- De La Rey Venter, Executive Vice President, Integrated Gas Ventures of Shell 
highlights importance of hydrogen for climate aspirations as mission critical

- Gastech Hydrogen is set to deliver the latest commercial strategies and 
trends dominating the hydrogen value chain

Hydrogen's potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable 
energy future will be the focus of the first Gastech Hydrogen Exhibition and 
Conference co-located with Gastech 2021, due to take place in Singapore, in 
September 2021.

A new addition to Gastech, the world's largest integrated conference and 
exhibition event supporting the whole gas, LNG and energy value chain, the 
Gastech Hydrogen Exhibition and Conference (GH2) will provide the global gas 
industry unprecedented opportunities to gain key insights from, and share 
knowledge with, the policy makers, technologists, scientists and companies at 
the forefront of the hydrogen industry.

The inaugural event's conference will address the latest shifts and trends 
impacting the hydrogen value chain, including scaling up technologies and 
bringing down production costs, as well as the new regulatory frameworks and 
infrastructure development necessary to allow hydrogen to become more widely 
used in transport, buildings and power generation.

Meanwhile, the event's dedicated exhibition will showcase concrete business 
models that are marketable and profitable, as well as next generation hydrogen 
technology, R & D advances and the latest products, services and solutions.

The requirement for Hydrogen as an integral part of the low carbon economy of 
the future was discussed this morning in a Global Business Leader panel session 
at the Gastech Virtual Summit, with those speaking highlighting the requirement 
for Hydrogen as part of the energy mix in the near future. De La Rey Venter, 
Executive Vice President, Integrated Gas Ventures of Shell, said: "How 
important is hydrogen really in the context of our climate aspirations? Bluntly 
put, it is mission critical."

Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security of International Energy 
Agency, said: "There's a lot of opportunity now for hydrogen probably more than 
ever before, so we must start now. What we do between now and 2030 is critical, 
the challenge is to turn the momentum into investment decisions." Hydrogen has 
an important role to play in decarbonising the energy industry, Gastech 
Hydrogen will enable those driving the development of Hydrogen and those 
investing to convene.

Nick Ornstien, Vice President of dmg events, which organises Gastech, said: 
"With the addition of the Gastech Hydrogen Exhibition and Conference, Gastech 
continues to respond to the changing needs of the gas industry as it addresses 
the key challenges and opportunities created by the energy transition.

"The Gastech Hydrogen Exhibition and Conference will catalyse a wide range of 
conversations, connections and collaborations around the many exciting market 
opportunities being created by the growing interest in hydrogen, from 
governments that both import and export energy, as well as the renewables 
industry, power utilities, oil and gas companies, big industry, major 
technology firms and large cities."

For almost 50 years, Gastech has been at the heart of the Gas, LNG and Energy 
conversation. It is a global platform with the power to convene industry 
leaders annually in their mission to provide low carbon, affordable energy for 
all.

Taking place in Singapore, from 13 – 16 September 2021, Gastech 2021, which 
will be attended by more than 35,000 attendees, including senior 
decision-makers and energy industry thought leaders, and 700 exhibiting 
companies, will set the agenda for the global Gas, LNG and Energy industry for 
decades to come.

About Gastech

For almost 50 years, Gastech has been at the heart of the Gas, LNG and Energy 
conversation. As the world starts to emerge from the shadow of COVID-19, the 
Gastech Virtual Summit will engage with, and address, the key issues and most 
promising opportunities for the Gas, LNG and Energy industries in the 4th 
industrial age.

Taking place from 13-16 September 2021, Gastech will provide leadership and 
direction as the Gas, LNG and Energy industries seek to strike a balance 
between business priorities and their licence to operate, in a post COVID-19 
world. With an emphasis on technology innovation; supply and demand dynamics; 
evolving partnerships; people and talent and governance and influence, the 
event will set the agenda for the global Gas, LNG and Energy industries for 
decades to come.

For more information please visit www.gastechevent.com. 

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Source: Gastech 2021