Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Job Title: CEO
Company: Hydrogen Europe
Country: Belgium

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis is CEO of Hydrogen Europe since 2016. Before he was Representative of Infineon Technologies in Brussels and Member of the European Parliament (2004 - 2014) inter alia in the ITRE Committee (Industry, Technology, Research and Energy) where he could contribute to lay the cornerstone for the first and the second Joint Undertaking on hydrogen and fuel cells. In 2007 he was elected 'MEP of the year' by his colleagues of the European Parliament in the category 'Research and Innovation'. In 2015 he was appointed ambassador at large for Greece.
Mr Chatzimarkakis was born in Duisburg, Germany. He holds German and Greek nationality, a degree in political science from the University of Bonn.

June 19, 2024Boosting the Creation of a Liquid European Market for Clean Hydrogen

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The European State of Play in the Emerging Hydrogen Sector

Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 10:30 am - 12:10 pm

Messe München Hall B2, Booth B2.550

The hydrogen economy starts to take form. Prompted by the industry, policymakers have responded by establishing the hydrogen bank, securing initial contracts for differences, a start to be continued, highlighting at the same time the urgent need for a new European infrastructure. The European Hydrogen Backbone is an initiative to think European and allow regions to act locally, bringing together the full play. However, change is implmented by people, and this new sector of the economy demands skilled workforce. The hydrogen academy aims at offering transition paths to this new promising sector.

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Dirk Messner, Sacha Müller-Kraenner and Ove Petersen

Hydrogen – saviour or waste of energy?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 198 | Language: German

November 14, 2024

We speak with Dirk Messner, Sacha Müller-Kraenner and Ove Petersen about the German hydrogen economy.