Second International Conference on New Pathways for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition: Connecting Multiple Stakeholders and Levels

SPECIAL SESSIONPanel discussion1. Overcoming challenges in local green H2 economiesOrganizer:Dr Beata KviatekJean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, Centre of Expertise Energy / International Business School / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the NetherlandsOne of the main pathways of the current energy transition includes development of regional green hydrogen economy, usually based in the so-called hydrogen valleys. The development of regional green hydrogen economies enables to green up regional industry and mobility, brings new business opportunities for local and regional businesses, redirects regional investments and financial streams, and proposes new avenues for regional education, knowledge, and research institutions. However, the complexity of regional transformation towards green hydrogen economy, poses challenges that require a close cooperation between different local and regional stakeholders at multiple levels, including national and European. What are these challenges in developing regional green hydrogen economies here, in the northern part of the Netherlands, and in other regions of Europe and what are the new pathways to overcome challenges in regional green hydrogen economies? – is the main question of the proposed panel discussion that will involve academics, policy makers, and practitioners from the northern part of the Netherlands as well as some European regions.The members of the panel are:Dr Ir Jan-jaap Aué, Professor Application of Hydrogen within the Energy Transition, EnTranCe / Hanze University of Applied Sciences GroningenProf Lorenzo Squintani, Professor of Energy Law, University of GroningenDr Kim van Dam, Senior Researcher Spatial Transformation at EnTranCe / Hanze University of Applied Sciences GroningenDr Beata Kviatek, Jean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, EnTranCe / Hanze University of Applied Sciences GroningenRepresentative from the Province of FrieslandRepresentative from the Province of GroningenRepresentative from the Province of DrentheRepresentatives from regional business association