As innovation and demand for clean hydrogen increases, the unavoidable challenge of financing low-carbon hydrogen projects continues to stagnate the progress that is vitally needed. Whilst governments, banks, and investors are continuing to tilt the scales towards unlocking the cost curve for clean hydrogen, the endless ‘chicken and egg’ mindset is yet to be defeated.
Returning for its third annual virtual conference, we will evaluate what more can be done to expedite the hydrogen economy. Join us as our expert speakers deep-dive into strategies around how investors can de-risk hydrogen projects, what regions and sectors will be crucial to the development of hydrogen markets, the investment landscape in a post-COP26 world, and the latest projects and case studies that will fill investors and the entire hydrogen value chain with confidence.
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Speakers
Wafaa Ermilate
Head of Energy and Infrastructure – Iberia
ING
Vishal Shah
CEO & Managing Partner
Hydrogen Technology Ventures
Dr. Manal Sheabi
Senior Research Fellow
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Pierre-Germain Marlier
Investment Vice President Hy24 / Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member
FiveT Hydrogen
Roland Roesch
Deputy Director Innovation and Technology Center
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Meryem Cherif
Venture Capital
AP Ventures
Marie Espitalier-Noël Manager
Funding and Financing
Hydrogen Europe
Agenda
Wednesday 29th June 2022
14:00 -15:00 CEST - Panel: Accelerating Bankable Hydrogen Projects
Comparing the bankability of different production methods
To what extent are hydrogen projects more or less bankable in different regions and sectors?
How can sizable syndication of finance be achieved?
Securing stable offtake and limiting the commercial offtake risks
Key success factors for reaching Final Investment Decision (FID)
Moderator: Roland Roesch, Deputy Director Innovation and Technology Center, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Pierre-Germain Marlier, Investment Vice President, Hy24 / Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member, FiveT Hydrogen
Vishal Shah, CEO & Managing Partner, Hydrogen Technology Ventures
Wafaa Ermilate, Head of Energy and Infrastructure – Iberia, ING
15:00 -15:25 CEST - State of Play for Hydrogen Innovations, Start-ups and Venture Capital
Investment trends in new hydrogen technology innovations
What financial support is available to start ups?
Unpacking the complexities behind the ‘higher risks = higher returns’ approach
Meryem Cherif, Venture Capital, AP Ventures
15:25 -15:50 CEST - Hydrogen funding: Subsidies, Tax Incentives and Government Initiatives
Comparing funding support and strategies outlined by different governments
Evaluating the value and implications of existing subsidies and tax regimes
What mechanisms are incentivising hydrogen offtake?
Dr. Manal Sheabi, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
15:50 -16:15 CEST - Risk Minimisation and Returns Maximisation: Taking Strategic Investment Decisions
What are the most important factors investors considering when evaluating hydrogen projects?
Exploring financial, strategic and operational risk mitigation to increase bankability and maximise financing options
Accounting for economic and technological advances: electrolyser CAPEX, scalability, cost roadmaps, technologies to increase yield
Exploring how and when debt will become equity for hydrogen investments
Marie Espitalier-Noël, Manager, Funding and Financing, Hydrogen Europe
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