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SUMMARY:WG Green Hydrogen kick-off meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AER working group on Green Hydrogen organised its kick-off meeting on 13 March 2023 from 09:30-11:30 \nThe proposal for this working group is led by Catalonia (ES). It is supported by Burgenland (AU)\, Lower Austria (AU)\, Valle D’Aosta (IT)\, Flevoland (NL)\, Maramures (RO)\, Värmland (SE)\, Västra-Götaland (SE)\, Fribourg (CH)\, and Denizli (TR)\, Kosice (SK) \nThis meeting was open to AER members only \nDuring this first meeting\, AER members interested in sharing experiences and knowledge on the topic of Green Hydrogen: \n\ngot to know each other (pitch on the region)\nshared why the topic matters for them now\nshared how the working group would create value for them: what they expect\, how they would like to contribute\ndefined activities for the coming months\n\nThe group also nominated the Chair of the Working Group: Albert Castellanos\, Secretary for Business and Competitiveness of the Government of Catalonia \nPresentations & Ressources\nCatalonia Pitch on H2 Strategy \nFribourg Pitch on H2 R&D \nVärmland Pitch on H2 Strategy \nAbruzzo Pitch on H2 Strategy \nGrand Est Pitch on H2 Strategy \nLower Austria Pitch on H2 Strategy \nVästra-Götaland Pitch on H2 Strategy \nConclusions of the meeting\nThe findings and decisions made at the kick-off meeting of the AER Working Group on Green Hydrogen can be found here. \nContext: scaling up the renewable hydrogen economy\nThere is significant work to do to scale-up production and demand. At present\, hydrogen makes up less than 2% of Europe’s energy mix and is still largely produced from fossil fuels. Producing clean hydrogen from renewable sources like wind and solar is expensive\, and while technology has improved and come down in cost\, there remain challenges connecting hydrogen production to energy grids and securing enough investment to make it viable. \nRegions have a key role to play in scaling up the renewable hydrogen economy across Europe. As noted in a 2020 opinion adopted by the Committee of the Regions\, green hydrogen “has the capacity to promote regional and local development because significant parts of the value chain can be established in regions and municipalities”. With the right level of private and public investment\, European regions can lead in the creation of self-contained “hydrogen hubs” that link all elements of the value chain. \nRegions have a crucial role in facilitating\, supporting\, and developing collaborations for the deployment of green hydrogen. \nBy cooperating and sharing experiences and best practices\, regions can inspire each other inter-regionally to the best possible solutions in several areas. \n  \nMore information on how to set-up a working group at AER here. \nFor any questions\, please contact AER Coordinator for Policy & Knowledge Transfer Johanna Pacevicius \nPicture by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash
URL:https://aer.eu/events/wg-hydrogen-kick-off-meeting/
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