina Schulenburg for moderating the event and Bassey Obeten for moderating the panel session. #EnergyTransitionhashtag #GreenHydrogenhashtag #HydrogenDiplomacy #EnergyDiplomacy Daniel Onweagba, Idiongoabasi Udoh, Ifeoma Obiasogu, Edima Okodi-Iyah

💡 Oman as a frontrunner for green hydrogen   This Wednesday, #h2diplo hosted another #decarbonizationdialogue together with the German Embassy in Muscat which highlighted the fascinating dynamics around the hydrogen ramp-up in #Oman.   After welcoming words from H.E. Ambassador Dirk Lölke, it was an honour to also have H.E. Salim Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, open the event. He emphasised the Omani commitment to play a key role in a green hydrogen market, pointing though that the market ramp-up is a global challenge that has to be tackled together.   The welcoming words were followed by two keynotes: The first by Abdulaziz Al Shidhani who underlined the minister’s words by showing how Hydrom is working as the orchestrator of green hydrogen in Oman. The second keynote was held by Markus Exenberger who presented the H2Global Stiftung mechanism as the German approach to foster market creation together with partner countries.   Two interesting panel discussions followed: 🌍 Panel 1 on kick-starting green hydrogen trade: Moderated by our H2-diplo colleague in Oman Ruth Prelicz the debate featuring -       Firas Al-Abduwani (Ministry of Energy and Minerals) -       Ghalib Al Maamari (OQ) -       Eiman Chahhoud (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Sultanate of Oman) -       Pauline Raabe, (H2 Global Foundation) - Oliver Friske (VNG AG) delved into market opportunities and how mechanisms like H2Global could help to kick-start the hydrogen market. Further, the need for synchronization in the areas of regulations and infrastructure development between Europe and Oman were addressed. VNG highlighted two of their projects that have already reached FID status. 🔎 Panel 2 on creating an enabling environment with focus on Finance and Skill Building: Moderated by our H2-diplo colleague Maria Noack, the debate featuring -       Rumaitha Al Busaidi (Hydrom) -       Thomas van Lith (Deutsche Bank) - Michael Braun (German University of Technology in Oman) -       Quentin Dominique Blommaert (H2-diplo Riyadh) -       Dr. Manish Dhameja (Sohar International) showed that although there are in general hurdles and challenges when it comes to both requirements for a successful market ramp-up. Oman is already making significant progress in finding solutions and addressing these challenges. A good example of the progress in the area of education and skills development is the recently launched Green Hydrogen Master’s Program at GUtech, which is done in cooperation with German universities. 👏 A big thank you to all our speakers, the German Embassy and the AHK Oman as well as all the attendees for making this event a success. We look forward to continuing this dialogue and working together to shape the future of the hydrogen economy.

🎬 An Interview on Kazakhstan’s Green Hydrogen Potential We’re excited to share an insightful interview with Manuel Andresh, Head of the Hydrogen Diplomacy Office in Astana, featured in The Astana Times. The conversation delves into Kazakhstan’s potential to become a leader in green hydrogen, despite the challenges involved in scaling up this promising energy carrier. As Manuel Andresh states, “I think Kazakhstan can really pivot towards becoming a green energy exporter and has a huge potential to do so in the future.” 🌱 The interview covers how green hydrogen could play a crucial role in the global energy transition and the opportunities this presents for Kazakhstan. Don't miss the chance to learn more about the country's future in renewable energy. 📺 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dA2mAXFY 🗞️ or have a look at the article by the The Astana Times here: https://lnkd.in/ehG6XVyH #GreenHydrogen #EnergyTransition #Kazakhstan #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Diplomacy

Bienvenidos a Alemania! We were happy to welcome a delegation from Colombian national & regional government and Universities to Berlin and Hamburg last week! 🇩🇪🇨🇴 The one-week study trip on green hydrogen and decarbonization enabled dialogue between our participants from Colombian & German Ministries, institutions and the private sector on the importance of political direction and regulatory frameworks as well as on best practice examples from the experience of the private sector.     The study visit started at the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany) with an exchange on the German-Colombian cooperation in the field of #GreenHydrogen and the importance of this partnership. While we discussed the foundations of the German Hydrogen and Import Strategy, we were also addressing the serious commitment & accomplishments in setting the cornerstones for a hydrogen economy in Colombia. The Colombian Ambassador in Germany Her Excellency Yadir Salazar Mejia Salazar joined the meeting and stressed once again the importance of a just energy transition in the discussion of a successful hydrogen ramp-up.   We were able to visit Siemens Energy to learn more about its engagement in the energy sector and technology development and were invited to gain insights into Siemens’ electrolyzer and turbine manufacturing. During an EUREF-Campus Berlin tour we saw how a carbon-neutral environment can become reality and how the “Leitstelle Wasserstoff” is supporting the successful implementation of Germany’s Hydrogen roadmap.   During the 2nd half of the study-trip we visited Hamburg to learn more about the its vision to become Germany’s first major climate-neutral industrial city. We exchanged on Hamburg’s Cluster for RE & its strategies to become a hub for H2 imports to Germany at BWI Hamburg. cruh21 - part of Drees & Sommer presented Germany’s Hydrogen Flagship projects & shared important lessons of these pilots for a successful implementation of H2 projects. With a harbor tour with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) we had the chance to also see infrastructural changes & plans become reality.   Additionally, we met private sector companies to exchange on their visions & lessons learned on the way to decarbonized industries & business models. At ArcelorMittal Germany we learned more about the production of climate neutral steel and the necessities to enable the decarbonization of the steel industry in Europe. Evos gave us very insights into their engagement in transforming their business activities towards a carbon neutral future with sustainable fuels & H2 derivates. At Mabanaft discussed its vision on a decarbonized future, necessary infrastructural change & how Mabanaft is already starting the transition now. Special thanks also to H2Global Stiftung, Green Planet Energy eG and Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) for your valuable insights, showcasing the steps & the potential for cooperation between Germany and Colombia for a carbon-neutral future!

How to decarbonise international maritime transport? Our colleagues from the International Power-to-X Hub are hosting a side-event on #greenshipping at Hamburg Sustainability Conference on October 7, 2024. There are only a few spaces left! So if you are interested, be quick and register here: https://lnkd.in/dTiWsrSV

📣 Last week, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Mr. Olaf Scholz, visited the Republic of Kazakhstan following the invitation of the Kazakh President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev to participate at the Kazakhstan-German Business Forum, high-level taks and a meeting with the five Central Asian head of states from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. 🤝 The visit of the Federal Chancellor of Germany to the Kazakhstan-German Business Forum marked the importance of Kazakh-German economic cooperation. The forum included presentations on Kazakhstan's investment potential and enabled discussions on promising areas for expanding cooperation between the two countries.  🤩 With renewable energy and green hydrogen being one of the key areas of cooperation, Manuel Andresh, Head of our H2-diplo - Decarbonization Diplomacy office Astana, had the opportunity to present its activities in Kazakhstan in a booth during the exhibition. Both heads of states, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev visited the booth to get an overview on the project and to stress the importance of initiatives like H2-diplo to strengthen German-Kazakh partnership. The relevance of the Hydrogen Diplomacy Office Astana and its important location in Astana were later emphasized in the chancellor´s speech.  ✍ Furthermore, the Implementation Agreement for the Renewable Energy in Central Asia Project, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), was signed during this week, showing the further commitment of Germany to support the energy transition of Kazakhstan. #greenhydrogen #h2diplo #EnergyTransition #Decarbonization #HydrogenDiplomacy

The second day of the “LAC H2 – SUMMIT Cartagena 2024 – Latin America and the Caribbean Advancing towards a Sustainable Transition” continued to strengthen discussions on the low-carbon hydrogen potential of the region and put the exchange on strategies, best-practice examples, and solutions to challenges in the focus of the panel discussion:   ⭐ Connecting Markets: Strategies and Opportunities for Green Hydrogen and PtX Technologies ⭐ Supply and Local Best Particies in Green Hydrogen and PtX Projects ⭐ Challenges in Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Projects ⭐ Carbon sources for sustainable PtX production   🎙Luis Diazgranados, Country Manager at Hinicio, gave a very informative training session on the prerequisites to export green hydrogen derivatives to the EU and how to align the local context with RED II RFNBO requirements.   🔎 The afternoon offered several deep dive sessions and discussion rounds on topics like auction mechanisms for green hydrogen, project development in the LAC region and gender and inclusion in the renewable energy sector in Colombia.   💬 Overall the summit attracted more than 500 participants from 14 countries each day and offered exchange with 30 companies within 160 matchmaking sessions. The summit also offered an interesting supporting program with site visits to learn more about the production of green hydrogen and the harbor infrastructure at Cartagena.   The LAC H2 – SUMMIT Cartagena 2024 was a full success proving the serious and ambitious approach towards green hydrogen in Colombia, Latin America and the Caribbean and underlines the strong cooperation between Germany, the EU, Colombia and the region.   #H2diplo #H2UPPP #GIZColombia #LACH2Summit #HidrógenoVerde #PtX

🚀 What an amazing start to the two days regional conference „LAC H2 – SUMMIT Cartagena 2024 – Latin America and the Caribbean Advancing towards a Sustainable Transition” co-organized by LAC Clean Hydrogen Action, Ministerio de Minas y Energía, and the German cooperation programs H2-diplo - Decarbonization Diplomacy and #H2UPPP at GIZ Colombia. The conference invites the public and private sector, academia and financial institutions to exchange, discuss and network to foster the low-carbon hydrogen economy in Latin America and the Caribbean.   🎙 The Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, Omar Andrés Camacho, opened the summit with greeting words, followed by Dr. Christian Storost, Head of Division, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz; Mr. Simon Herchen, Deputy Ambassador of Germany in Colombia, Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany; and Ms. Mónica Gasca, Executive president h2 Colombia, LAC Clean Hydrogen Action.   To set the scene, Francisco Boshell, Head of Innovation and end use application at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), gave an overview on the global industrial decarbonization landscape and the role of green hydrogen. He illustrated the potential of green hydrogen especially in hard-to-abate sectors and in transport and highlighted the importance of hydrogen derivatives.   💬 The morning session offered 4 panel discussions on different topics covering the necessity of public policies as a competitive strategy for Latin America, hydrogen policies in Europe, partnership with local communities for a successful and just transition and the chances of hydrogen hubs boosting regional articulation between supply and demand.   In the afternoon there were a wide variety of side-events: From panel discussions on technological value chains for the hydrogen economy, to presentations on experiences from Latin America to accelerate investments in green hydrogen or experience reports on carbon markets and the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.   🤩 After a very successful first day with many interesting inputs and discussions covering a wide variety of experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean, we are looking forward to a second amazing conference day tomorrow! #h2diplo #H2Uppp #GreenHydrogen #Decarbonization #LatinAmerica #PtX #GIZVerde #GIZColombia