From Neuroscience to Artificially Intelligent Systems

Green hydrogen is currently enjoying unprecedented political and commercial momentum, with the number of policies and projects around the world expanding rapidly over the last 12 months. With hydrogen now a central part of many nations’ decarbonisation plans, there remains an elephant in the room; how do we produce clean green hydrogen at the volumes needed to support this burgeoning hydrogen ecosystem, at comparable prices to grey or blue Hydrogen? The fifth annual Green Hydrogen Summit will return to Lisbon as Portugal’s premier green hydrogen event to inspire and educate delegates on how to take advantage of the opportunities green hydrogen will offer financially and environmentally and provide the connections to make it possible. Our unique audience includes offtakers, energy suppliers, project developers, debt providers and investors, utilities, gas TSOs and government officials. In 2024 we will move beyond an introduction to the concepts of green hydrogen and will look at the larger challenges on the horizon for the sector, including securing energy supply for Hydrogen production with limited sources of renewable energy and limited grid capacity.

As the world’s population grows, the demand for a new approach to energy also grows, pushing us toward more sustainable ideas. Engineering in the areas of energy is critical for the sustainability of the environment and the global economy.

Corporate leaders face mounting pressure from investors, customers and regulators to decarbonise operations, assets and infrastructure. However, progress is slow; according to the Infrastructure Transition Monitor research, commissioned by Siemens and conducted by FT Longitude, only 30% of companies globally (out of 1,400 surveyed) reported significant advances in decarbonisation or electrification of core processes, and just 37% cited improvements in the energy efficiency of their buildings and facilities. Given that buildings alone contribute nearly 40% of energy-related carbon emissions, there is a large gap to be filled on the road to net zero. Economic crises and budget constraints, as well as a lack of standardisation and alignment on priorities, are challenging efforts to bring about swift and meaningful change. Innovation and collaboration are required to accelerate electrification and to ensure that infrastructure across grids, buildings and transportation is efficient and resilient enough to meet sustainable goals. This reception and panel on Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Infrastructure, hosted by the Financial Times, in partnership with Siemens, will bring together leaders who are working to bridge gaps in decarbonisation. The discussion will consider the technologies, cooperation and alignment needed on the path to net zero to advance efficiency gains and speed up electrification across corporate and industrial infrastructure.

PV CellTech returns to Europe on 12-13 March 2024 at the new Frankfurt, Germany location, and will feature an expanded agenda scope to fully map out the European roadmap for advanced solar PV manufacturing capacity additions out to 2030 and beyond. In addition to capturing global PV technology trends in manufacturing, PV CellTech Europe 2024 will examine the ecosystem in Europe for full value-chain PV manufacturing, looking at the prospects for existing and new entrants in coming years. Join us for answers to the important questions in PV cell technology: Who are the leading TOPCon and heterojunction cell producers and what are their roadmaps to increased efficiencies? What disruptive PV manufacturing solutions are maturing? What is on the horizon for tandem cell manufacturing? What back contact variants could become mainstream offerings after TOPCon? Who is manufacturing what in Europe and what is the long term viability of European manufacturing? These and many more questions will be addressed, discussed and answered in Frankfurt during PV CellTech Europe 2024 on 12-13 March 2024.