On 5 July 2023, Watson Farley & Williams and KGAL hosted the 2nd Munich Hydrogen Summit, a half-day hybrid event.

The technologies and investment resources to establish hydrogen as a serious energy alternative in Europe are available and are only waiting for the necessary infrastructure: this was the central finding of the 2nd Munich Hydrogen Summit. Moreover, participants learned about ready-to-operate modular electrolysers that already supply customers with green hydrogen on a decentralised basis and the global planning of large-scale generation plants on land and on water. This is flanked by innovative solutions for safe transport over long distances. Specialised investment funds hold funds to finance projects across the entire value chain.

"The conditions for a hydrogen breakthrough have improved dramatically since our first conference last year. The regulatory framework in the EU, although much more complicated than in the US for example, has also become much clearer. Now it is a matter of creating the framework conditions for production, transport and use on an industrial scale. German industry is particularly concerned about how the domestic transport of hydrogen to the consumer will be ensured," says Dr Christian Bauer.

In general, the lack of investment security was addressed at the summit as an obstacle to a more dynamic development. "There is a high level of interest in the future topic of hydrogen on the financing side," explains Christian Bauer. "However, it is hardly foreseeable at present at what price the product can be sold in three or four years after completion of a project. It is also difficult to conclude long-term purchase agreements with industrial consumers because the connection is often still missing. Another open question is whether a decentralised supply, which is already being realised in numerous projects today, will prevail or rather a centralised model."

The discussants agreed that government incentives and support are needed to minimise existing uncertainties. "The establishment of the EU Bank for Hydrogen marks a milestone in this direction," says Christian Bauer.

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Timings:
00:00 – 09:57 – Welcome and Overview of Topics
Dr Christian Bauer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Thomas Engelmann, Head of Energy Transition, KGAL

09:58 – 31:42 – Update on German Hydrogen Strategy and Discussion
Till Mansmann MP, Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

31:43 – 01:05:42 – Regulatory Framework Green Hydrogen (Update)
Dr Maximilian Boemke, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
David Diez, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams

01:05:43 – 01:24:53 – Case Study: EU E-Fuels Market
Thomas Engelmann, Head of Energy Transition, KGAL
Dr Maximilian Boemke, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams

01:24:54 – 01:46:14 – A Roadmap to Scaling Up Green Hydrogen Production
Luc Graré, Head of Central & Eastern Europe Business, Lhyfe

01:46:15 – 02:02:05 – Challenges of the Production Industry
Musbah Al-Mansour, Managing Director, DST Defence Service Tracks

02:02:05 – 02:15:46 – Project Nujio’qonik
Udo Schneider, Managing Director, Green Giraffe Advisory

02:15:47 – 02:26:35 – Introduction Senco Capital
Marcel Werner, Partner, Senco Capital

02:26:36 – 02:35:13 – Introduction Enapter
Tim Cholibois, Green Hydrogen Strategist, Enapter

02:35:14 – 03:15:28 – Panel Discussion
Udo Schneider, Managing Director, Green Giraffe Advisory
Marcel Werner, Partner, Senco Capital
Luc Graré, Head of Central & Eastern Europe Business, Lhyfe
Tim Cholibois, Green Hydrogen Strategist, Enapter
Dr Maximilian Boemke, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
David Diez, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Thomas Engelmann, Head of Energy Transition, KGAL (M)
Dr Christian Bauer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams (M)

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