Eurogas at Enlit Europe 2024 | Delivering EU climate targets: What role for gaseous energy?

Eurogas in collaboration with Enlit is pleased to invite you to the hub session 'Delivering EU climate targets: What role for gaseous energy?'.

The session will take place in the framework of Enlit Europe 2024 (22-24 October | Fiera Milano di Rho, Milan, Italy): join us on 22 October (13:30-15:00) at the Decarbonisation Hub.

The session will offer the opportunity to present the findings of the Eurogas/Frontier Economics' study 'Ensuring Resilience in the European Energy Transition: Strategic Use of Gases to Deliver EU Climate Ambition', due to be launched in September.

Session highlights:

The landscape for renewable gases within the EU is rapidly evolving with the introduction of various new legislations at the EU level. For organisations active in this field, a deep comprehension of these changes and emerging opportunities is crucial. In the context of the EU climate target for 2040 initiative, the panel will provide insights into the potential of renewable gases in the forthcoming decades as we strive for climate neutrality.

Learn how the early development of renewable and low carbon gaseous energy projects enhances the resilience of the energy transition and increases the likelihood of achieving EU climate and energy targets.

Participation to the Exhibition and the Hub Sessions is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. REGISTER HERE 

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22.10.2024
13:30 - 15:00GMT+2
Enlit Europe (Fiera Milano di Rho, Milan, Italy) - Decarbonisation Hub

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Programme
13:30 - 14:05

Welcome and presentation of the findings of the Eurogas/Frontier Economics study

Speakers

James Watson

James Watson

Secretary General, Eurogas
Biography
James Watson
Secretary General, Eurogas

Dr Watson is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since January 2019. Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.

Prior to taking the helm at Eurogas, Dr Watson was the Chief Executive Officer of SolarPower Europe, the European solar industry association. Before joining SolarPower Europe, Dr Watson worked as the Director of Public Affairs for Weber Shandwick, specialising in energy and trade policy. Before coming to Brussels, Dr Watson worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat on a European Commission project on trade and sustainable development based in Ethiopia. Earlier in his career James worked for various UK government bodies in London and worked as a lecturer in Environmental Law at the University of Manchester.

He holds a Ph.D in International Trade and Environmental Law from the University of Leeds, and is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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14:05 - 14:55

Panel discussion

Speakers

Alessandro Cecchi

Alessandro Cecchi

Member of the Board of Euroheat & Power and President of the Italian district heating and colling association (AIRU)
Biography
Alessandro Cecchi
Member of the Board of Euroheat & Power and President of the Italian district heating and colling association (AIRU)

Alessandro is a Corporate Strategy, Planning and Regulatory manager with 25+ years of wealthy experience in primary energy companies and utilities.

Alessandro has a long experience in italian Associations in the energy and environment sectors. He is President of AIRU, the italian DHC association, since may 2024.

From 2020 he is President of ANFIDA, the Italian association of water services private operators. Alessandro is also Executive Board component within Utilitalia, the multiutility Italian association, and member of the Advisory Board of Regulation within Elettricità Futura, the electricity Italian association.

Since may 2015 he is Regulatory Affairs Director within Iren Group, one of the most important italian multiutilities, leader in DHC and active in electricity and gas sectors as well as in integrated water services and environmental services.

 

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Corinna Grajetzky

Director for European Affairs, ENGIE
Cornelia Müller-Pagel

Cornelia Müller-Pagel

Head of Green Gases, VNG
Biography
Cornelia Müller-Pagel
Head of Green Gases, VNG

Mrs. Cornelia Müller-Pagel is a fully qualified lawyer and licensed attorney-at-law. After professional positions in Erfurt, Jena and New Delhi, she has been working in various functions at VNG AG for 12 years. Since 2019, she has overseen the Green Gases department at VNG, which bundles the VNG Group’s green gas projects, and is responsible for the project management of the Energy Park Bad Lauchstädt real laboratory. Mrs. Müller-Pagel has been a member of the board of the HYPOS Association since 2020 and Managing Director of Elektrolyse Mitteldeutschland GmbH since 2023. Mrs. Müller-Pagel is married and has three children.

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Zoltan Elek

Zoltan Elek

CEO, Landwärme
Biography
Zoltan Elek
CEO, Landwärme

Zoltan Elek graduated from the Technical University of Munich after completing a degree in Electrical Engineering, where he majored in Energy Technology. He is also a graduate of the Center for Digital Technology and Management at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, participated in an MBA program in cooperation with the University of California (Berkeley), and completed an executive program at Harvard Business School. After working for notable names such as E.ON Engineering, Stadtwerke München public utility company, and McKinsey & Company, Mr. Elek founded Landwärme in 2007 and is now the CEO of the Germany-based company. Landwärme is a biomethane supplier active in the European market. With a trading portfolio of more than 2.5 TWh, the company is the leading biomethane trader in Europe today. Besides trading, Landwärme also plans and operates biogas upgrading plants and offers services along the entire biomethane value chain. Not only is Mr. Elek’s company a pioneer in the German market, it is also building bridges between Eastern and Western Europe and doing away with obstacles that currently stand in the way of an integrated European market for renewable gas. Landwärme played a vital role in the successful implementation of the first Eastern European biomethane plant in Hungary, for example. In all, Mr. Elek offers a wealth of experience in, and well-founded knowledge of, the biomethane industry and markets in Europe. He actively participates in the discourse surrounding renewable energies and biomethane in particular and has given numerous presentations at both German and European events.

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14:55 - 15:00

Concluding remarks

Speakers

James Watson

James Watson

Secretary General, Eurogas
Biography
James Watson
Secretary General, Eurogas

Dr Watson is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since January 2019. Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.

Prior to taking the helm at Eurogas, Dr Watson was the Chief Executive Officer of SolarPower Europe, the European solar industry association. Before joining SolarPower Europe, Dr Watson worked as the Director of Public Affairs for Weber Shandwick, specialising in energy and trade policy. Before coming to Brussels, Dr Watson worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat on a European Commission project on trade and sustainable development based in Ethiopia. Earlier in his career James worked for various UK government bodies in London and worked as a lecturer in Environmental Law at the University of Manchester.

He holds a Ph.D in International Trade and Environmental Law from the University of Leeds, and is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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