In June 2022 five experts on hydrogen met at the CMS office in Vienna to exchange their views on the prospects of hydrogen as part of the energy transition.
Earlier in the same month, Austria presented its new hydrogen strategy based on four pillars: Climate Neutral Hydrogen, Efficient and Focused Hydrogen Use, Hydrogen Infrastructure, and International Partnerships.
Hydrogen is increasingly seen as one of the critical components of the energy transition. Every day brings news about cooperation agreements, start-ups, new technologies, infrastructure projects, and storage solutions. But to what extent is the hype about hydrogen justified? Is the legal framework sufficient and future-proof?
To coincide with the recently published Austrian hydrogen strategy, a panel discussion with five distinguished experts took place in our CMS premises. After a short introduction from Marco Selenic (CMS Austria), Hamead Ahrary (Head of the Hydrogen Division at VERBUND AG), Andreas Indinger (Head of the Center for Research and Innovation at the Austrian Energy Agency), Dalia Majumder-Russell (Partner at CMS UK), Ewald Perwög (Head of Sustainable Energy Solutions at MPREIS Warenvertriebs GmbH), and Werner Trabesinger (Head of Quantitative Products at Pexapark) shared their experience of successful hydrogen projects. Furthermore, the REPowerEU plan and its effects on the RED 2 was discussed in detail. What sort of legal background does the industry require to build and operate the necessary infrastructure? What conditions are needed for a European hydrogen economy to develop?
Panelists:
- Ewald Perwög, MPreis - Head of Sustainable Energy Solutions
- Hamead Ahrary, Head Of Hydrogen Division VERBUND AG
- Andreas Indinger, Head of Center Research and Innovation Austrian Energy Agency
- Werner Trabesinger, Head of Quantitative Products Pexapark
- Dalia Majumder-Russell, Partner, London
The discussion was moderated by the heads of the CMS RRH Energy & Climate Change Group, Maria Orlyk of CMS Ukraine and Thomas Hamerl of CMS Austria.
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- What sort of legal background does the industry require to build and operate the necessary infrastructure?
- What conditions are needed for a European hydrogen economy to develop?
