Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and H2Global Foundation (H2Global) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to initiate the cooperation in the area of clean hydrogen. H2Global is a pioneer in price differential support systems for clean hydrogen. JOGMEC and H2Global have been working on cooperative activities aimed at collecting information that will be useful for launching projects for building a hydrogen supply chain to Japan. JOGMEC, H2Global and Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), which has a separate MOU with H2Global, will hold a joint clean hydrogen seminar “Unlocking Clean Hydrogen Markets: A Look at Japan’s Support Initiatives and the H2Global Market Maker Instrument." You are invited to attend this seminar comprising of the Japan-Germany efforts to build an international hydrogen supply chain, the introduction to support systems and so on, and the understanding of the future efforts toward market expansion, which will be necessary following Contract for Difference (CfD) (first mover support and pilot chain construction).

January 30, 2025

Webinar (Cisco Webex Events)　
Note: Please register in advance. See the "Registration" section below for more details.

Time（JST）	Contents	Speakers
13:30 ～13:35	Opening Remarks	MORI, Hiroyuki (Executive Vice President, Energy Business Unit, JOGMEC)
Session A：
13:35 ～13:45	Keynote Speech 1: Japan’s Policies on Hydrogen	HIROTA, Daisuke (Director/ Investment Strategist, Hydrogen and Ammonia Division, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department)
13:45 ～13:55	Keynote Speech 2: Germany's Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen in the Energy Transition	Dr. Christian Storost (Head of Division, Funding Instruments and Hydrogen Initiatives, BMWK)
13:55 ～14:05	Keynote Speech 3: Overview of JH2A, the cross-industry hydrogen value-chain association in Japan	SAITOH, Kenichiro (Deputy Executive Director　General Manager, Project Department, JH2A)
14:05 ～14:15	Keynote Speech 4: A German Industry Perspective on Establishing Hydrogen as a Global Commodity	Dr. Axel Wietfeld (Chairman of the Board of Trustees H2Global Foundation (Executive Vice President Procurement & Real Estate, Uniper))
Session B：
14:15 ～14:25	Overview of Japan’s CfD Support Scheme	Dr. SUEHIRO, Yoshifumi (Director General, Hydrogen Project Department, Energy Business Unit, JOGMEC)
14:25 ～14:45	Insights into H2 market Creation and H2Global’s efforts	Markus Exenberger (Executive Director and Chairman, H2Global)
14:45 ～14:55	Break
Session C：
14:55 ～15:35	H2Global 2024 Reports / Findings and JOGMEC / H2Global Joint Exercise	Jan Klenke (H2Global Program Manager) Elisabeth Sterner (H2Global Project Manager) KOMAZAWA, Yuko (International Affairs Division, Business Strategy Department, Energy Business Unit, JOGMEC)
Session D：
15:35 ～15:45	Overview of “Japan Hydrogen Fund,” Japan’s first -of-its-kind fund, and JH2A’s activities around financing Hydrogen	KANEKO, Tadahiro (Chair of Finance Committee, JH2A)
Session E：
15:45 ～16:05	Discussion	JH2A: KANEKO, Tadahiro (as Facilitator) JOGMEC: SUEHIRO, Yoshifumi H2Global: Markus Exenberger JH2A: SAITOH, Kenichiro
16:05 ～16:10	Closing Remarks	Markus Exenberger (Executive Director and Chairman, H2Global)

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January 22, 2025～January 30, 2025
If we reach capacity, we may close the application process before the deadline.

1,000 persons

Free of charge

Reception has been closed.

Japan Organization for Metal and Energy Security（JOGMEC）
H2Global Foundation (H2 Global)
Japan Hydrogen Association（JH2A）

Clean Hydrogen Seminars (Hydrogen Planning Division, Hydrogen Business Department, JOGMEC)
E-mail：cleanh2seminar@jogmec.go.jp