The energy transition requires changing of existing value chains as well as creation of new value chains. This requires many different companies and other actors to collaborate and align around a vision for a project or even a market. Our first event under the 2025 theme From Design to Deployment is therefore DEVELOPING VALUE CHAINS. Hosted by EBN and TNO, the event will take place at De Loods in Rijswijk on 13 March.
Hydrogen, heat and CCUS are examples of value chains that are actively being developed. But also for the materials transition new value chains are crucial, including circular chains, for example sustainable carbon. What they have in common is that they can only be developed effectively and in time, if a few conditions are met, including infrastructure, stable policy and market demand.
We have developed a programme around three topics:
- Building an integrated energy system – a case study. In this block, we will look at a case study of a new regional energy system that organically grew and integrated heat and electricity.
- Developing a hydrogen chain. In this block we will look at the development of an integrated system around hydrogen, from the development of green or blue hydrogen to transport, storage and offtake.
- Maturing circular materials. In this block we will discuss how to build a chain for circular materials. Taking plastic as an example, we will look at production, processing and the key role of demand creation.
The agenda with speakers will follow soon. You can expect our speakers and panellists from industry, policy and academia to discuss:
- How can companies that need each other, but do not yet know each other, find one another?
- What policies are needed to support the development of a robust value chain?
- What is the balance between public and private organisations? What role can and should publicly owned companies play?
- How can each link in the chain build its business case and what grants and incentives work?
- How can we create demand to activate the value chain?