EEA and Norway Grants: Business Cooperation and the European Green Deal

Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

Ms. Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Ms. Elisabeth Svanholm Meyer, Senior Vice President Innovation Norway

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Moderator: Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

Session one: Hydrogen for Greening Transportation

Session two: Raw Materials for Zero-Emission Targets

14:00 Presentations ​​speakers

15:15 Break ​

15:45 Presentations ​​speakers

16:00 Panel discussion ​​

16:45 Summing up​​

Hydrogen stands as a key clean fuel in transportation, particularly within fuel cells, emitting solely water vapor. It has been highlighted as a crucial energy carrier in achieving the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. The EU aims to produce 10 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030, underlining its significance as a clean energy source. There's a pressing need to accelerate the hydrogen value chain's development, swiftly transitioning from pilot initiatives to establishing market driven value chains and a cohesive industry capable of meeting the required volume. Can we rise to the challenge and fulfil these ambitions? This session will contain presentations and a panel discussion from the following:

Moderator: Mr. Thomas Bjørdal, Cluster Manager, Renergy Norway

Speakers:

Mr. Vasco Amorim, General Assembly President, Portuguese Hydrogen Association, Portugal

Ms. Danica Maljković, Head of Energy R&D, DOK-ING, DOK-ING and Indeloop, Croatia

Mr. Paul Benson, CTO, PowerUP Energy Technologies, Estonia

Mr. Imants Martinsons, Board Member, Green Tech Cluster Latvia, Latvia

Raw materials and rare earths are crucial for achieving the EU's zero-emission targets. The EU is currently heavily dependent on imports for several raw materials, with these imports highly concentrated in a few countries. The European Union's Critical Raw Materials Act emphasizes the link between raw material availability and zero-emission technologies. What are the most demanded materials in the European industry, and how does the current global geopolitical situation affect the industry? What role can the European Union play to ensure safe and sustainable access to raw materials? This session will contain presentations and a panel discussion from the following:

Moderator: Ms. Teresė Škutaitė, Head of GreenTech Hub, Innovation Agency Lithuania

Speakers:

Ms. Mirjam-Kim Rääbis, Product Developer, UP Catalyst OÜ, Estonia

Mr. Espen Lea, CEO, Cemonite (Saferock), Norway  

Mr. Kalin Marinov, Head of International Affairs and Strategic Development, Glavbolgarstroy Holding, Bulgaria

Session one: The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage

Session two: Digitalisation of the Sustainable Blue Economy

10:00 Presentations ​​speakers

11:15 Break

11:45 Presentations ​​speakers

12:00 Panel discussion ​​

12:45 Summing up​​

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) mitigates climate change by capturing and storing CO2 emissions from industrial processes and power plants underground. This session will contain presentations and a panel discussion from the following:

Moderator: TBC

Speakers:

Mr. Rossen Papazov, CEO and member of the Management Board, Holcim Bulgaria, Bulgaria

Ms. Laura Štrovalde, Deputy Director for investment and energy, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Latvia

Ms. Luciana Miu, Head of Clean Economy, Energy Policy Group

Energean, Greece

Digital Ocean Twins support a sustainable blue economy by providing powerful tools for ecosystem-based management, marine spatial planning, and marine protected areas. This session will contain presentations and a panel discussion from the following:

Moderator: Mr. Ágúst Sigurðarson, Head of Export Services, Business Iceland

Speakers:

Mr. Bartosz Langowski, Safety & Drone Services Project Manager, Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., Poland

Mr. Pavol Dvoriak, Development manager, BAMIDA s.r.o., Slovakia

Mr. Carlos Pinho, Manager of the Portugal Blue Digital Innovation Hub project at Fórum Oceano, Portugal

Mr. Andrei Covatariu, Co-Chair of the 'Digitalization in Energy' Task Force at UNECE based in Bucharest, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe