Hydrogen Carriers, Transport, Storage and Energy Buffers

Gunnar Assmann, process engineer and project manager for hydrogen storage at Storengy Deutschland, is a seasoned expert with over 30 years of experience in the energy sector. Specialised in renewable energies, energy transformation and infrastructure projects, he has made important contributions to the decarbonisation of district heating systems and spearheaded complex technological concept developments for gas field projects at ENGIE E&P Deutschland. With prior managerial positions in renewable energies and industrial energy services, Assmann brings extensive expertise to his current focus on H2 storage and infrastructure.

Olivier is an entrepreneur in the field of efficient energy transformation. Just following his degree in Chemical Engineering in 2000, he created the fuel cell and electrolyser company HTceramix today known as SolydEra. He gained many projects in the field and actively contributed the programming of topics as Vice Chair of the Coordination Group in which role he also co-drafted the SRIA of the current Clean Hydrogen Partnership. Since 2010, Olivier acts as President of the European Electrolyser and Fuel Cell Forum EFCF, Europe's reference event for science and technology in the fuel cell and hydrogen world. In this role, he also co-edits since 2012 an annual Special Issue of 'Fuel Cell - From Fundamentals to Systems' published by Wiley. In 2021, he joined ExerGo as Executive Chairman and lead successfully the company's seed financing round. In August 2023, he co-founded Adele Hydrogen, company developing and commercialising advanced alkaline electrolyser electrodes where he acts as Executive Chairman.

Tobias Puklavec is one of the founder of Green Energy Park, leading the green engineering activities within the organization. After the death of his father Vladimir Puklavec in October 2022, Tobias Puklavec took over the role of the Chairman and CEO of the Gasfin Group, leading and managing the company with innovation and growth towards new and green energies. His education as an industrial engineer and his over 20 years of experience in top engineering, project management and sales functions and as a member of the management board of TGE Gas Engineering GmbH, a world leading EPC contractor for handling and storage of liquefied gases, help him to expand the core business, build new markets and invest in future business. He is steering the development towards the future as CTO in the Green Energy Park, making this amazing green energy journey a success towards zero emission politics.

Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Schmid, born and grown up in the Stuttgart Area, Germany studied Mechanical Engineering at University of. PhD in modelling of reacting turbulent flows in 1997. 6 years experience in automotive industry. Since 2003 Managing Director of WS Reformer. Numerous projects and sales in small-scale SteamMethaneReformers as well as reformer/fuel-cell integration with large and small companies and customers worldwide. Most recent activities in green hydrogen from Biogas and Ammonia.

Ralf Ott is the Head of Policy and Regulation at Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, a pioneer in storing and transporting hydrogen via the disruptive Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Technology. Before that he worked at the TSO TenneT, where he also led the project Redispatch 2.0 and projects with regards to the energy system of the future. Ralf Ott holds Masters in International Business Administration and Industrial Engineering and has 15 years of experience in the energy sector

Exploring climate models in the 1980s sparked Alexander Voigt's passion for sustainability and belief in a global green economy. His career as a serial entrepreneur focuses on developing reliable and affordable CO2-free energy from renewable sources. With HH2E, Voigt's dream is becoming reality. This German green energy startup transforms surplus sun and wind energy into stable, price-competitive green hydrogen, aiming to install 4 GW of production in Germany by 2030. The company is also partnering with DHL and Leipzig Airport to launch a large-scale eSAF production project in Germany. Voigt founded Solon and Q-Cells in the 1990s, pioneering Germany's PV industry. Solon AG's 1998 IPO reached a market capitalisation of €5 billion, and Q-Cells became a global PV leader. In the 2000s, he co-founded Younicos AG and Lumenion, advancing off-grid renewables and energy storage. Passionate about cooking, hosting, and fly-fishing, Voigt is also a Greenpeace member. He seeks innovative ideas and talented individuals to join the renewable energy battle.