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The newsletter at a glance

• Event Invitation: Hydrogen, the energy carrier of the future
• Webinar invitation: Energy Transitions in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development
• EU Corner: Highlights from the EU
• EXPO 2020 Dubai, UAE
• Other News

Join our Next Events

Hydrogen, the energy carrier of the future
Tuesday 25 May 2021
12.00 CET / 13.00 Qatar Time / 14.00 GST

This research outcome seminar/online webinar will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and consider concrete options to move the hydrogen agenda forward in Qatar and the whole GCC and EU regions. It will help identify innovative and replicable practices and models to facilitate the development and implementation of renewable hydrogen projects to initiate joint initiatives.

The webinar is organised by the European Union Delegation to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) on Tuesday 25 May 2021 at 12.00 CET/ 13.00 Qatar Time/14.00 GST. 

H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador in Kuwait and Qatar, EU Delegation to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, and Dr. Abdul Sattar Al-Taie, Executive Director, Qatar National Research Fund will open this promising event while high-level domain experts will share their views and insights. 

Energy Transitions in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Thursday 17 June 2021
13.00 CET / 14.00 Qatar Time / 15.00 GST

This webinar Energy Transitions in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Developemt will provide an overview of the goals and activities that the two regions are undertaken to achieve their clean energy targets including the EU green deal and the different GCC country visions and strategies. Also, it will discuss the challenges that the two regions are facing and what can be done to transform them in business and economic opportunities. In addition, the webinar will highlight the efforts that both regions are undertaking to foster their collaboration in the clean energy and climate change domains.

The webinar is organised by the European Union Delegation to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and will take place on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 13.00 CET/ 14.00 Qatar Time / 15.00 GST. 

EU Corner: Highlights from the EU

News
ETS Market Stability Reserve to reduce auction volume by over 378 million allowances between September 2021 and August 2022

The European Commission published on May 12th, 2021 the total number of allowances in circulation on the European carbon market. It amounts to 1.578.772.426 allowances. At the same time last year, the amount was 1.385.496.166 allowances.

The total number of allowances in circulation plays an important role in the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which began operating in January 2019. This indicator shows the amount of allowances in circulation in a transparent and predictable manner. Read more here. 

Publication
Hydrogen generation in Europe
Overview of costs and key benefits

The report provides the evidence base established on the latest publicly available data for identifying investment opportunities in the hydrogen value chain over the period from 2020 to 2050, and the associated benefits in terms of jobs. Considering the dynamics and significant scale-up expected over a very short period of time, multiple sources have been used to estimate the different values consistently and transparently. Download the report

EXPO 2020 DUBAI UAE

The Network, funded by the EU, is organising a number of EU events/initiatives during October and November 2021 within the EXPO 2020. 

More information will be announced soon. Stay tuned! 

Other News

The Network at the Future of Hydrogen Energy event

Frank Wouters, Director EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network joined the discussion Future of Hydrogen Energy workshop that took place on Thursday 22 April 2021. The event  was organised by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE. 

How to Design and Operate Cost-Competitive Thermal Storage Solutions (TES)

CEBC Clean Energy Annual Summit

The Network is a Supporting Organisation of the upcoming webinar How to design and operate cost-competitive thermal storage solutions (TES), taking place on Wednesday 26 May 2021 at 11.00 CETS, organised by ATA Insights. The webinar will analyse the techno-economic advantages of integrating long-term thermal energy storage systems in variable renewable generation projects:  

• Understand the scope of this opportunity both in mature and new renewable energy markets.
• Hear from the companies that are making strides to provide utilities with long-term thermal storage for their wind and solar assets to secure firmness and dispatchability.
• Analyse case studies and types of projects, to understand how to design and operate a TES system to improve the productivity of your generation assets. 

More information, including the registration process, is available here. 

CEBC Clean Energy Annual Summit

Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 May 2021

Join the CEBC Clean Energy Annual Summit where experts and industry leaders from across the globe come together to discuss the clean energy trends, challenges, opportunities, and outlook. The summit focuses on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market. Topics to be discussed include Climate Finance, Energy Efficiency, Electric Mobility, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen, and more. To agenda and the registration link, are available here.

Visit the website and register at: www.eugcc-cleanergy.net

Contact us at: contact@eugcc-cleanergy.net