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at the European Hydrogen week!
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As this is a side event of the European Hydrogen Week, please note that it is therefore necessary that you also register for it:
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MODERATION/GUIDES THROUGH THE DAY:
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FrHyGe & EUH2STARS Project Managers (coordinators): Olivier Lhote, Storengy & Benedikt Hasibar, RAG Austria
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Part 1: Welcome & Introductions
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Welcoming words by Dionisis Tsimis (Project Manager, Clean Hydrogen Partnership)
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> Large-scale Underground Hydrogen Storage in Europe
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> Introduction to FrHyGe and EUH2STARS & Virtual European tour
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> Introduction of further program of the day
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PART 2: Experts presentations on Technical foundations & Deployment perspectives
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> SESSION A:TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS
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Key technical requirements for Underground Hydrogen Storage deployment, including materials, cavern performance, operations and monitoring
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- Material Choices for UHS (EUH2STARS) Luisa Bastos Mateus, PhD Researcher, Chair of Corrosion, Montanuniversity Leoben
- Testing the tightness of Hydrogen caverns: contribution to standardization (FrHyGe) Arnaud Réveillère, Head of Department Salt and Porous Media, Geostock
- UHS performance and H2 recovery (EUH2STARS) Markus Pichler, Head of Reservoir Engineering Energy Storage, RAG Austria
- Mass Transfer Mechanisms Controlling Hydrogen Storage Performance in Salt Caverns (FrHyGe) Murad Abuaisha, Professor at Mines Paris Tech
- Geomechanical and thermodynamic modelling of the Manosque caverns (FrHyGe) Faouzi Hadj-Hassen, Professor and researcher at Paris School of Mines
- Towards risk-based, site-specific MMV for UHS: lessons learnt from MMV planning for the demonstrator and 3 replicators in EUH2STARS (EUH2STARS) Remco Groenenberg, Scientific Lead Subsurface Energy Storage, TNO
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> SESSION B: ENABLING DEPLOYMENT
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Key regulatory, societal, environmental and economic factors for Underground Hydrogen Storage deployment
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Regulatory, Environment and Societal
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- Regulating UHS: State of Play & open questions (EUH2STARS) Jovana Winkler, Research assistant at Energieinstitut Linz
- Environmental impact and modelling of forest fires (FrHyGe) Carlos Murillo Rueda, Industrial Safety Research Engineer, INERIS
- Societal embeddedness of UHS in depleted reservoirs in Austria, Spain, Hungary and the Netherlands: first insights (EUH2STARS) Marit Sprenkeling, Researcher at TNO
- From hydrogen demand to storage: the Upper Austrian perspective on market-oriented integration of hydrogen into the energy system (EUH2STARS) Gabriela Schimo-Aichhorn, H2 Project Manager, Linz AG
- System and market integration (FrHyGe) Juliette Lecarpentier, Project Manager, Artelys
- Hydrogen deployment plans: France vs Germany (FrHyGe) Heloïse Delseny, Head of Industrial Decarbonisation Projects, Capenergies
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Interactive discussions with relevant stakeholders (such as TSOs, regulators, public authorities, operators, producers and consumers) on three main topics.
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> Round table 1: Ensuring safe Underground Hydrogen Storage
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Moderator: Remco Groenenberg, Scientific Lead Subsurface Energy Storage, TNO
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Benno Weinberger, Hydrogen Safety Expert, INERIS
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Maxim Stein Khokhlov, Head of Subsurface Facilities Storage, Uniper
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Mike Johnson, VP Senior Principal Consultant, DNV
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Eddy Kuperus, Business Development Manager Hydrogen Storage, Gasunie
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Miguel Ballesteros, Programme Delivery Manager, GERG (European Gas Research Group)
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> Round table 2: Integrating Underground Hydrogen Storage into Europe's System
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Moderator: Timme van Melle, Senior Transition Advisor, EBN
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Stephan Bauer, Head of Green Gas Technology, RAG Austria
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Andreas Indinger, Research and Innovation, Austrian Energy Agency
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Tobias Bühnen, Policy Manager, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)
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Nils Melcher, Co-Head of System Planning & Modelling, Ennoh
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> Round table 3: Building the Policy and regulatory framework for Underground Hydrogen Storage in Europe
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Moderator: Serge van Gessel, Chief Advisor TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands
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Charlotte Roule, CEO Storengy and Hydrogen Europe board member
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Sarah Neumann, Policy Advisor, Energy, Hydrogen, Federal Ministry for Climate Action and Energy
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Thijs de Vries, Business Opportunity manager, HyStock/Gasunie
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Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser, DG ENER
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The European projects FrHyGe and EUH2STARS are demonstrating two key pathways for Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) in Europe. While FrHyGe focuses on hydrogen storage in salt caverns, EUH2STARS is developing underground hydrogen storage solutions in depleted natural gas reservoirs.
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These two complementary approaches are expected to play a crucial role in Europe’s future energy system (e.g., energy resilience, security of supply and competitiveness).
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Taking place within the European Hydrogen Week 2026, the event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, industry representatives and project partners to exchange knowledge and discuss the deployment, operation and integration of underground hydrogen storage across Europe.
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We look forward to your participation and to an engaging exchange with you!
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