Frank Wouters

Position: Chairman
Firma: MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Land: UAE

Frank Wouters has been leading renewable energy projects, transactions, and technology development for more than 30 years and played a lead role in the development of renewable energy projects valued at over $5 billion.
He served as Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) from 2012 to 2014.
Mr. Wouters has served on the board of energy companies in Europe, Asia, the US and Africa and currently serves as:
- Senior Vice President Energy Transition at Reliance Industries,
- Director of the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, a platform that fosters partnerships between Europe and the Gulf,
- Fellow, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines,
- Chairman of the MENA Hydrogen Alliance,
- Chairman of the Dii Advisory Board,
- Non-Executive Board Director of Gore Street Capital, London, and
- Non-Executive Board Director of Vast Solar in Australia.
Frank has authored several books on renewable energy and green hydrogen and lives in Abu Dhabi. He has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University.

20. Juni 2024The Case for Green Ammonia and How to Build a Hydrogen Market

Sessions

Forum

Balance of Power - A Global Game for Hydrogen (International Markets and Distribution)

Donnerstag, 20. Juni 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 Uhr

Messe München Halle B2, Stand B2.550

Hydrogen is both a domestic and international resource. Looking at the globe, where are the promised lands? What can they contribute to EU's energy economy? And what is Europe's role in this economy still to be built? After a keynote with global scope, the session presents selected countries with their ongoing projects or prospects.

Weiterführende Inhalte

Pressemeldung

The smarter E AWARD 2025: Die Bewerbungsfrist beginnt

4. November 2024

Ein Award, fünf Kategorien, 15 Gewinner und ganz viele innovative und intelligente Ideen, Produkte, Services und Projekte:

Dirk Kaisers, Leiter des Segments Distributed Energy Management EMEA von Eaton

„Think Holistically – Erfolgreiche Transformation des Stromnetzes“

The smarter E Podcast Folge 197 | Sprache: Englisch

7. November 2024

Wir sprechen mit Dirk Kaisers über die erfolgreiche Transformation des Stromnetzes.

Dirk Messner, Sacha Müller-Kraenner und Ove Petersen

Wasserstoff – Heilsbringer oder Energieverschwendung?

The smarter E Podcast Folge 198 | Sprache: Deutsch

14. November 2024

Wir sprechen mit Dirk Messner, Sacha Müller-Kraenner und Ove Petersen über die deutsche Wasserstoffwirtschaft.

Referent

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe

CEO

Belgien

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.

Referent

Joel Vogl, Infener

CEO and Co-founder

Deutschland

Joel Vogl is CEO and co-founder of Infener. He is also a partner and holds a management position at the W&P Group. His extensive expertise in the field of hydrogen originated at an early stage and has continuously developed since. Scientific studies in the field of geosciences at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen were preceded by a degree in business administration from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Further specialization was achieved through a master's degree in business administration and relevant postgraduate studies at the University of Leicester.