Celebrating Success: Highlights from the 2024 European Hydrogen Week in Brussels
Key Ideas
- Over 9,000 attendees, including 220 exhibitors, gathered in Brussels for the 2024 European Hydrogen Week, showcasing groundbreaking technology and discussing key challenges and solutions in the sector.
- Discussions emphasized the importance of underground hydrogen storage, integration with the power sector, stakeholder collaboration, infrastructure development, and financial support for key assets like electrolysers.
- The event highlighted the necessity for global trade rules simplification, certification, and standardization of hydrogen products to foster an international commodity market, with notable progress in Europe despite challenges.
- Hydrogen Europe expressed gratitude to participants and partners, including representatives from India, Algeria, Chile, and the Netherlands, for their contributions to the success of the event.
The 2024 European Hydrogen Week in Brussels was a resounding success, with Hydrogen Europe expressing gratitude to all involved in making the event memorable. Over 9,000 attendees, including 220 exhibitors and 200 speakers, gathered for four days of exhibitions, panel debates, and networking. Discussions focused on key industry challenges such as underground hydrogen storage, power sector integration, stakeholder collaboration, infrastructure development, and financial support for crucial assets like electrolysers. The high-level policy conference stressed the need for simplifying global trade rules, certification, and standardization of hydrogen products to facilitate international trade. Despite facing challenges in meeting ambitious targets, Europe has seen progress in large projects reaching final investment decisions. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe, lauded the event as a valuable platform for knowledge sharing and business planning. Representatives from India, Algeria, Chile, and the Netherlands were acknowledged for their contributions to the event's success. The event concluded with an announcement for the next European Hydrogen Week in 2025, scheduled for September 29 to October 3 in Brussels.