#GRIDTech2023

Gas Infrastructure Planning: Challenges & Opportunities

Organised by Eurogas and GIE, with the technical partnership of ENTSOG

Welcome by the Moderator

Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA

Keynote speech

MEP Radan Kanev, Member of the EMPL Committee, ENVI Rapporteur on Industrial Emissions Directive, European Parliament

Session 1 | Energy System Integration for flexible Hydrogen, Electricity and CO2 infrastructure

Tom Howes, Advisor to the Director, Green transition and Market regulation, DG ENER, European Commission
Johannes Bruun, ENTSO-E Board Member & Director for Electricity Markets, Energinet
Peter Vermaat, EU DSO Entity Secretary General
Daniel Fraile, Chief Policy Officer, Hydrogen Europe
Piotr Kuś, General Director, ENTSOG

GRIDTech Talk
Integrated Network Planning for Hydrogen

Thilo von der Grün, Director of System Development, ENTSOG

GRIDTech Talk
From measurement to mitigation: addressing methane emissions

Renato Winkler, Senior Director, Business Development, Picarro

Session 2 | Addressing methane emissions reduction: solutions for the gas infrastructure

Tania Meixus Fernandez, Senior Advisor, OGMP 2.0
Pier Lorenzo Dell’Orco, CEO, Italgas Reti
Flavia Sollazzo, Senior Director – EU Energy Transition, Environmental Defense Fund Europe
Luis Ignacio Parada, GIE Board member, EU Energy Policy & Regulation Director, Enagás

GRIDTech Talk
Unlocking EU’s hydrogen economy with the underground hydrogen storage

Charlotte Roule, President, Gas Storage Europe (GSE) & CEO, Storengy

Session 3 – Future proofed infrastructure for renewable & low-carbon gases

Joachim Balke, Head of Unit, Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation, DG ENER, European CommissionDirector, Green Transition and Energy System Integration, DG ENER, European Commission
Paul Voss, Director General, European Aluminium
Ralph Bahke, GIE Board member, Managing Director Controlling and Development, ONTRAS
Nevin Alija, Head of EU Affairs, Floene
Vasiliki Klonari, Head of Energy System Integration, WindEurope

Concluding remarks