120 Hours of Hydrogen at Zollverein
h2-netzwerk-ruhr is participating
Under the title “120 Hours of Hydrogen,” the Digital Campus of the Zollverein Foundation is hosting a hydrogen week until Friday, October 2, 2020, with 58 participants from 30 companies.
The closing discussion on the topic “Hydrogen Economy: Job Engine for the Ruhr Metropolis?” will be moderated by Volker Lindner, Chairman of h2-netzwerk-ruhr e.V. It will take place on Friday, October 2, 2020, from 11 AM to 12 PM and can be followed live at the web address https://www.h2-campus-zollverein.de/.
Participants in the discussion include:
- Andre Boschem (Essen Economic Development)
- Prof. Dr. Angelika Heinzel (ZBT University of Duisburg-Essen)
- Dr. Wiebke Lüke (h2-netzwerk-ruhr e.V.)
- Dr. Babette Nieder (WiN Emscher-Lippe)
- Michael Theben (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy)
- Silke Wesselmann (Office for Climate Protection and Sustainability, Steinfurt District)
Fuel cells, electrolyzers, as well as storage, safety technology, control technology, and much more are core technologies of the energy transition that must be produced in large capacities worldwide, not only for H2 mobility but also for a secure energy supply and the necessary decarbonization of industry. Energy transition scenarios predict 100,000 new jobs.
Can the metropolis, as a traditional energy region, benefit from this or even become the focal point of this development as a “Hydrogen Valley”?