Welcome to the Nuremberg Hydrogen Conference 2025!
The conference is organized by the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab under the leadership of Veronika Grimm. We look forward to meeting you and all the other leading experts in the field of hydrogen here in Nuremberg!
Where and When?
Monday, 14.07.2025 @Zollhof 7, 90443 Nuremberg, Germany
This conference will address one of the most pressing issues for the future of energy and industrial policy in Europe and beyond: the commercialisation and availability of hydrogen and its derivatives.
If you have any questions, please contact us via email.
The Keynote Speakers
We are thrilled to announce that we have secured some of the most experienced and knowledgeable speakers in the field of hydrogen for the keynote speeches at the Nuremberg Hydrogen Conference 2025.
Speakers
Welcome Adress by Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Professor of Energy Systems and Market Design @ University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN)
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling
Director @ Fraunhofer ISE
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Keynote by Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel
Chairman @ Commission Energy of the Future & Ruhr-University Bochum
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Registration
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Get Ready!
July 14, 2025 / 9:00AM - 8:00PM (CEST)
Confirmed Panelists
We are delighted to announce that we have gathered some of the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in the field of hydrogen with diverse perspectives for the panel discussions at the Nuremberg Hydrogen Conference 2025.
Speakers
Ambassador Magdalena Atria Barros
Ambassador of the Republic of Chile in Germany
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Lavinia Bauerochse
Global Head of Sustainable Finance Corporate Bank @ Deutsche Bank
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Prof. Dr. Florian Bieberbach
CEO @ Stadtwerke München GmbH
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Dr. Anne-Mette Cheese
Senior Manager Germany MMP LCS @ Equinor
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Dr. Christine Falken-Großer
Director Hydrogen Coordination @ Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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Prof. Dr. Franziska Holz
Deputy Head of Department of the Energy, Transportation, Environment Department @ DIW Berlin
Prof. Dr. Tim Hosenfeldt
Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Innovation & Central Technology, @ Schaeffler AG
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Dr. Andreas Lehmann
CEO @ Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH
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Dr. Andreas Lenz
Member of the German Bundestag @ CSU
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Sterner
Professor of Energy Networks and Energy Storage @ OTH Regensburg
Christian Stuckmann
Vice President Business Development Hydrogen @ Uniper Global Commodities SE
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Preliminary Conference Schedule
Mon 14.07.2025 @Zollhof 7, 90443 Nuremberg
Agenda | Time | Content |
Arrival & Registration | 09:00 – 09:30 |
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Welcome | 09:30 – 09:40 | Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm |
Keynote | 09:40 – 10:25 | Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling: European Perspective on the Challenges and Solutions in the Hydrogen Value Chain |
Coffee Break | 10:25 – 10:45 |
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Panel 1 – The role of low carbon hydrogen | 10:45 – 12:15 | Keywords: Costs, certification, funding, regulation, infrastructure Participants:
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Lunch Break | 12:15 – 13:30 |
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Keynote | 13:30 – 14:15 | Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel: Economic and political framework of hydrogen import to Europe |
Panel 2 – Instruments for the hydrogen market ramp-up | 14:15 – 15:45 | Keywords: Instrumental design, regulation, leveraging effects Participants:
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Coffee Break | 15:45 – 16:15 |
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Panel 3 – Regional perspective on the hydrogen ramp up | 16:15 – 17:45 | Keywords: Hydrogen application at regional level, DSO perspective, SME industry transformation Participants:
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Dinner/Buffet | Evening |
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Conference Venue
ZOLLHOF – The Perfect Venue for Innovation and Collaboration
We are excited to host our hydrogen conference at ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, a dynamic hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in the heart of Nuremberg. Located in a historic yet modernized setting, ZOLLHOF serves as a vibrant meeting point for startups, industry leaders, and researchers shaping the future of technology and sustainability.
With its cutting-edge infrastructure, inspiring atmosphere, and strong connections to the energy and mobility sectors, ZOLLHOF provides the ideal environment to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and drive the hydrogen economy forward. Join us in this unique venue where tradition meets the future of energy!
Location
- hello@zollhof.de
- +4991192741016
- https://zollhof.de/
Hotel accommodation
Cloud One Hotel
We have a limited contingent at fixed prices at the Cloud One Hotel, with a nice roof top bar, conveniently located next to the main train station (bookable until 14 June 2025).
Prices:
Single room: 99€ per night, including breakfast
Room with a great view: 119€ per night, including breakfast
Reservation process:
Please fill out the attached form “Allotment reservation form H2-Nbg” and send it to nuernberg@the-cloud-one.com.
Once the hotel has received the completed form, you will receive an email and will be prompted to provide your credit card details via an encrypted link to complete the reservation
Guests pay for their rooms upon arrival at the hotel
Reservations can be canceled up to 2 weeks before arrival
For any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at market-design@utn.de.
The Organizers
The Energy System and Market Design Lab, led by Prof. Veronika Grimm at the University of Technology Nuremberg, is organizing this event.
The core focus of the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab lies in exploring the transformation of global energy systems, digitalization, and the growing significance of artificial intelligence.
The researchers in the Lab develop models for analyzing current energy policy issues and applies these in the context of European and global energy systems. In our research projects, we often cooperate with scientists from other disciplines and rely on a lively exchange with politics and business in applied research. Based on the results of our research, we are involved in science-based policy advice.
Our Projects
Subproject: Techno-economic research
Funding: German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Abstract: The research project focuses on analyzing instruments that support the ramp-up of international hydrogen markets. These include instruments such as the European Hydrogen Bank, the H2Global auction mechanism, the German “Klimaschutzverträge” and the Inflation Reduction Act in the USA. The research project classifies the development and results of the various instruments, assess their potential impact and develop proposals for the further development of instruments so that political and economic goals can be pursued and achieved over the ramp-up phase. These include, in particular, the establishment of initial supply, logistics and value chains, the development of domestic production and use, the underpinning of hydrogen partnerships, the creation of import corridors and an impetus for global commodity markets in cooperation with neighboring European countries. Underlying aspects in this context are on the one hand different time horizons, but also strategic preferences and targets. This requires a detailed analysis of hydrogen and its derivatives.
The focus of the sub-project “Techno-ökonomische Forschung” at the UTN is on modeling the supply side for H2/PtX products for a combination of possible partner countries and on concepts for the further development of the instrument design. To this end, existing models for techno-economic modeling of the process chain (production, transport and storage) of various hydrogen-based products will be further developed and integrated into the joint modeling of the mechanisms on the demand side, which is focused on by the OTH Regensburg as a project partner. Furthermore, the regulatory environment of the market ramp-up of low-emission hydrogen and, in particular, the instruments for supporting and accelerating the ramp-up of hydrogen markets are monitored in order to be able to assess the individual and combined effects of the instruments.
Project manager: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Staff: Kiana Niazmand, Johannes Wirth, Markus Albuscheit and Florian Biniosek
Project term: 01.07.2024 – 30.06.2027
Subproject: Regulatory uncertainty in German energy markets
Funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Abstract: In the next funding phase, the joint project Ariadne will continue to show ways through the complex details of the energy transition: Ariadne researches energy transition strategies and their systemic effects as well as sectoral interactions. The research also focuses on policy instruments to achieve climate targets in an efficient and socially balanced manner. And the question of which governance and which institutions are needed to shape effective climate protection is to be answered. The project specifically addresses decision-making problems in politics, but also initiates debates with politicians, stakeholders and citizens with the aim of shaping a joint learning process.
In WP 3 (Europe) and WP 5 (Electricity & Energy Market Design), the sub-project examines the influence of various national and European framework conditions on investment decisions by players in the energy market. Based on current proposals and discussions on changes to the energy market design, the interaction of investments in energy transport networks and energy conversion plants is examined in multi-stage energy market models. One focus of the analyses is the consideration of regulatory uncertainty and investment incentives at the interfaces between the energy markets for different energy sources.
Project manager: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm and Dr. Jonas Egerer
Staff: Ulrike Pfefferer
Project term: 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2026