The workshop will present two of the largest projects funded under recent RFCS calls. It will also examine the opportunities for other such projects under future “Big-Ticket” calls of the RFCS Research Programme. Participants will hear from the European Commission about EU priorities for coal related research and why projects should be linked to a Just Transition. Project teams will share their experience on how to manage successful projects and explain the ambitious goals of their current work.
There will be Q&A sessions and information on the RFCS annual calls and Big-Ticket opportunities in 2024-2025.
- coal | steel
- Wednesday 8 May 2024, 09:00 - 16:00 (CEST)
Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 8 May 2024, 09:00 - 16:00 (CEST)
- Languages
- English
Description
Agenda
09.00 Registration
Keynote speeches (with ES<>EN interpretation)
09.30 Mr. Enrique Fernández, President of Hunosa 09.40 Ms. Nieves Roqueñí Gutiérrez, Councillor for Ecological Transition, Industry and Economic Development, Principality of Asturias
09.50 Mr. Roberto Marcos García Rodríguez, Mayor of Langreo Municipality
10.00 Mr. Marc Lemaître, Director General for Research and Innovation, European Commission on EU research and just transition (tbc)
10.15 Mr. Paul Webb, Head of Department, European Research Executive Agency
10.30 Ing. Vladimír Budinský, Senior Vice President, EURACOAL on the coal industry across Europe and the outlook for coal
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
Session 1 – The role of hydrogen in the energy transition
11.30 Hydrogen production in the context of a just energy transition and regional economic diversification strategies, Rafael Cabañeros, Director of Hydrogen Projects Development and Execution, EDP Renováveis, S.A.
11.45 MINE-TO-H2 – hydrogen production from mine water – how big-ticket projects can support the development of green business models in the coal regions, Prof. Alicja Krzemień, Head of Laboratory for Risk Assessment and Industrial Safety, GIG National Research Institute and Chair of EURACOAL Technical Research Committee & Mr. Yago Somoano Rodríguez, Head of Innovation Department, Hunosa
12.00 Panel discussion: What has been achieved so far? What is the ambition for Europe?
Moderator: Dr. Sebastiano Fumero, Head of Unit, European Research Executive Agency with Mr. Jurgen Tiedje (Head of Unit E3 – Industrial Transformation, Prosperity Directorate, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission – tbc), Mr. Juan Villar (Managing Director, Gas Distribution, NORTEGAS), Mr. Luis Bausela Sanchez (H2 Unit & New Business Development Director, Duro Felguera), Ms. María Lorenzo Conto (Director of Energy and Business Development, Hunosa), Mr. Miguel Ángel Alonso (Director of Engineering and European Fund Office, ALSA)
Q&A
13.00-14.15 Lunch
Session 2 – Viable methane mitigation strategies
14.15 Methane regulation and control: How the Global Methane Pledge can be achieved?, UNEP/IMEO (tbc)
14.30 REM: A “big-ticket” RFCS project on the reduction of methane emissions from post-mining goafs, Mr. Artur Badylak, Director – Demethanisation and Energy Management Office, JSW – Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. & Mr. Aleksander Wrana – GIG National Research Institute
14.45 Panel discussion on methane regulation and control
Moderator: Mr. David Bonson-Hesener, Senior Policy Manager, EURACOAL with Mr. Artur Badylak (Director, JSW), Dr. Jacek Skiba (Chief Specialist – Gas Hazard Control, GIG National Research Institute – tbc), INSEMEX (tbc) and others
Q&A
Future opportunities, conclusions and closing remarks
15.30 The RFCS annual calls and Big-Ticket opportunities 2024-2025, Dr. Sebastiano Fumero, Head of Unit B1, Future Low Emission Industries, European Research Executive Agency
15.45 Ing. Vladimír Budinský, Senior Vice President, EURACOAL
16.00 Networking drinks