HyER/GREAT event on freight – presentations
On the 31st of January, HyER and the GREAT project organised a joint seminar on the decarbonisation of heavy duty freight vehicles. The event took place at Norway House in Brussels.
The event was a success with more than 90 participants attending the seminar.
The participants heard presentations from different technology solution providers, user groups and the European Commission. From the political side, MEP Gesine Meissner and HyER President Cllr Barney Crockett reaffirmed the strong political drive to decarbonise road transport accross Europe.
A few key concepts mentionned during the day included affordability. the availability of vehicles on the market, adequate infrastructure and business cases. Available financial solutions were also discussed.
The presentations from the day are now available: click on the link to download each individual presentation or download a Zip archive with all presentations.
Opening speeches
- Gesine Meißner, Member of the European Parliament
- Barney Crockett, Lord Provost of Aberdeen and HyER President
- Britt Karlsson-Green, Project Manager, GREAT
Technology
- Tomas Thuresson, Global Key Account Manager, Volvo Trucks
- Luc Vandewalle, Clean Mobility Director, Air Liquide
- Björn Fredriksson Möller, Business Development Analyst, E.ON
- Patrik Åkerman, Business Developer eHighway, Siemens
- Wouter Van Der Laak, Project Manager, WaterstofNet
Users
- Acacia Smith, Policy Officer – Goods Transport and Environmental Affairs Officer, International Road Transport Union
- Ulf Jarnefjord, Initiator of the Swedish Transport Workers’ Association’s climate project
- Luc Vandewalle, Clean Mobility Director, Air Liquide
Policy
- Ann-Charlotte Mellquist, Researcher – Circular Economy, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)
- Carlos Calvo Ambel, Manager for Analysis and Climate, Transport & Environment
- Axel Volkery, Clean Transport Policy Coordinator, DG MOVE
- Maurizio Maggiore, Policy Officer – Transport unit, DG RTD
- Andreas Gumbert, Policy Officer – Road Transport unit, DG CLIMA
Finance
- Carlos Navas, Project Manager, Fuel cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
- Maurizio Maggiore, Policy Officer – Transport unit, DG RTD
- Ana Rios Olmedo, Policy Officer, DG MOVE
GREAT contact: jonas.brantefors@skane.se
HyER contact: valentine@hyer.eu
