Time zones:
10:50 - 13:00 Central European Time (CET)
13:50 - 16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST)
As the MENA region continues to break world records for its scale, innovation and advancement of hydrogen projects, fast-changing market developments are opening up endless new business opportunities. With emerging offtakers, new export routes and incoming regulations, there is much to take stock of. Where are the promising projects, key partnerships and challenging bottlenecks to be overcome?
Ahead of the in-person Dubai event World Hydrogen MENA 2023, this webinar will uncover the latest priorities for the region’s hydrogen market. Bringing together local and international experts, this interactive virtual event will set the scene for the Dubai conference to follow.
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Co-hosted by MENA Hydrogen Alliance and Dii Desert Energy
In early 2020, Dii launched the MENA Hydrogen Alliance, which brings together private and public sector actors as well as science and academia to kick-start green hydrogen economies. The Alliance provides a platform for members to meet and discuss pathways forward and formulates joint papers. The Alliance acts as an impartial advisor to promote pilot projects in the region, elaborates (potential) business cases and structures for large projects, proposes the necessary policy and regulatory frameworks, and educates different stakeholders on all relevant aspects of the hydrogen value chain, from ‘source to sink’, including export of virtual and physical green energy.
Speakers
Oghosa Erhahon
Advisor, Global Hydrogen Diplomacy (Nigeria)
GIZ
Emanuele Bianco
Programme Officer – Policy
IRENA
Valeria Aruffo
Director External Relations
Dii Desert Energy
Anas Archane
Green Ammonia Head Projects - Innovate For Industry
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)
Matteo Gillerio
Head of Business Development MENA Region
Duferco Italia
Lionel Rabin
CEO & Founder
Haltiqa Consulting
Kohei Toyoda
Director General for Energy Transformation Strategy
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Hernan Arrigone
Investment Principal - Energy and Infrastructure Operations
Actis
Oliver Phillips
Africa & Middle East Lead
Standard Chartered
Abeer El-sherbiny
Department Head, Business Development
Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)
Agenda
Wednesday 30 November 2022
10:50-11:00 CET / 13:50-14:00 GST
Opening Remarks: Setting the scene for clean hydrogen in MENA
Speaker:
Valeria Aruffo, Director External Relations, Dii Desert Energy
11:00-12:00 CET / 14:00-15:00 GST
Panel: The Development of a Hydrogen Market in the MENA Region
Discussing the policy frameworks for the MENA region’s role as a clean hydrogen export powerhouse
What collaboration and investment is needed to scale-up the production of green hydrogen to meet the gigawatt sized projects?
Evaluating the individual strategies within GCC countries & North Africa for the production and local use of clean hydrogen
Assessing the MENA region’s opportunity to attract investment in order to localise the supply chains and manufacturing capacities
Exploring the needs and perspectives of major import regions, such Europe and East Asia, and the political and trade collaboration that would benefit MENA by developing a global hydrogen market
Moderator:
Emanuele Bianco, Programme Officer – Policy, IRENA
Speakers:
Hernan Arrigone, Investment Principal - Energy and Infrastructure Operations, Actis
Oliver Phillips, Africa & Middle East Lead, Standard Chartered
Matteo Gillerio, Head of Business Development for the MENA Region, Duferco Italia Holding
Kohei Toyoda, Director General for Energy Transformation Strategy, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Oghosa Erhahon Advisor, Global Hydrogen Diplomacy (Nigeria), GIZ
12:00-12:20 CET / 15:00-15:20 GST
Case Study 1: Hydrogen Path from Industry Feedstock to Energy Transition
The path to increasing cost competitiveness for hydrogen for chemical applications
Understanding the largest share of hydrogen demand in the chemical sector in the production of ammonia and in refining for hydrocracking and desulphurisation
Debating the project and cash cost economics for green methanol and its role in decarbonising the sector
The role ammonia will play for end-uses that need ammonia as a feedstock, avoiding the need to crack NH3 back into hydrogen (such as for fertilizer, chemicals such as amines, shipping fuel, or ammonia combustion for power generation)
Speaker:
Abeer El-sherbiny, Department Head, Business Development, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)
12:20-12:40 CET / 15:20-15:40 GST
Case Study 2 – MENA’s Green Ammonia Application for Fertilizer
The introduction of the green hydrogen industry and its derivatives, "the Power-to-X (PtX)” will allow the establishment of a domestic hydrogen-based industry in Morocco to initially replace ammonia imports with local production of this important fertilizer raw material.
The signing of two agreements between UM6P-OCP & IRESEN on 25 November 2021 and between UM6P-OCP & SHELL on 7th March 2022 for the construction of two Green Ammonia pilots is an important action for the creation of a research and innovation hub in this field.
The first one with IRESEN will have a capacity of 4 MTPD and will be dedicated to Research, Education & Production.
The second one with Shell will have a capacity of 14 MTPD and will be dedicated to Production and feasibility study for a large-scale unit.
Speaker:
Anas Archane, Green Ammonia Head Projects - Innovate For Industry, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)
12:40-13:00 CET / 15:40-16:00 GST
Case Study 3 - Fisheries harbour powered by hydrogen
- Fishing port’s decarbonised energy demand profile
Port superstructure, and mobility demand characteristics and dynamics
- Synergies with near-by centralized green hydrogen production and storage
Economies of scale, supply reliability
- Large commercial fishing vessels H2/NH3 fuel dilemma
- Journey to green fishing
Target pricing, carbon content certification
Speaker:
Lionel Rabin, CEO & Founder, Haltiqa Consulting
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