Opportunities and Challenges of the Hydrogen Energy Transition – A Private Sector Perspective

Speaker Bio: Dr. Gabriël Clemens is the CEO of Green Gas, E.ON SE, and Managing Director of E.ON Hydrogen GmbH. He has held a number of senior management and board positions with energy companies such as VSE, RWE and Essent in Germany and the Netherlands. He has also a consultancy background from McKinsey & Company. Dr. Clemens holds a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from RWTH Aachen, Germany. Company Description: E.ON Hydrogen GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of E.ON SE and has been developing its business along the entire H2 value chain since 2022. Through both individual customer solutions, for example the deployment of electrolysis at customer sites as well as the import of H2 and derivatives, E.ON Hydrogen creates multiple opportunities to realise decarbonisation goals with H2 in all sectors. By linking production and consumption of green and climate-neutral H2, E.ON Hydrogen, together with the E.ON companies throughout Europe, is driving forward the energy transition by aggregating the demand of a broad range of market participants. Special focus is on solutions for medium-sized companies to support them on their way to climate neutrality. Sponsored by Harvard-China Project, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.